semaphore
n.
1. A visual signaling apparatus with flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, as one used on a railroad.
2. A visual system for sending information by means of two flags that are held one in each hand, using an alphabetic code based on the position of the signaler's arms.
tr. & intr.v. sem·a·phored, sem·a·phor·ing, sem·a·phores
To send (a message) or to signal by semaphore.
he's a garter snapper.'
"Hello, you bums," he said.
"Hello, you bums," he said.
n.
1. A tramp; a vagrant.
2. A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
3. An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person: The batter called the pitcher a bum.
4. One who is devoted to a particular activity or milieu: a beach bum.
v. bummed, bum·ming, bums
v.intr.
1. To live by begging and scavenging from place to place. Often used with around.
2. To loaf.
v.tr.
1. To acquire by begging; cadge.
2. Slang To depress, dishearten, or dismay. Often used with out.
adj.
1. Inferior; worthless: gave me bum advice; did a bum job of fixing the car.
2. Disabled; malfunctioning: a bum shoulder.
3. Unfavorable or unfair: got a bum deal on my final grade for the course.
4. Unpleasant; lousy: had a bum time at the party.
"You mustn't misunderstand, Jake, it was absolutely platonic with the secretary."
Pla·ton·ic
"You're pie-eyed."
pie-eyed -- Slang Intoxicated; drunk;
"You mustn't misunderstand, Jake, it was absolutely platonic with the secretary."
Pla·ton·ic
adj. often platonic Transcending physical desire and tending toward the purely spiritual or ideal: platonic love.
live by the sword shall perish by the sword
CHAPTER 7
con·cierge (kô
-syârzh
)
Let's not talk. Talking's all bilge.
Bilge -- Slang Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
CHAPTER 8
"Tight, Jake. I was tight."
tight -- Slang Intoxicated; drunk.live by the sword shall perish by the sword
CHAPTER 7
con·cierge (kô
-syârzh)n.
1. A staff member of a hotel or apartment complex who assists guests or residents, as by handling the storage of luggage, taking and delivering messages, and making reservations for tours.
2. A person, especially in France, who lives in an apartment house, attends the entrance, and serves as a janitor.
Let's not talk. Talking's all bilge.
Bilge -- Slang Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
CHAPTER 8
"Tight, Jake. I was tight."
"You're pie-eyed."
pie-eyed -- Slang Intoxicated; drunk;
taxidermist
a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display
CHPATER 10
"I slept like a log."
a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display
CHPATER 10
"I slept like a log."
