30's Jazz lingo dictionary

The Hepster's Dictionary

Personal highlights so far:

A hummer (n.): exceptionally good. Ex., “Man, that boy is a hummer.” \

Barbecue (n.): the girl friend, a beauty.

Crumb crushers (n.): teeth.

Got your boots on: you know what it is all about, you are a hep cat, you are wise.

Guzzlin’ foam (v.): drinking beer.

Kopasetic (adj.): absolutely okay, the tops.

Main on the hitch (n.): husband.

Mitt pounding (n.): applause.

Skin-beater (n.): drummer (see hide-beater).

V-8 (n.): a chick who spurns company, is independent, is not amenable.

Zoot suit (n.): the ultimate in clothes. The only totally and truly American civilian suit.

good stuff. i think of Tricky when i hear the word kopasetic... is that odd or does he say that a lot?

Man, I'm gonna use some of these in normal conversation today.

Hell, I'll use them at work tomorrow.

  On 7/8/2010 at 7:14 PM, Fred McGriff said:

good stuff. i think of Tricky when i hear the word kopasetic... is that odd or does he say that a lot?

makes me think of Bola too, the word kopasetic.

  On 7/8/2010 at 7:24 PM, Sprigg said:

Man, I'm gonna use some of these in normal conversation today.

 

Hell, I'll use them at work tomorrow.

lol you dont actually talk to people

So it's hep to misspell copacetic, then?

edit: I guess since there's no agreed upon etymology for the word, the spelling doesn't mean shit, though.

moo juice, never really tought of that

  On 7/8/2010 at 7:30 PM, Fred McGriff said:

  On 7/8/2010 at 7:24 PM, Sprigg said:

Man, I'm gonna use some of these in normal conversation today.

 

Hell, I'll use them at work tomorrow.

 

lol you dont actually talk to people

If I haven't been talking to people, then what have I been talking to??

:plot twist:

You're in a coma, dude.

rhombix is one square cat, man, like twister to the slammer this dude is unhep, you dig?

  On 7/8/2010 at 7:43 PM, baph said:

:plot twist:

You're in a coma, dude.

This site's a blip!

U shhhhho go ya boots on.

We should replace endless "read the rules" posts for n00bs, with 30's jazz lingo to spice things up around here.

  On 7/8/2010 at 7:42 PM, Sprigg said:

  On 7/8/2010 at 7:30 PM, Fred McGriff said:

  On 7/8/2010 at 7:24 PM, Sprigg said:

Man, I'm gonna use some of these in normal conversation today.

 

Hell, I'll use them at work tomorrow.

 

lol you dont actually talk to people

 

If I haven't been talking to people, then what have I been talking to??

  On 7/8/2010 at 7:43 PM, baph said:

:plot twist:

You're in a coma, dude.

aha. well played fellas.

Look at all them ofays blowing their tops with their dribblin', sounding like a clambake, thinking they got their boots on!

  On 7/8/2010 at 7:14 PM, Fred McGriff said:

good stuff. i think of Tricky when i hear the word kopasetic... is that odd or does he say that a lot?

omlol so do i