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第12章 J

  • The Foolish Dictionary
  • Gideon Wurdz
  • 1464字
  • 2016-03-04 10:21:06

Lies have no legs--That's why we all have to stand for them.

JACK An instrument requiring a strong arm, and used for raising heavy weights, or for pulling off the boots.

JACK-POT An instrument requiring a strong hand, and used for raising heavy bets, or for pulling off the stakes.

JAG From the Spanish word zaga, meaning a load packed on the outside of a van. In America the load is packed on the inside of a man.

JAM A pantry composition in A minor.

JANITOR From jangle, to quarrel, and torrid, meaning hot. Hot and quarrelsome.

JELLY-CAKE Synonym for Belly-Ache.

JERSEY Well knit. NEW JERSEY Well bit. (See Mosquito).

JEW'S HARP From Jew, a Hebrew, and Harp, a musical instrument, the Jew's musical instrument--being a "Sell low!" (Old spelling, Cello).

JIMMY An implement employed by men of acquisitive natures who cannot afford seats in the Stock Exchange.

JOB An uncertain commodity regulated by a Union Card.

JOCKEY From jog, to move slowly, and key, something that makes fast. Hence, one who makes the pace fast or slow, according to instructions.

JOINT Either a low limb from the butcher, or a low quarter in town; in either case the lower the tougher.

JOKE A form of humor enjoyed by some and misunderstood by most; in England, requiring a diagram, raised letters and a club.

JOLLY v. t., To "con" or "josh."

JOLLY BOAT The Ship of State.

JUDGE One who sits on a bench in a court, frames sentences and finishes crooks for a living, and swears continually.

JULEP An insidious friend from the South, who hands you a mint and gives you a sweet spirit, followed shortly by a Bun.

JURY Twelve men chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

JUSTICE Fair play; often sought, but seldom discovered, in company with Law.

A chip of the old block--A daughter of the Tenderloin.

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