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The following were in the Times lexicon:
- bloated, big bag of bloatation – drunk
- bound-and-hagged – staying home on Friday or Saturday night
- cob nobbler – loser
- dish – desirable guy
- fuzz – heavy wool sweaters
- harsh realm – bummer
- kickers – heavy boots
- lamestain – uncool person
- plats – platform shoes
- rock on – a happy goodbye
- score – great
- swingin’ on the flippity-flop – hanging out
- tom-tom club – uncool outsiders
- wack slacks – old ripped jeans
Jasper had also offered tuna platter (“a hot date”), and regretted that it had not appeared in the article.
“Harsh realm” and “swingin’ on the flippity-flop” are definitely going into my word bank. And “dish” was the ancestor to this generation’s “snack”. This lady was way ahead of the curve.
rock on
Tuna Platter got me.
score
