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All Wet - Describes an erroneous idea or individual, as in, "he's all wet."

Applesauce - A term of derision for nonsense, lies; same as baloney, banana oil, bullshit, buncombe, bunk, hokum and horsefeathers. Ball and Chain - One's wife, especially if she's domineering.

Bee's Knees - An extraordinary person, thing, idea; the ultimate.

Berries - That which is attractive or pleasing; similar to bee's knees, As in "It's the berries."

Bible Belt - Area in the South and Midwest where Fundamentalism flourishes

Big Cheese - The most important or influential person; boss. Same as big shot.

Bluenose - An excessively puritanical person, a prude, Creator of "the Blue Nozzle Curse."

Bronx Cheer - A loud spluttering noise, used to indicate disapproval. Same as raspberry.

Bull Session - Male talkfest, gossip, stories of sexual exploits.

Bump Off - To murder.

Cake-Eater - An effete ladies' man, or someone who attends tea parties.

Carry a Torch - To suffer from unrequieted love.

Cat's Meow - Something splendid or stylish; similar to bee's knees.

Cat's Pajamas - Same as cat's meow.

Cheaters - Eyeglasses.

Copacetic - Wonderful, fine, all right.

Crush - An infatuation.

Darb - An excellent person or thing (as in "the Darb" - a person with money who can be relied on to pay the check).

Drugstore Cowboy - A fashionable idler who hangs around public places trying to pick up women.

Fall Guy - Victim of a frame.

Flapper - A stylish, brash, hedonistic young woman with short skirts and shorter hair.

Flat Tire - A dull witted, insipid, disappointing date. Same as pill, pickle, drag, rag, oilcan.

Frame - To give false evidence, to set up someone.

Gams - A woman's legs.

Giggle Water - An intoxicating beverage.

Gin Mill - An establishment where hard liquor is sold.

Gold Digger - A woman who associates with or marries a man for his wealth.

Heebie-Jeebies - The jitters.

High-Hat - To snub.

Hooch - Bootleg liquor.

Hoofer - Dancer.

Hotsy-Totsy - Pleasing.

It - Sex appeal.

Jake - OK, as in, "Everything is Jake."

Jalopy - Old car.

Joint - A club, usually selling alcohol.

Keen - Attractive or appealing.

Kisser - Mouth.

Line - Insincere flattery.

Lounge Lizard - A ladies' man; a social parasite; a ne'er do well.

Middle Aisle - To marry.

Moll - A gangster's girl.

Mrs. Grundy - A priggish or extremely tight-laced person.

Neck - Kissing with passion.

Nobody Home - Describes some one who is dumb.

Pet - Same as neck, but more so.

Pinch - To arrest.

Pushover - A person easily convinced or seduced.

Real McCoy - The genuine article.

Ritzy - Elegant (from the hotel).

Sheba - A woman with sex appeal (from the move Queen of Sheba).

Sheik - A man with sex appeal (from the Valentino movie).

Speakeasy - An illicit bar selling bootleg liquor.

Spifflicated - Drunk. The same as canned, corked, tanked, primed, scrooched, jazzed, zozzled, plastered, owled, embalmed, lit, potted, ossified or fried to the hat.

Spiffy - An elegant appearance.

Struggle-Buggy - A car in which men try to seduce women.

Stuck On - Having a crush on.

Swanky - Ritzy.

Swell - Wonderful. Also: a rich man.

Take for a Ride - To drive off with someone in order to bump them off.

Torpedo - A hired gun.

Whoopee - To have a good time, especially with sex included (as in "making whoopee").

Most references from the game "The Four Aces" c. 1997 by John Corrado and jgdean & Stephanie Olmstead-Dean.