GLOSSARY
LEARN THE LANGUAGE SO YOU DON'T GET CAUGHT BEING A JIVE TURKEY!
Aces, snazzy, hot, nobby, smooth, sweet, swell, keen, cool: Very good
Babe, broad, dame, doll, frail, twist, muffin, kitten: Woman
Beat: Broke
Blinkers, lamps, pies, shutters, peepers: Eyes
Broad, hot mama, sweet mama, dame, dish, looker: An attractive woman
Canary: A female vocalist
Cats: Fans of swing music
Cat’s Pajamas OR Bee’s knees: The best
Check or checker: A dollar
Clam-bake: Wild swing
V disc: morale boosting recording sent over to WWII soliders
Gay: Joyous and lively; merry
Joint: Hang out; club
Gigolos: Male prostitute
Croon: to sing or speak in a gentle murmuring manner
Dowager: a widow that hold property
Debutante: a young woman making her formal entrance into society
On the level: Being honest
Cut a rug; raggin’: Dancing
Scat: vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at al
Killer diller: A musician that really plays all out
Jitterbug: A swing Dancer or a type of swing dance
Turkey: Loser
The Real McCoy: Sincere, genuine
Jive: verb dance to jazz music, or play jazz music, adjective deceptive or exaggerated, noun swing music or swing era jargon
Jive Turkey: Someone who speaks and doesn’t know what they’re saying
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