Vintage Slang

"Says you" is an informal expression that can be used to express skepticism or doubt about something that someone else has said. It implies that the speaker does not believe or agree with the statement made by the other person.

He thought he could break the rules, but he was heading for a fall.

In 1920's slang, "spiffy" means stylish, smart, or fashionable. It is often used to describe someone who is well-dressed or looks sharp.

There doesn't appear to be a commonly recognized term or definition for "wurp" in general use. It could be a made-up or slang word specific to a certain context or community. Without further context, it is difficult to provide a specific answer.

'Later' was used for goodbye. 'Later guys, I gotta book it to work.' Book it meant to hurry.

It means something along the lines of "very good, excellent, great, amazing" and coined circa 1920 as a flapper idiom. Back then they used this expression because a bee's baskets for pollen are located near its knees, so when the bee's baskets are full of pollen, they are filled with "the good stuff" of that oh-so sweet taste of honey that most of us love.

Probably a sebaceous cyst. I have 2 on my scalp, and have had 3 removed. They aren't dangerous, but can grow quite large and protrude through your hair. The 2 I had removed were roughly the size of a cherry, and a bantam egg !. They can be removed under local or general anaesthetic. The doctor inserts a needle into your head (Yep, that hurts) , cuts the skin and the cyst pops out.

cocaine is a drug used recreationally by people but it is commonly thought to be a Schedule I narcotic in the US. This is wrong. Cocaine HCL is actually a Schedule II substance and can be dispensed with a prescription. Another form of Cocaine is Crack. Crack Cocaine is basically Cocaine that has had all the impurities cooked out of it and it is smoked in a little stem with chore boy giving the user an instant "tweeky" like "Superman" like feeling. It's a little weird and can't describe it. The way that drug tests test for cocaine is by locating ecgonine in the urine or blood stream. Ecgonine is a metabolite of cocaine.

The word "booze" was in use in the early 1800's, and probably comes from the Middle English "bouse" or Middle Dutch "bosen" which meant "to drink heavily." This word was reinforced by the name of distiller E.G. Booze from Philadelphia

A heater is a gun.

cuz it comes from the ground on up in a plant form

It wasn't. A weed was slang for a Cigarette

if you have a self cleaning oven put the grates inside while the oven is cleaning. sometimes you have to set the oven to clean longer but it works great. leave the racks in the oven and place the grates on them. you can also place the metal burners in as well.

Yes, in reference to a person's physical appearance. Hawt/hot can mean they are extremely attractive.

Haute is the French word for "high" and can refer to high fashion (haute couture).

Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn (founders of DHL Worldwide Express)

As an adjunct, ..... I worked for DHL in its world wide expansion of the mid to late 80's producing advertising and P.R. and was rewarded for good work by flying Concorde (on its daily courier flight to New York) ...... As few European staff even knew, pronounce or remember the founders names (Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn) DHL became DAVE, HARRY AND LARRY, legend has it that they once sat on the beach in Hawaii wondering how to get 'their' surfboards back to the States,.... so DHL and the P.R. legend was born! ...... but did they ever surf?

The meaning of the phrase "The camera never lies " is that we have an unbreakable prove.We can't prove the opposite when is more than obvious..

mean let me know

Some Puritan symbols include the Bible, which represented the foundation of their faith and the Word of God; the bonnet or cap worn by Puritan women to symbolize modesty and piety; and the color black, which was associated with somberness and seriousness in Puritan clothing and décor.

There is no bowling term for the 4-7 split because the 4-7 isn't a split. A split has to have at least one pin-width between two (or more) pins. The 4-7 is one half of the dreaded 4-6-7-10, known variously as the Big Four or Double Pinochle. But 4-7 by itself is just a standard and not especially difficult two pin leave on the left hand side of the lane.

Near Field Communication or NFC, is a short-range high frequency wireless communication technology which enables the exchange of data between devices over about a 10 centimeter (around 4 inches) distance.The technology is a simple extension of the ISO/IEC 14443 proximity-card standard (proximity card, RFID) that combines the interface of a smartcard and a reader into a single device. An NFC device can communicate with both existing ISO/IEC 14443 smartcards and readers, as well as with other NFC devices, and is thereby compatible with existing contactless infrastructure already in use for public transportation and payment.

horse feathers means nonsense or something negligible

It's called "the pitch"