Chapter 4

Caboose--A small dwelling. Carlton--A Melbourne Football Team. Cat, to whip the--To cry over spilt milk; i.e. to whip the cat that has spilt the milk. C.B.--Confined to barracks. Cert--A certainty; a foregone conclusion. Champeen--Champion. Chase yourself--Depart; avaunt; "fade away," q.v. Chat--To address tentatively; to "word" q.v. Cheque, to pass in one's--To depart this life. Chest, to get it off one's--To deliver a speech; express one's feelings. Chew, to chew it over; to chew the rag--To sulk; to nurse a grievance. Chiack--Vulgar banter; coarse invective. Chin--To talk; to wag the chin. Chip--To "chat," q.v. Chip in--To intervene. Chiv--The face. Chow--A native of far Cathay. Chuck up--To relinquish. Chuck off--To chaff; to employ sarcasm. Chump--A foolish fellow. Chunk--A lump; a mass. Clean--Completely; utterly. Click--A clique; a "push," q.v. Cliner--A young unmarried female. Clobber--Raiment; vesture. Cobber--A boon companion. Collect--To receive one's deserts. Colour-line--In pugilism, the line drawn by white boxers excluding coloured fighters--for divers reasons. Conk--The nose. Coot--A person of no account (used contemptuously). Cop--To seize; to secure; also s. An avocation, a "job." Cop (or Copper)--A police constable. Copper-top--Red head. Copper show--A copper mine. Count, to take the--In pugilism, to remain prostrate for ten counted seconds, and thus lose the fight. Cove--A "chap" or "bloke," q.v. (Gipsy). Cow--A thoroughly unworthy, not to say despicable, person, place, thing, or circumstance. A fair cow--An utterly obnoxious and otherwise unexpressible person, place, thing, or circumstance. Crack--To smite. s. A blow. Crack a boo--To divulge a secret; to betray emotion. Crack hardy--To suppress emotion; to endure patiently; to keep a secret. Cray--A crayfish. Crib--A dwelling. Croak--To die. Crook--A dishonest or evil person. Crook--Unwell; dishonest; spurious; fraudulent. Superlative, Dead Crook. Crool (cruel) the pitch--To frustrate; to interfere with one's schemes or welfare. Crust--Sustenance; a livelihood: Cut it out--Omit it; discontinue it.

Dago--A native of Southern Europe. Dash, to do-one's--To reach one's Waterloo. Date--An appointment. Dawg (dog)--A contemptible person; ostentation. To put on dawg--To behave in an arrogant manner. Dead--In a superlative degree; very. Deal--To deal it out; to administer punishment, abuse, etc. Deener--A shilling (Fr. Denier. Denarius, a Roman silver coin). Derry--An aversion; a feud; a dislike. Dickin--A term signifying disgust or disbelief. Dile (dial)--The face. Dilly--Foolish; half-witted. Ding Dong--Strenuous. Dinkum--Honest; true. "The Dinkum Oil."--The truth. Dirt--Opprobrium, a mean speech or action. Dirty left--A formidable left fist. Divvies--Dividends; profits. Dizzy limit--The utmost; the superlative degree. Do in--To defeat; to kill; to spend. Done me luck--Lost my good fortune. Dope--A drug; adulterated liquor. v. To administer drugs. Dot in the eye, to--To strike in the eye. Douse--To extinguish (Anglo-Saxon). Drive a quill--To write with a pen; to work in an office. Duck, to do a--See "break." Duds--Personal apparel (Scotch). Dunno--Do not know. Dutch--German; any native of Central Europe.

'Eads (Heads)--The authorities; inner council. 'Eadin'--"Heading browns"; tossing pennies. 'Ead over Turkey--Head over heels. 'Ead Serang--The chief; the leader. 'Eavyweight--A boxer of the heaviest class. 'Ell--fer-leather--In extreme haste. End up, to get--To rise to one's feet.

Fade away, to--To retire; to withdraw. Fag--A cigarette. Fair--Extreme; positive. Fair thing--A wise proceeding; an obvious duty. Fake--A swindle; a hoax. Finger--An eccentric or amusing person. Flam--Nonsense; make--believe. Flash--Ostentatious; showy but counterfeit. Float, to--To give up the ghost. Fluff, a bit of--A young female person. Foot (me foot)--A term expressing ridicule. Footer--Football. Frame--The body. Frill--Affectation. Funk, to--To fear; to lose courage. Furphy--An idle rumour; a canard.

Galoot--A simpleton. Game--Occupation; scheme; design. Gawsave--The National Anthem. Gazob--A fool; a blunderer. Geewhizz--Exclamation expressing surprise. Get, to do a--To retreat hastily. Gilt--Money; wealth. Give, to--In one sense, to care. Gizzard--The heart. Glassey--The glassy eye; a glance of cold disdain. The Glassey Alley--The favourite; the most admired. Glim--A light. Going (while the going is good)--While the path is clear. Gone (fair gone)--Overcome, as with emotion. Goo-goo eyes--Loving glances. Gorspil-cove--A minister of the Gospel. Graft--Work. Grafter--One who toils hard or willingly. Griffin, the straight--The truth, secret information. Grip--Occupation; employment. Groggy--Unsteady; dazed. Grouch--To mope; to grumble. Grub--Food. Guff--Nonsense. Guy--A foolish fellow. Guy, to do a--To retire. Guyver--Make-believe.

Hankies--A fondling of hands between lovers. Hang out--To reside; to last. Hang-over--The aftermath of the night before. Hankies--Handkerchiefs. High-falutin'--High sounding; boastful. Hitch, to--To wed. Hitched--Entangled in the bonds of holy matrimony. Hit things up--To behave strenuously; riotously. Hot--Excessive, extreme. Hump, the--A fit of depression. Hump, to--To carry as a swag or other burden.

Imshee--Begone; retreat; to take yourself off. [Arabic] Intro--Introduction; "knock--down," q.v. It (to be It)--To assume a position of supreme importance.

Jab--To strike smartly. Jane--A woman. Jiff--A very brief period. Job, to--To smite. Joes--Melancholy thoughts. John--A policeman. Joint, to jump the--To assume command; to occupy the "joint," i.e., establishment, situation, place of business. Jolt, to pass a--To deliver a short, sharp blow. Jor--The jaw. Jorb (Job)--Avocation; employment. Josser--A simple fellow. Jug--A prison.

Keekin'--Peeping. Keeps, for--For ever; permanently. Kersplosh--Splash. Kid--A child. Kid, to--To deceive; to persuade by flattery. Kiddies--Children. Kid Stakes--Pretence. King Pin--The leader; the person of chief importance. Kip--A small chip used for tossing pennies in the occult game of two--up. Kipsie--A house; the home. Knob--The head; one in authority. Knock-down--A ceremony insisted upon by ladies who decline to be "picked up"; a formal introduction. Knock-out drops--Drugged or impure liquor. Knock-out punch--A knock--down blow. Knot--A fop; a well--dressed idler.

Lark--A practical joke; a sportive jest. Lash--Violence. Ledding--Leaden. Leery--Vulgar; low. Leeuwin--Cape Leeuwin on the south-west coast of Australia. Lid--The hat. To dip the lid--To raise the hat. Limit--The end; the full length. Line up--To approach; to accost. Lingo--Language. Lip--Impertinence. To give it lip--To talk vociferously. Little Bourke--Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, Australia. Little Lon.--Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Australia. Lob, to--To arrive. 'Loo--Woolloomooloo, a part of Sydney. Lumme--Love me. Lurk--A plan of action; a regular occupation.

Mafeesh--Finish; I am finished. [Arabic "there is no.."] Mag--To scold or talk noisily. Mallee--A species of Eucalypt; the country where the Mallee grows. Mash--To woo; to pay court. s. A lover. Maul--To lay hands upon, either violently or with affection. Meet, a--An assignation. Mill--A bout of fisticuffs. Mix--To mix it; to fight strenuously. Mizzle--To disappear; to depart suddenly. Mo--An abbreviation of "moment." Moll--A woman of loose character. Moniker--A name; a title; a signature. Mooch--To saunter about aimlessly. Moon--To loiter. Mud, my name is--i.e., I am utterly discredited. Mug--A fool; also the mouth. Mug, to--To kiss. Mullock, to poke--To deride; to tease. Mushy--Sentimental.

Nark--s. A spoil--sport; a churlish fellow. Nark, to--To annoy; to foil. Narked--Angered; foiled. Natchril--Natural Neck, to get it in the--To receive severe punishment; i.e., "Where the chicken got the axe." Nerve--Confidence; impudence. Nick--Physical condition; good health. Nipper--A small boy. Nose around, to--To seek out inquisitively. Nothing (ironically)--Literally "something considerable."

Odds, above the--Beyond the average; outside the pale. Oopizootics--An undiagnosed complaint. Orfis (office)--A warning; a word of advice; a hint. Oricle (oracle), to work the--To secure desired results. Orl (all in)--Without limit or restriction. 'Ot socks--Gaily--coloured hose. Out, to--To render unconscious with a blow. Out, all--Quite exhausted; fully extended.

Pack, to send to the--To relegate to obscurity. Pal--A friend; a mate (Gipsy). Pard--A partner; a mate. Pass (pass 'im one)--To deliver a blow. Pat [Malone] on one's--Alone; single-handed. Peach--A desirable young woman; "fresh as a peach." Peb (pebble)--A flash fellow; a "larrikin." Phiz--The face. Pick at--To chaff; to annoy Pick--up, to--To dispense with the ceremony of a "knock--down" or introduction. Pile it on--To rant; to exaggerate. Pilot Cove--A clergyman. Pinch--To steal; to place under arrest. Pip--A fit of depression. Pitch a tale--To trump up an excuse; to weave a romance. Plant--To bury. Plug--To smite with the fist. Plug along, to--To proceed doggedly. Plunk--An exclamation expressing the impact of a blow. Point, to--To seize unfair advantage; to scheme. Podgy--Fat; plump. Point--The region of the jaw; much sought after by pugilists. Pot, the old--The male parent (from "Rhyming Slang,") the "old pot and pan"--the "old man." Pot, a--A considerable amount; as a "pot of money." Pole, up the--Distraught through anger, fear, etc.; also, disappeared, vanished. Prad--A horse. Pug--A pugilist. Pull, to take a--To desist; to discontinue. Punch a cow--To conduct a team of oxen. Punter--The natural prey of a "bookie," q.v. Push--A company of rowdy fellows gathered together for ungentle purposes.

Queer the pitch--To frustrate; to fool. Quid--A sovereign, or pound sterling. Quod--Prison.

Rabbit, to run the--To convey liquor from a public-house. Rag, to chew the--To grieve; to brood. Rag, to sky the--To throw a towel into the air in token of surrender (pugilism). Rain, to keep out of the--To avoid danger; to act with caution. Rat--A street urchin; a wharf loafer. Rattled--Excited; confused. Red lot--Extreme; out--and--out. Registry--The office of a Registrar. Ribuck----Correct, genuine; an interjection signifying assent. Rile--To annoy. Riled--Roused to anger. Ring, the--The arena of a prize-fight. Ring, the dead--A remarkable likeness. Rise, a--An accession of fortune; an improvement. Rocks--A locality in Sydney. Rorty--Boisterous; rowdy. Roust, or Rouse--To upbraid with many words. 'Roy--Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne; its football team. Run against--To meet more or less unexpectedly.

Saints--A football team of St Kilda, Victoria. Sandy blight--Ophthalmia. Savvy--Common-sense; shrewdness. School--A club; a clique of gamblers, or others. Scran--Food. Scrap--Fight. Set, to--To attack; to regard with disfavour. Set, to have--To have marked down for punishment or revenge. Shick, shickered--Intoxicated. Shicker--Intoxicating liquor. Shinty--A game resembling hockey. Shook--Stolen; disturbed. Shook on--Infatuated. Shyin' or Shine--Excellent; desirable. Sight--To tolerate; to permit; also to see; observe. Sir Garneo--In perfect order; satisfactory. Skirt or bit of skirt--A female. Skite--To boast. Skiter--A boaster. Sky the wipe--See "rag." Slab--A portion; a tall, awkward fellow. Slanter--Spurious; unfair. Slap-up--Admirable; excellent. Slats--The ribs. Slaver--One engaged in the "white slave traffic." Slick--Smart; deft; quick. Slope, to--To elope; to leave in haste. Sloppy--Lachrymose; maudlin. Slushy--A toiler in a scullery. Smooge--To flatter or fawn; to bill and coo. Smooger--A sycophant; a courtier. Snag--A hindrance; formidable opponent. Snake-'eaded--Annoyed, vindictive. Snake juice--Strong drink. Snare--To acquire; to seize; to win. Snide--Inferior; of no account. Snob--A bootmaker. Snout--To bear a grudge. Snouted--Treated with disfavour. Snuff or snuff it--To expire. Sock it into--To administer physical punishment. Solid--Severe; severely. So-long--A form of farewell. Sool--To attack; to urge on. Soot, leadin'--A chief attribute. Sore, to get--To become aggrieved. Sore-head--A curmudgeon. Sour, to turn, or get--To become pessimistic or discontented. Spank--To chastise maternal-wise. Spar--A gentle bout of fisticuffs. Spare me days--A pious ejaculation. Specs--Spectacles. Splash--To expend. Splice--To join in holy matrimony. Spout--To preach or speak at length. Sprag--To accost truculently. Spruik--To deliver a speech, as a showman. Square--Upright, honest. Square an' all--Of a truth; verily. Squiz--A brief glance. Stand-orf--Retiring; reticent. Stajum--Stadium, where prize-fights are conducted. S tiffened--Bought over. Stiff-un--A corpse. Stoke--To nourish; to eat. Stop a pot--To quaff ale. Stoush--To punch with the fist. s. Violence. Straight, on the--In fair and honest fashion. Strangle-hold--An ungentle embrace in wrestling. Strength of it--The truth of it; the value of it. Stretch, to do a--To serve a term of imprisonment. Strike--The innocuous remnant of a hardy curse. Strike--To discover; to meet. Strong, going--Proceeding with vigour. 'Struth--An emaciated oath. Stuff--Money. Stunt--A performance; a tale. Swad, Swaddy--A private soldier. Swank--Affectation; ostentation. Swap--To exchange. Swell--An exalted person. Swig--A draught of water or other liquid.

Tabbie--A female. Take 'em on--Engage them in battle. Take it out--To undergo imprisonment in lieu of a fine. Tart--A young woman (contraction of sweetheart). Tenner--A ten-pound note. Time, to do--To serve a term in prison. Time, to have no time for--To regard with impatient disfavour. Tip--To forecast; to give; to warn. Tip--A warning; a prognostication; a hint. Tipple--Strong drink; to indulge in strong drink. Toff--An exalted persogn. Togs--Clothes. Togged--Garbed. Tom--A girl. Tony--Stylish. Took--Arrested; apprehended. Top, off one's--Out of one's mind. Top off, to--To knock down; to assault. Toss in the towel--See "rag." Touch--Manner; mode; fashion. Tough--Unfortunate; hardy; also a "tug," q.v. Tough luck--Misfortune. Track with--To woo; to "go walking with." Treat, a--Excessively; abundantly. Tucked away--Interred. Tug--An uncouth fellow; a hardy rogue. Tumble to, or to take a tumble--To comprehend suddenly. Turkey, head over--Head over heels. Turn down--To reject; dismiss. Turn, out of one's--Impertinently; uninvited. Twig--To observe; to espy. Two-up School--A gambling den.

Umpty--An indefinite numeral. Upper--cut--In pugilism, an upward blow. Uppish--Proud. Up to us--Our turn; our duty.

Vag, on the--Under the provisions of the Vagrancy Act.

Wallop--To beat; chastise. Waster--A reprobate; an utterly useless and unworthy person. Waterworks, to turn on the--To shed tears. Welt--A blow. Wet, to get--To become incensed; ill-tempered. Whips--Abundance. White (white man)--A true, sterling fellow. White-headed boy--A favourite; a pet. Willin'--Strenuous; hearty. Win, a--Success. Wise, to get--To comprehend; to unmask deceit. Wolf--To eat. Word--To accost with fair speech. Wot price--Behold; how now!

Yakker--Hard toil. Yap--To talk volubly. Yowling--Wailing; caterwauling.

End of Project Gutenberg's The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, by C. J. Dennis