Reaching out for the Green Light: Jan & Jenn's Great Gatsby Extravaganza

In response to all the downers over the past few months in the I.C. area (can you say "Valley of Ashes?"), my good pal, Jan, and I are going to throw a ritzy Great Gatsby Extravaganza to take everyone's mind off of the ubiquitious icky-craps. I've always dreamt of throwing this type of shin-dig! We're going to take our time, brush up on our F. Scott, and really make this a party to remember--it will invoke the Cat's Meow, the Cat's Pajamas, and the better part of a hive of Bees' Knees. All I can say is - all you Cats and Molls out there better sharpen up those croquet mallets and get ready to down some bubbly gigglejuice. It's gonna be swell.

This morning I started researching Roaring 20's vocab on the internets and here's what I've found thus far:

Alderman - A man's pot belly.
All Wet - Describes an erroneous idea or individual, as in, "he’s all wet."
Applesauce - an explative; same as horsefeathers, As in "Ah applesauce!"
Bangtails - Racehorses.
Be On The Nut - To be broke.
Bean-shooter - Gun.
Beef - Problem.
Bee’s Knees - An extraordinary person, thing, idea; the ultimate.
Big Cheese - The most important or influential person; boss. Same as big shot.
Bluenose - An excessively puritanical person, a prude.
Bump Off - To murder, To kill.
Cake-Eater - An effete ladies’ man, or someone who attends tea parties.
Carry a Torch - To have a crush on someone.
Cat - A man.
Cat’s Meow - Something splendid or stylish; similar to bee’s knees.
Cat’s Pajamas - Same as cat’s meow.
Cheaters - Eyeglasses.
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).
Dogs - feet.
Drugstore Cowboy - a guy that hangs around on a street corner trying to pick up girls
Dumb Dora - a stupid female.
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; alcohol.
Gin Mill - An establishment where hard liquor is sold; bar.
Hard Boiled - a tough, strong guy.
Heebie-Jeebies - The jitters.
High-Hat - To snub.
Hooch - Bootleg liquor
Hoofer - Dancer.
Horsefeathers - an explative; same usage as applesauce.
Hotsy-Totsy - Pleasing.
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 guy that is sexually active.
Moll - A gangster’s girl.
Neck - Kissing with passion.
Ossified - a drunk person.
Pinch - To arrest.
Pushover - A person easily convinced or seduced.
Ritzy - Elegant (from the hotel).
Scram - Ask someone to leave immediately.
Sheba - A woman with sex appeal (from the move Queen of Sheba, played by Clara Bow).
Sheik - A man with sex appeal (from the Valentino movies).
Speakeasy - An illicit bar selling bootleg liquor.
Spiffy - An elegant appearance.
Struggle Buggy - the backseat of a car.
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!