| 单词 | slangy |
| 例句 | He was forever dropping slangy terms into his sentences like dumplings in a pot. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But it is Ms. Molloy’s salty, slangy yet singsong dialogue that most resonates. Review: ‘Crackskull Row,’ an Irish Gothic With Masher, Basher and Rasher 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z And no: the language is slangy and now, and license is freely claimed to recast Chekhov’s questions in a modern terms. Borrowing, appropriating and stealing as old as art itself 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Starting with "City Primeval" in 1980, his crime novels gained a new authenticity, with quirky but believable characters and crisp, slangy dialogue. Best-selling author Elmore Leonard dies at 87 2013-08-20T14:32:52Z She has been happily diverse, ranging from the full classicism of George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton and the 19th-century classics to the bold, slangy charm of several ballets by Twyla Tharp. Review: Paloma Herrera and Xiomara Reyes Give Farewell Performances of ‘Giselle’ 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z But she wrote like a fallen angel, a slangy, cocksure Satan who guessed God was asleep. The warrior critic: in praise of Pauline Kael 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z In an era of meticulous musical craftsmanship, Ira not only chose the slangy “I got” over “I’ve got” but dared to write a chorus that contained no rhymes. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z Like Mr. Adams and Mr. Sellars, Ms. Goodman read up voluminously on her subject, producing a script that is sometimes slangy and often inspirational. Still Resonating From the Great Wall 2011-01-30T02:30:03Z The libretto, despite jarring shifts from slangy Southern dialect to grandly philosophical observations, is basically sound until the final, salvation-denying rant and heavy-handed execution scene. Music Review: ‘The Martyrs,’ at the Dicapo Opera Theater 2012-11-13T23:53:31Z Provocative, slangy and typically running well under 90 minutes, the pre-Production Code Hollywood movies of the early 1930s can be addictive. William A. Wellman, Two-Fisted Director With Heart, in Six Takes 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, it's hard to judge the claims Eyres makes for the Latin poems, because our access to them is through his own slangy translations, which brashly wrench Horace into contemporary relevance. Horace and Me by Harry Eyres – revew 2013-07-07T09:00:00Z The slangy lyrics had the vibrancy of the suburbs, but they were as poetic as they were acidic, with that French fixation on what de Pretto calls “the weight of the word.” Eddy de Pretto Is the Proud Sound of a New France 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z His line, his turnout, his charming smile and his way with slangy mime strike an ideal balance between comedy and beauty. Dance Review: Les Ballets Trockadero at the Joyce Theater 2012-12-19T22:32:27Z Odets’s language is slangy and fast-paced, with occasional flourishes of proletarian poetry. Odets still in full voice with ‘Awake and Sing!’ at Olney Theatre Center I don't need to tell any student of the Coens that they're masters of idiomatic dialogue, and they rise to the challenge of dense but slangy 19th-century American speech with vigor. "True Grit": A ferocious heroine in a classic western 2010-12-22T02:01:00Z With its quasi-documentary use of Bunker Hill in Los Angeles and the flat expanse of the San Fernando Valley, as well as the novelist Daniel Fuchs’s slangy script, “Criss Cross” is Siodmak’s most American film. Robert Siodmak Retrospective at Film Forum 2012-07-06T16:10:56Z Mr. Jones’s merry mash-up of Elizabethan language and the slangy talk of the time can be amusing, but the impishness eventually begins to pall. Theater Review: ‘These Paper Bullets!’ Opens at Yale Rep 2014-03-27T21:56:49Z David Ball’s adaptation itself doesn’t sound particularly radical — it’s not a slangy modernization. Taking on a fanatic with zeal in Molière’s ‘Tartuffe’ 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z The original version of the novel was criticized by some French reviewers for what they felt was a caricatural depiction of Mr. Louis’s sister, whose spoken words are often slangy. For the French Author Édouard Louis, His Books Are His Weapon 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z In general, McKay writes in a loose, somewhat elliptical style, with a fair amount of slangy dialect, but he does occasionally grow quite lyrical. Review | Claude McKay abandoned ‘Romance in Marseille’ because it was too daring. He was just ahead of his time. 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Her Jennet is slangy, unsensational and determined, above all, to set the record straight. Blake Morrison: under the witches' spell 2012-07-20T21:55:10Z The prologue is breathless and slangy, befitting the point of view of a hormonal rocker having his mind blown. Review | Was Led Zeppelin the best or the worst of rock-and-roll? A new book will help you decide. 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z That slangy, casual style is a hallmark of the Percy Jackson books, which often read like a faithful transcription of teen uptalk. The Percy Jackson Problem 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z It’s a holy courtroom drama and a brazenly irreverent farce, set in Purgatory and animated by slangy, gritty, foul-mouthed characters who somehow insist on keeping the stakes very real. Forum Theatre’s ‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’ Joggers and sunbathers and teenagers speaking indecipherably slangy French. Lost in Paris 2011-10-07T18:55:00Z First, there was the advent of blogs, whose slacker-intellectual tone, Maud Newton hypothesized in The New York Times Magazine in 2011, derived in large part from David Foster Wallace’s “slangy approachability.” ‘NPR Voice’ Has Taken Over the Airwaves 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z In some of your works there are legible English word lists, though — playful, slangy pairs of words, such as “Orb Brain” and “Muddle Head.” For Karla Knight, Paranormal Is Normal 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z So after years of watching U.S. soldiers on patrol, it's inevitable that hip-hop styles, tough-guy mannerisms and slangy English patter would catch on with young Iraqis. US military legacy rubs off on Iraqi youth 2011-11-23T16:54:13Z Every page of “The Mirror of My Heart” shows why, whether through the limpid beauty of the poems themselves or in his command of a diction that ranges from the elegant to the slangy. Review | At last, we hear the beautiful — and sometimes bawdy — Persian poems by women 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Ms. Taub’s songs are a continual delight, with their slangy, funny lyrics. Review: ‘Twelfth Night,’ Anything Goes in Love and Shakespeare 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z The Fugees took their name from a slangy, sometimes derogatory term for Haitian refugees. Music: Musician Wyclef Jean Running for President of Haiti 2010-08-05T17:06:00Z Yes, its voice of God evolves into a slangy, wisecracking, child’s-eye version of divinity. Books of The Times: ?The Land of Decoration? by Grace McCleen 2012-03-21T22:17:22Z Leiber and Stoller’s slangy vignettes for the Coasters captured teenage exuberance with the same acute ear for slang that Chuck Berry had. An Appraisal: Igniting a Revolution, Starting with ?Hound Dog? 2011-08-23T22:26:40Z “His slangy language, his Americanism,” his “kidlike curiosity,” she writes, helped her forget “the cold, the anxiety, the gnawing fear in my stomach” in Aleppo. Review: ‘The Morning They Came for Us’ Reports on the Hell of Syria 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Dorn's poetry is many things at once: rangy and compressed, rough and refined, metaphysical and crude, slangy and grandiloquent, subtle and hectoring. Collected Poems by Edward Dorn – review 2013-02-01T16:01:01Z All this is served up with Céline's wit and cynicism, although his characteristic slangy style isn't operating at full power, and there is a stab at a plot. Céline's journey to the cutting edge of literature 2013-06-15T11:01:00Z In a misfired attempt at whimsy, a manga-style Benihana chef filets a bomb as if it were a shrimp, accompanied by a slangy epithet. In the galleries: Melding sound and art 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Drama builds when bees swarm out of a ruined motorcycle hull and a trailer’s tires fail, and the repartee is slangy. 2010-01-15T06:40:00Z Indeed, some fans barely notice the slangy, rapid-fire lyrics, or say it's not the main attraction. Cuba targets racy reggaeton in lyrics crackdown 2013-01-07T20:12:27Z Early pieces by W. C. Heinz and Shirley Povich strut that slangy prewar voice that seems so distinctively and jauntily American. Review, ‘Football: Great Writing about the National Sport,’ edited by John Schulian Throughout, the syntax is punchy and slangy, while the diction often grows brazenly recondite. Review | Four books remind us that a bookish life can be so fulfilling 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z These guys speak in slangy lingo, such as “Strike straight,” that reveals their need for a melded identity in their rebellious attitude toward life. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z And the turbulence of the Reformation gets a lot of arch nods, which are all the funnier in the slangy phrasing of queens who are essentially preening Billboard goddesses. Review | Tony-winning musical ‘Six’ brings girl power to the National Theatre 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z The twee levels are off the charts, and there’s no amount of vintage sweaters and slangy lingo that can make playing the clarinet cool, despite Decker’s best efforts and Joe’s claims otherwise. Review: 'The Sky Is Everywhere,' and so are its very, very big emotions 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z But perhaps he intended the other definition of the word: “Applesauce!” the slangy synonym for “nonsense.” Panda cub: Did he just say “applesauce!” and what did he mean? 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z The cookbook is written in a slangy, wisecracking style that works in all kinds of sports, music and other pop-culture markers. Nom Wah at 100: a cookbook about a restaurant and community 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z He wanted the freedom to write in a “badmouth” style full of slangy extravagances, the frenetic energy of someone forging armor out of junk. The Asian-American Canon Breakers 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z It’s impossible to overstate what Fraser brings to this movie, with his imposing frame, manic energy and slangy dialogue. Review: Brendan Fraser sparks Indian crime drama ‘Line of Descent’ 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z She did so in a slangy, profane way that endeared her to her peers, if not always to her elders. How Natural Wine Became a Symbol of Virtuous Consumption 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Guirgis’ slangy slingshot dialogue doesn’t flow naturally from the performers in the early going. Review: Soulful, sorrowful performance propels Pulitzer winner 'Between Riverside and Crazy' 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z "Genus names, some slangy words are also a bit more difficult, not in the sense that they're hard to spell but they're a lot more unpredictable. They don't follow language patterns." Broken bee? Spelling experts say tougher words are out there 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z “Genus names, some slangy words are also a bit more difficult, not in the sense that they’re hard to spell but they’re a lot more unpredictable. They don’t follow language patterns.” Broken bee? Spelling experts say tougher words are out there 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z The earlier novel is languid, slangy, and smoky, its characters confined to night clubs where they banter and rib one another about sex and booze and how badly they played the night before. “Washington Black” Reveals the Bonds of Both Cruelty and Compassion 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z As I watched a game of five-a-side with Franca, she named them all and their nationalities: Macedonian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Algerian … but they were all screaming at each other in slangy Italian. An unsolved murder at Italy’s most notorious tower block 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z It was an inspired choice to update the quirky kids cartoon as a hybrid, and there was much humor to be mined from the human adoption of “smurf” as a slangy catch-all term. 'Smurfs: The Lost Village' boasts girl power, but it's all low energy 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z “He’s got that incredibly beautiful style when he talks that ranges from erudite to brilliantly slangy,” his friend Nigella Lawson observed. Anthony Bourdain’s Moveable Feast 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Soccer is just a slangy, 19th-century English contraction of “association football,” according to the Oxford English Dictionary. An American Soccer Coach in England Learns to Speak British 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z He wore baggy jeans, Air Jordans and hoodies, sent slangy text messages proclaiming “na meen,” instead of “know what I mean.” Journey From Class Clown to Suspect in Chelsea Bombing 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Raymond Chandler and Elmore Leonard fashioned quintessential American voices—tough and melancholy, lean and slangy—and whatever you read by either one of them is instantly recognizable. Tana French’s Intimate Crime Fiction 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z He has previously posted to social-media accounts under that name, in the slangy, poorly rendered English used by many European fighters who can’t speak Arabic. ISIS fighters seem to trying to sell sex slaves online 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z These they will dismiss as unsubtle, slangy, American, or whatever criticism can be made to fit the bill. From alright to zap: an A-Z of horrible words 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Her speech, alternating between slangy English and proverb-laden Mandarin, puts one in mind of a human split screen. China’s Rich Kids Head West 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z The sexual content is slangy and non-explicit, and the violence is not graphically gory, but together they nudge the film near R territory. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Pan’ and more 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z The novels serve up a stream of explicit sex and violence in a slangy, tangy, profane voice. Ashley and JaQuavis Coleman: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z It’s a great time for corporations to prove to society at large that they’re just like us!: sassy and slangy and totally current. 15 brands that prove April Fools’ Day is an awkward, embarrassing mess 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Though careful to skirt overt political commentary, they cleverly commented on the way Cubans lived and the problems they faced, in slangy, salty, humorous language. Juan Formell, 71, Cuban Dance-Band Leader, Dies 2014-05-03T00:38:11Z As a slangy term for a cellphone self-portrait, "selfie" originated more than a decade ago in Australia, where the "-ie" diminutive suffix runs rampant. The Words That Popped in 2013 2013-12-28T00:41:50Z Let us hope the Speaker's sharp words will make our stooping cyclists "sit up"—in other than the slangy sense of the phrase. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, November 11, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:28.173Z Such was the slangy but forcible way in which he expressed it. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z She was herself, Marie Becu, the slangy, light-hearted, feather-brained daughter of the streets; respecting nothing, fearing nothing, confused by nothing—as ready to shriek gutter oaths at her king as at her footman. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z “You bet!” replied Walter in his somewhat slangy manner. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z He was born in 1904 in what he once called “a raw slangy city, in a raw slangy neighborhood” — Chicago, on the West Side. City Room: A Look at Albert Halper, Author of "Atlantic Avenue" 2012-03-05T23:10:03Z Mr. Fothergill, whatever his shortcomings, made a capital host; and his talk, though a trifle slangy and coarse at times, was amusing in the extreme. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z His mater objected to this on the ground that got up was too slangy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-11T03:03:44.993Z She had a vinegary, slangy tongue, and being 130 somewhat deaf, would break in upon the conversation with remarks sharper than they were pat. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z “That was just Bob’s slangy way of talking,” explained Joe, after he was sure that he had regained control of his features. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z The girls of this section are free in their manners, slangy and coarse in their conversation. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z And comparing these adorable beings with the posturing, tricky, intriguing, slangy, spotty creatures—neurotic unfaithful wives and erratic "bachelor"-daughters—of the modern stage, the deplorable deterioration of our womanly ideals becomes patent. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z But the slangy, swaggering talk came to sudden stop. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z There was no inharmonious note: no thrilling short stories, no gaudy chromatic bindings, no slangy terse titles, no magazines or newspapers. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z I don't believe in using slang, and gilt-edged is slightly slangy, but the bald fact stands out that he had a gilt-edged appetite. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Oh, they don't mind, they're such jolly beggars," replied the girl in a cheerful, slangy manner, "and besides they get all they want of me. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Just think, in a short time we shall know if our flight for a fortune is——” “A fizzle or not,” interrupted the slangy Pudge. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z I suppose you mean that I am slangy. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Had I my time and choice over again, my handkerchief would still fall on the shoulder of my happy, careless, laughing, slangy, disrespectful niece. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z “Well, that was a pippy stop all right,” was Tom’s admiring, if slangy, compliment. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside 2011-08-14T02:00:21.583Z Most of them were thin and weary looking, yet they were in gay spirits, making little jokes and giving quick, slangy answers, ready to laugh at anything. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z I could not help it if my grammar was what papa called, in his slangy way, “horribly slack.” A Fluttered Dovecote 2011-07-29T02:00:21.880Z The world is full of new-fashioned, slangy, dancy, fancy, foolish girls who marry for style, stunts and society, and their married life is failure, worry and regret. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z The beginner will be wise to avoid it, unless it is required legitimately in recording the conversation of a slangy person. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z She is a very wise girl, but decidedly slangy. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z The Lord hissed for His fly, and from the apparently incredible circumstance of a slangy evangelist this man was brought to his Father's House in reconciliation and peace. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z What Clytie had stated, in her characteristically slangy way, was rather under the truth. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z There's a small part in the first act—a stenographer in a law office—a slangy, self-sufficient girl—you might be able to play. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z “Bully!” breathed the slangy Miss Stone, wiggling in her chair. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z So Tom Jonah was what the slangy Sammy Pinkney called “Johnny on the Spot” one day when something quite exciting happened. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z From his fiery shock of red hair and undergrowths of red stubble to his slangy college utterance he proved the theory of the attraction of opposites. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z She is never rude nor slangy nor bold. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Comedy business: humorously brutal attitude toward wife; slangy description of prison life. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z And it tends to be a lot more casual and slangy than you'll hear overseas. Back in the U.S. of A. 2011-05-18T16:01:00Z The negroes about the stations were not of the old life, and the rushing, curt and slangy young men who came and went upon the train belonged to a new age. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z All of us are slangy, but I can't see that it is taught to us at Gresham. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z But the peculiarity of these loose and almost slangy soliloquies is that every now and then in them occur bursts of pure poetry which are like the sudden song of birds. Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z Pure English was difficult enough for him, but the slangy colloquialism of the Riles’ home was almost unintelligible. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z That was the easy, slangy way of putting it. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z She had a little of that jaunty, almost slangy American air of being able to take care of herself. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z Perhaps there are brothers—odious, slangy young men, who think girls fall in love with them. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z A young man vaulted lightly upon the platform, followed by giggles and slangy words of encouragement. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z The term has degenerated into a slangy sobriquet. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z She was direct of speech, frank, and often slangy when slang best expressed her meaning. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z From this point Mrs Straithwaite’s narrative ran its slangy, obvious course. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z “Sure Mike,” said slangy Budd, who was to be very correct in his speech in the high society atmosphere at the Murchison home a few nights later. Betty Lee, Sophomore 2010-12-24T03:00:29.270Z Oh, dear, I’m getting to be as slangy as any of the girls,” she mourned. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z This was the mood her mother disliked—slangy and impertinent. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z The second debate was also notable for the way slangy speech crept in. Politics aside... 2010-04-23T08:18:00Z Instead of resenting Broxbourne's rough, slangy jargon she seemed to enjoy it. Capricious Caroline I don’t like you to grow slangy, either in your speech or dress.” By Birth a Lady She was in the last stages of what slangy young men call "flapperdom," and her hair was gathered on the nape of her neck with a big black bow. "Pip" A Romance of Youth The following is a list of a few of the more noteworthy Americanisms, some of them being rather slangy or vulgar. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Why, just the devilish, natural result of having a coarse, slangy brute like Billings for a brother. The Haunted Pajamas Though you may call it slangy solely, Though you may term it flippant wholly, Truth still is truth and is not vexed; I write this rhyme to prove the text— Get Next. Impertinent Poems Her slangy speech had a certain piquancy, because she looked finer than her words. The Preliminaries And Other Stories There was Kitty Davenport, slangy and mannish, who would not thank you for describing her as "a charming girl," but would be your firm friend if you called her "a good sort." "Pip" A Romance of Youth “That’s about the size of it,” put in the slangy Jimsy, “and I think that friend Homer here has hit on the correct solution.” The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship Only child—unit and six ciphers—carries diamonds loose in her pocket—that's the story—good-looking—lively—a little slangy—called Livingston Jenkins 'Living Jingo' to his face one day. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 Mrs Willis affected the slangy in talking to young girls. Love's Usuries And his rough, slangy, matter-of-fact comments give an atmosphere of unworthy vulgarity to his subject. The Vagabond in Literature The deep drawling tone was in the oddest contrast with the unconventional, not to say slangy mode of speech, but the listeners betrayed no surprise. An Unknown Lover His good-humoured face puckered with concern as he met the blank stare in the man’s eyes, and he continued to pour forth a stream of slangy reassurements, the while Lessing slowly regained his composure. What a Man Wills “Oh, my dear, I—” “You pocketed fifteen shillings—I won’t say ‘bob,’ because it’s slangy,” said Fin, laughing mischievously. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One Lorraine, listening critically, judged the mental barometer of the school from the juniors' remarks, which, if slangy, were certainly complimentary. The Head Girl at the Gables “Go it, old gal!” said the slangy Lucas. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks While his talk might be a bit rough and slangy a true heart beat under Tim's patched but neat jacket. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son You would not let them enter your presence with unbrushed hair, but you do let them use any bald, slangy, or inappropriate words which come uppermost to them. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June The settlers took the word "Yankees" back again from their copper-skinned neighbors, and they seem to have used it in a slangy way. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 "I guess you've got another think coming," he said with slangy impoliteness. The Song of the Wolf And so he rattled on and on, never waiting for his questions to be answered, careless and slangy as ever. Checkers A Hard-luck Story There were no slangy expressions now; no "ain'ts" or "I guess"; no plural nouns with singular verbs; no past participles for the past tense; no split infinitives. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia But Ruth did not approve of boys at all; and she thought Agnes rude and slangy enough at times without having her so much in the company of a real boy like Neale. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in “I am afraid you are more slangy than understandable,” returned Mrs. Havel. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club His comical grimace and slangy confession of her sharper point completely disarmed her and she sheathed her rapier with a smile. The Song of the Wolf Helen knew nothing of all this, and Miss Barnes’s lively, slangy conversation and stylish, showy clothes appealed to her unsophisticated taste. Betty Wales Freshman How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction! My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia He is easy-going, even-tempered, fond of children and also of women, rather slangy and even profane in his talk, has a deep, sonorous voice and can carry the bass in a chorus. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Nearly forty canoes were “some bunch,” to quote the slangy 215 Frank, who was, by the way, just as eager as any of the other contestants. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club “Bet your life!” was the slangy reply from the boy, as soon as he had noted who had addressed him. Young Auctioneers The Polishing of a Rolling Stone These, and other slangy explosives from our nursery, fell upon the sensitive auditory nerves of callers last evening. The So-called Human Race As there are Icelanders urbane, witty, lazy ... and yet they are all Icelanders ... so there are cold, uproarious, observant, subservient, slangy, sympathetic, indifferent, and Scotch Sisters, and yet.... A Diary Without Dates And when she was with him she did not have to mind her tongue, but could be as slangy and as natural as she pleased. Coquette If any of them had been inclined to have what the slangy Agnes called a "crush" on Ruth, they had quickly discovered that she had no use for that sort of thing. The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended If it is necessary to have the printer set up slangy, misspelled, or improperly capitalized words, or ungrammatical or poorly punctuated sentences, put in the margin, Follow Copy. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories She is, under a ridiculous assumption of slangy modernity, oppressively conventional. An Ocean Tramp A very slangy but very expressive term used frequently by these people is, "I got a real kick out of that." How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types “Believe me or not, it wasn’t any pipe-dream!” said Morgan, so earnestly that the flippancy of his slangy speech did not seem out of place. The Bondboy Now let us listen to our friend at his tailor's: his greeting is perky—almost slangy. English as she is spoke or, A jest in sober earnest There is a bunch of noisy, dirty, slangy and bold street-arabs—at least that is what they look like from the outside. Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex To see him trying to act as fit as twenty-five, wearing juvenile shirts and ties, struggling to be brisk, slangy, to oblige everyone and step along, you know. The Gorgeous Girl "Oh, she's foxy, all right," said this rather slangy young lady. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery His manners were such as this age of slangy familiarity can not so much as imagine. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index “Let’s put the rollers under her and let her zip,” exclaimed the slangy Bobby. The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret The style of English books and magazines is growing far less careful than ours,—less finished, less harmonious, more slipshod, more slangy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 In no other novel are the rough good-nature and loose, slangy talk of the young Australian sportsman of the upper-middle class more naturally expressed. Australian Writers I don't want to get artificial and slangy with no interests but the stage, like so many good actresses I know. The Light of the Star A Novel The subjects themselves seem to call forth a cheap, slangy vocabulary and the vulgar phrases of sporting life. English: Composition and Literature “But see how you would have kicked,” said the slangy Bobby. The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret That astute young person had much to say, in her own slangy phraseology, concerning certain utterances of the Dutch extremists, openly derogatory to the English, and seemingly opposed to any spirit of racial conciliation. The Rhodesian She also expressed her affection for him in shy and slangy terms. The Rough Road "Let 'em," grunted Private Green briefly, and without a sign of understanding the slangy joke. Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands “Very well, my dear; but for goodness’ sake don’t be so slangy. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies With old ladies he was bland; with sportsmen slangy; with yokels he was broadly humorous; and with young people aggressively juvenile. The Hero He was very British, and his conversation was slangy, but you felt he spoke English as a foreign tongue; with his family he used the language of his native mother. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands She is never rude or slangy or bold. The Girl Wanted Not that her experiences in these first few weeks of college were not wholly "up to sample," as the slangy Jennie Stone remarked. Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers Hitherto she had bumped them down with a slash of 45 slangy comment. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West "It was a silly and slangy way to speak of it; but, upon my honour, I never meant to deceive any one when I said it first." Fifty-Two Stories For Girls Maybe she had reason for cutting her tow-rope," said the slangy boy, "just as soon's she saw you had somebody to take care of you. The Mission of Janice Day “Cribbed?” asked Miss Mapp, in ironical ignorance of what so vulgar and slangy an expression meant. Miss Mapp Despite the typewriter salesman's slangy, easy-going way, he saw underneath a man shrewd, efficient, utterly dependable. Gold Out of Celebes But that slangy boy was an angel unawares. Patty's Success “Suppose I tell you the truth, Mr. Lansing, that I’m not accustomed to being addressed in such—well, in such slangy terms.” Patty's Social Season “But why not?” said Patty, smiling too, for she knew the Englishwoman had learned the slangy word from herself. Patty's Friends The gall of that ’Lasses!” muttered the slangy Tom. Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence The Queer Old Man of the Thousand Islands Bill, to use a terse but slangy term, proceeded to go up in the air. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In “Patty, you’ll get more slangy still, if you go among such people.” Patty's Success He tried to demolish a serious and well considered work by publishing a scurrilous, slangy and loosely written article about it. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays But there was nothing artistic about the editorial office of the Gazette—several young men in shirt-sleeves and green celluloid eye-shades, very slangy and pipe-smelly, and an older man with unpressed trousers and ragged mustache. The Job An American Novel Every one laughed at Jim's slangy way of describing his interview with Jake, but he was full of his subject and would not be laughed out of countenance. Polly and Eleanor “It’s no jail,” laughed Nancy, immensely amused, after all, by this romantic and slangy youth. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Mrs. MacDermott, who had looked forward to her nephew's visit with dread, began to enjoy it Bertram was a cheerful young man with an easy flow of slangy conversation. Lady Bountiful As a rule I avoid not only what is profane, but also anything that is slangy. Eliza But me, I like real, classy, high-grade writers, with none of this slangy dialogue or vulgar stuff. The Job An American Novel He evinced a knowledge of more things than I should have expected; and had somehow acquired an imposing manner, in spite of his rather slangy, if expressive, vocabulary. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic I don’t care if he is slangy—and fresh. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Often a slangy conversation was carried on through the curtain—for most of the turns were acquainted with each other: very affable before each other's faces, very sniffy behind each other's backs. The Lost Girl He wondered whether any other country in the world could produce such a slangy, jollying, devil-may-care 37host as these vociferous American soldiers. Tom Slade on a Transport Only one woman in the hotel did Una accept as an actual friend—Mrs. Wade, a solid, slangy, contented woman with a child to whom she was devoted. The Job An American Novel His style is quick, nervous, often slangy; he is wonderfully dextrous in hitting just the right word or phrase. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day “Not if he struck him for a hand-out,” muttered the slangy Tom. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point Her voice was very sweet, her unusually finished pronunciation and enunciation giving a curious effect to her slangy speech. Elsie Marley, Honey It probably arose from some incautious and slangy person speaking of him in his office of Lord Chancellor as having "got the sack." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 1, 1893 A slangy, athletic, bossy, saucy, well-educated American girl for mine! The Forbidden Trail "That kid sister of yours is a wonder," said the slangy ones, and the others declared that Judith was a dear. Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge Horace's Piso were a pleasant chum Compared with slangy laureates of the slum. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 It must not be supposed that the Indian applied the word “beast” to Magadar in that objectionable and slangy way in which it is used among ourselves. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice Toni may not be of very exalted birth, but she is a hundred times more ladylike than half the flappers one meets in Society nowadays, with their cigarette-cases, their bridge purses and their slangy talk. The Making of a Soul The Kid was noisy and slangy and romping and boisterous; her way was beset with reproofs and demerits and minor punishments, but she had never yet been guilty of any actual felony. Just Patty His style too, influenced by his theme, is raised somewhat from his usual slangy expression. Short Stories of Various Types The language they use is not only ungrammatical but oftentimes both slangy and profane. The Mother and Her Child Mr. Kinsella accordingly "rubbered," as his slangy nephew put it, and satisfied himself of the identity of Mrs. Huntington. Molly Brown's Orchard Home "You win," she said with slangy effectiveness, then she added—"this time." Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College "Well, let's get busy," suggested Amy, with practical, though slangy, emphasis. The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue If whatever speech we hear is well spoken, correct, and beautiful, so will our language be; if it is vulgar, or incorrect, or slangy, our speech will be of this kind. The Mind and Its Education The world is full of new-fashioned slangy, dancy, fancy, foolish girls who marry for style, stunts and society, and their married life is failure, worry and sorrow. Evening Round Up More Good Stuff Like Pep He was a man who still, in a slangy age, could pronounce that word with a perfectly serious face. The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) He is a trifle prone to strong and even slangy expressions when puzzled. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont There was about her a boyish, slangy camaraderie that made for popularity. Steve Yeager Words which sound quite natural when used by Americans often seem unnecessarily "slangy" when used by English people. Stories That Words Tell Us They were young, ebullient, slangy; they belonged to a later generation than her own, strange to her in that it seemed weighted with none of the responsibilities and reverences that she had grown up among. Franklin Kane "It is quite in keeping with your new character as a governess that you should not be slangy, so do not put yourself to the trouble of learning any." The Rebellion of Margaret They talked in brief broken sentences, rather curtly, but their voices were quiet and low, and they weren't half as slangy as cowgirls, by every literary precedent, ought to be. Sunny Slopes What seems so strange to me is that with all her money she is so crude and slangy. Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College Lillian was a very pretty girl, with a pert carriage of blond head, and a slangy readiness of speech. By the Light of the Soul A Novel Avoid those which are foreign, slangy, obsolete, unusual, extravagant, technical, long, colloquial, or commonplace. Talks on Talking In spite of the slangy impudence that dropped from the pretty red lips the girl was slim and looked virginal. The Big-Town Round-Up A coarse-tongued man is bad enough, heaven knows, but when a woman descends to slangy speech, and vulgar jests, and harsh diatribes, there is no language strong enough with which to denounce her. A String of Amber Beads She was comparing herself with the slangy fresh girl downstairs, that product of the new decade, so different from the generation born only ten years before her. Secret Bread At the end of two years it would have been quite impossible to recognize in the pretty, interesting, well-mannered girl of sixteen, who sang so sweetly, the uncultured, ill-mannered, slangy girl of fourteen. The Girl and Her Religion Living constantly among the vulgar and uneducated, it is not to be wondered at that the English Gipsies should have often given a vulgar English and slangy term to many words originally Oriental. The English Gipsies and Their Language His speech, crude and slangy as ever, seemed to have lagged behind in his climb toward business and social recognition. Bought and Paid For From the Play of George Broadhurst They had, too, a grave dignity and composure of bearing which would have befitted Spanish hidalgos, and beside which our pert, sociable American manner and slangy talk were sadly belittled. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. Not that she is ribald—she is merely so slangy, so audacious, and so bitter that no "prudent" man would let his daughters glance at a single article turned out by our emphatic shrew. Side Lights Where had she breathed in the sentiments regarding honor which in slangy phrases she breathed out with no hesitation or shame? The Girl and Her Religion When she talked she was just like other town girls he had known, a bit slangy, more than a bit self-possessed, and frivolous to the point of being flippant. The Lookout Man "To 'wire,' Though slangy, sounds appropriate to the Lyre." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 29, 1892 Billy was always coming to me with pleasant news, told in his slangy New-York boy vernacular. Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature Hubert's slangy praise was dearer to her than any polished compliment from another source. The First Soprano You may have heard the somewhat slangy expression sometimes made about stupid and conceited young men, that they "don't know enough to come in when it rains." Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls Jack replied with something slangy and youthful and altogether like the old Jack Corey, and led her up the steep trail to the peak. The Lookout Man His conversation is short and slangy, accompanied with the correct nasal twang. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities Oh, he is dreadfully slangy, and, of course, he isn't educated. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage The humor is coarse, slangy, and distinctly vulgar; very clever frequently and thoroughly enjoyable to those whom it cannot harm. The Nervous Housewife "And Ford———" "He's mamma's precious white-haired boy this time," declared the slangy Cecile. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper For the wood-pigeon is a vulgar and slangy bird, and therefore no true Scot, for all that the poets have said about him. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 And will you forgive me—is not "chap" a trifle slangy? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 29, 1891 He treated her slangy sallies as if they were an original species of humour; he accepted the sweeping comment of her ignorance as if it had been an inspired criticism of life. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage Something in her was already tired of the slangy brevities that do duty in England for conversation. Lady Connie A young London member was holding forth, masking what was really a passion of disgust in a slangy nonchalance. The Testing of Diana Mallory It is a feeling akin to that of the master of the highest musical conceptions attempting to produce his wonderful compositions before a crowd fit only for the "rag-time" and slangy songs of the day. A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga The grace and fun of the story, the odd effects produced by bad grammar, the gentle humour, all combine to make this decidedly slangy chapter a literary masterpiece. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour But the peculiarity of these loose and almost slangy soliloquies is that every now and then in them there occur bursts of pure poetry which are like a burst of birds singing. Robert Browning Yes, I know it's slang, but I can't help it—I feel slangy! The Island of Faith There's something so soft and sweet and ladylike about her, as if nobody could be slangy or loud before her, you know. The Second Violin The ways of the house were old-fashioned, dictated by an instinctive dislike of persons who went often to theatres and dances, of women who smoked, or played bridge, or indulged in loud, slangy talk. Helena We're a pretty slangy lot in the trenches, and when we're in billets, we read novels and rag each other—and sleep—my word, we do sleep!' Missing The ride back from the city had revealed a phase of her character he had never observed before—she had shown herself vivacious, light of speech, a bit slangy and audacious. The Case and the Girl "I'll say that she has!" he replied, and his words, though slangy, were very tender. The Island of Faith The smell of the place offended her, especially as it was mixed with cheap perfumes; and the coarse slangy speech that flashed about jarred on her ear. The Nine-Tenths I asked her was she nutty and she scolded me for being slangy. Midnight Without exactly being on the stage, she yet appeared to live on the fringe of it, and combined the slangy freedoms of a chorus girl with a certain quick wisdom and hard sense. Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them Their criticisms, slangy and abrupt, struck the scholastic Oscar as flippancies which he must indulge, since the pay was handsome. Philosophy 4 But Marion received her with that defensive suspiciousness of the shy person, thinking only of the possible criticism of herself; and my aunt, perceiving this, became nervous and slangy... Tono Bungay Generally he answered with some slangy catchword, but occasionally he was interested beyond his discretion, and treated me to a harangue like an equal. Mr. Standfast The three had recovered their composure, and were talking easily—just the kind of slangy talk you will hear in any golf club-house. The Thirty-Nine Steps Crude, uneducated, and slangy, the junior salesman was not in any degree a fool. The Shuttle He glanced at Mildred, rose, and thrust back forthwith the slangy, offhand personality that was perhaps the most natural—or was it merely the most used?—of his many personalities. The Price She Paid And there's nothing rude or slangy in what she does say. Anne of Green Gables She was witty and slangy; said daring things and carried them off with NONCHALANCE. The Song of the Lark He would be slangy, familiar, call her by her first name as many times as he dared, discuss the last dance of the Saturday cotillion, and try to make her laugh over Carter's drunkenness. Blix It was like reading scenes from a realistic novel of New York life to listen to his frank, slangy conversation. The Shuttle At once naturalistic and imaginative, and racy without being slangy, the poems have always a strong human interest of every-day life to keep them going. Rio Grande's Last Race & Other Verses Walker began to feed in his breaded chop with the same nervous excitement with which he abandoned himself to the slangy and figurative excesses of his talks. The Rise of Silas Lapham "You couldn't lose me," asserted Tom with slangy emphasis. Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus The slangy term shewed the speaker's desire to get rid of his own feelings. Delia Blanchflower His buoyant, slangy soul was a friendly thing. The Shuttle He at times almost verged on the slangy, which is, of course, quite correct and de haut ton, and he did not want to be taken for an old buffer, as were his contemporaries. Roden's Corner Conventional modes of speech do not satisfy the adolescent, so that he is often either reticent or slangy. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene The slangy babble of Old Bill thrust itself upon him; the roar of the race course was in his ears, deadening his senses; not a sane, relevant word rose to his lips. Thoroughbreds For when my brain is on their track, In slangy speech I call them back. Counter-Attack and Other Poems And the success of that happy-go-lucky youth, after his nervous tension wore off, may be attested by the Slave-Driver's somewhat slangy remark, when the exhibition closed. T. Haviland Hicks Senior Both were strong, healthy, sensual, slangy, audacious in a dull kind of fashion—Lady Holme did not call it dull—serenely and perpetually intent upon having everything their own way in life. The Woman with the Fan I had not seen him more than three or four times in my life before, and then he appeared to me merely a tall, handsome, conceited, slangy boy. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography She is dreadfully slangy, and sometimes quite impossible. The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause In this so-called dictionary I have tried to list most of the pet terms and slangy definitions, which Tommy Atkins uses a thousand times a day as he is serving in France. Over the Top "Sir!" said Mr. Mole, rearing himself up to his full height upon his timbers, "I don't understand your slangy allusions to the ancient military." Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece To use a slangy but expressive phrase, Le Roy, the veteran aviator, was trying to rattle the boy. The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly He even went so far as to use slangy expressions when they served his purpose. Topsy-Turvy "Gee!" exclaimed the slangy Bobby, forgetting her indignation with Chet and the other boys. The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause They were very friendly young ladies, if a little slangy, invited him around to their staterooms, and offered to show him the runs around New York. The Cinema Murder And there's the slangy girl I fell in love with. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870 It would never do if Foljambe lost her prestige and was alluded to by some outrageously slangy name. Queen Lucia She grew gayer and more gay, more careless in her manner and more slangy in her speech. Cap'n Dan's Daughter Mr Pickering did not put it so to himself, for he was rarely slangy even in thought, but what he felt was that he had caught The Man and his confederate with the goods. Uneasy Money My dear child," he said in scandalized tones, "you get more slangy every day. The Net And so, I hoped from his slangy beginning, that he had found some fresh data. Vicky Van How much of you is a solemn, married man and how much a horrid, slangy schoolboy? Soldiers Three The second is an easy-going comment on life, often slangy or colloquial and frequently so undignified as not to seem literature. Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism She had always hated that dirty studio, and still more its dirty slangy frequenters. Celibates Dulcie answered her, her sharp slangy syllables falling incisively after Felicia's low drawl. Little Miss By-The-Day Some people said, "Hock is so coarse and loud and slangy, I don't see how Archie Anderson can have anything to do with him." The Shagganappi Indeed, the best programmers at the AI Lab disdained the term programmer, preferring the more slangy occupational title of hacker instead. Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software Though this slangy style of talk was not at all to Patty's liking, she saw no reason to reject the offered friendship because of it. Patty in Paris Jimmie himself had not had a merry childhood, he did not know the youth of his own country—the breezy, slangy, rather shocking, utterly irrepressible youth of this democratic world. Jimmie Higgins I've been questioning your children and the Blythes, and from what I can make out there's nothing much to be said against the child except that she's slangy and doesn't use very refined language. Rainbow Valley "That's what I call using your bean!" she laughed, in the slangy way she had whenever Will had the chance to corrupt her Boston manners. The Eye of Zeitoon But he thought that the little widow showed excellent sense in her rather slangy fashion. Harriet and the Piper Honey's narrative was crisp, clear, quick, straight from the shoulder, colloquial, slangy. Angel Island It really is what our slangy friend calls 'rot,' and very dry rot. The Crown of Life The amount of slangy remonstrance hurled at the clerk back of the long counter would have driven any one else to despair. In His Steps I remembered the little slangy tone in her voice when she had asked me whether I didn't think life was rather rotten. The Red Planet You see, as she says, Mr. Egremont has been used to good women in his own family, and would not like to see her in a slangy fast set. Nuttie's Father But I hate to say I'm 'Scotch,' as slangy people use that word for whisky! The Secret Power Here was the Dale that I knew and loved, boyish, impetuous, slangy, enthusiastic. Simon the Jester There was an absence of slangy, sensational scare heads. In His Steps Fleur was NOT a flapper, NOT one of those slangy, ill-bred young females. To Let "How's your ma?" she demanded rather than asked, in the slangy and jocular tone she employed. The Getting of Wisdom His impersonation on the liner, shrewd, slangy, coarse-grained, patronizing, had been a triumph. The Firefly of France Just as the English are apt to find our humour "slangy" and "cheap," so we find theirs academic and heavy. My Discovery of England Merton Gill ceased to listen for there now halted at his table, bearing a laden tray, none other than the Montague girl, she of the slangy talk and the regrettably free manner. Merton of the Movies It had a slangy sound, and it must be a term of reproach applied to the future value of the four men Toole had mentioned. Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent "Oh, I say!" her companion returned, in a transport with her slangy pertness, which Breckon could not altogether refuse to share. The Kentons The bits of talk you overhear in the street are so exciting that you become a professional eavesdropper, strong-languaged, picturesquely slangy, pungent narrative. The Californiacs Only child—unit and six ciphers carries diamonds loose in her pocket—that's the story —good-looking—lively—a little slangy called Livingston Jerkins 'Living Jingo' to his face one day. Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works She was a slangy chit, much too free and easy in her ways, Merton considered, and revealing a self-confidence that amounted almost to impudence. Merton of the Movies Occasionally a slangy girl is included, and a clergyman, who takes the heroine aside and talks sense to her, flavoured with epigram. Idle Ideas in 1905 His easy manner, his self-possession everywhere, even his slangy talk, were accepted as evidence that he was above conventionalities. That Fortune She was awfully slangy herself—she and Harriett were, in their thoughts as well as their words—but she had no provincialisms, no Londonisms—she could be the purest Oxford English. Pointed Roofs Pilgrimage, Volume 1 But how could he reconcile the incongruity of the mercenary and slangy purport of the missive itself with the mental habit of its author? A Sappho of Green Springs Only child—unit and six ciphers carries diamonds loose in her pocket—that's the story—good-looking—lively—a little slangy called Livingston Jerkins 'Living Jingo' to his face one day. The Guardian Angel After the farm this crisp, slangy, eager talk, this cool, clean, off-hand refinement, was queer at first, and then so natural that what he had come from became suddenly remote. Five Tales In fact, it usually hid itself behind his slangy youthfulness and his readiness for any good cheer. T. Tembarom Concerning each he was enthusiastic, slangy, and familiar. Mary-'Gusta Don't be idiotic, and, above all, don't be slangy! Devil's Ford He is anxious to speak the very best English, and to say that a word is slangy or common interdicts its use. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Since the last interruption, I noticed he had changed the easy slangy style of his story to a more perfect, artistic, and even studied manner. Drift from Two Shores It appeared to present to him the aspect of a somewhat slangy New York joke. T. Tembarom "Don't be too slangy, Tommy, and who on earth is Bill Marks?" asked Jack. Penelope's Postscripts There is a sort of spell about the illiterate little slangy, brown Welshman. Dawn O'Hara, the Girl Who Laughed Probably there is a great deal of slangy and unrefined Anglo-Indian society; and, no doubt, to sketch it in its true colours is not beyond the province of art. Essays in Little She was smart and showy and slangy—cheap every way compared with Mary. The Grey Room The common slangy crassness of it was a kind of shock. T. Tembarom And that night, coming out of the cannery, he was interviewed by his fellow workmen, who were very angry and incoherently slangy. The Strength of the Strong Let me not grow careless and slangy as the years go by. Dawn O'Hara, the Girl Who Laughed Little, nervous, slangy, restless Blackie, how bored and ill at ease he would be in such a heaven! Dawn O'Hara, the Girl Who Laughed |
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