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Glossary - [P - S]
Introduction
This page contains a glossary for the poems and prose pieces of CJ Dennis that I have
been able to find. It is based on the combined glossaries published in Dennis's various books.
Index
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P
| Pack, to send to the | To relegate to obscurity |
| Pal | A friend; a niate (Gipsy) |
| Pard | A partner; a mate |
| Part | Give; hand over |
| Pass (pass 'im one) | To deliver a blow |
| Pat, 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 "knockdown" or introduction |
| Pile it on | To rant; to exaggerate |
| Pinch | To steal; to place under arrest |
| Pins | Legs |
| 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 |
| Podgy | Fat; plump |
| Point | The region of the jaw; much sought after by pugilists |
| Point, to | To seize unfair advantage; to scheme |
| Pole, up the | Distraught through anger, fear, etc.; also, disappeared, vanished |
| Pot, a | A considerable amount; as a "pot of money" |
| Pot, the old | The male parent (from "Rhyming Slang," the "old pot and pan"; the "old man" |
| Prad | A horse |
| Pug | A pugilist |
| Pull my (or your) leg | To deceive or get the best of |
| Pull off | Desist |
| 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 |
| Push up the daisies, to | To be interred |
Q
| Queer the pitch | To frustrate; to fool |
| Quid | A sovereign, or pound sterling |
| Quod | Prison |
R
| Rabbit, to run the | To convey liquor from a public-house |
| Rag | Song in rag time |
| 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 |
| Recomember | Remember |
| Red 'ot | Extreme; out-and-out |
| Registry | The office of a Registrar |
| Renege. | To fail to follow suit (in playing cards); to quit |
| 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 |
| Ringer | Expert |
| Rise, a | An accession of fortune; an improvement |
| Rocks | A locality in Sydney |
| Rook, to | "To take down" |
| Rorty | Boisterous; rowdy |
| Roust, or Rouse | To upbraid with many words |
| 'Roy | Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne; its football team (now merged with Brisbane Bears) |
| Ructions | Growling; argument |
| Run against | To meet more or less unexpectedly |
| Run 'is final | Died |
S
| Saints | A football team of St. Kilda, Victoria |
| Sandy blight | Ophtlialmia |
| Savvy | Common-sense; shrewdness |
| Sawing wood | "Bluffing;" biding one's time |
| School | A club; a clique of gamblers, or others |
| Scoot | To hurry; to scuttle |
| 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 | lntoxicating liquor |
| Sifinty | 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 |
| Slam | Making all the tricks (in card-playing) |
| Slanter | Spurious; unfair |
| Slap-up | Adrnirable; excellent |
| Slats | The ribs |
| Slaver | One engaged in the "white slave traffic" |
| Slick | Smart; deft; quick |
| Sling | Discard; throw |
| Slope, to | To elope; to leave in haste |
| Sloppy | Lachrymose; maudlin |
| Slushy | A toiler in a scullery |
| Smoodge | To flatter or fawn; to bill and coo |
| Smoodger | A sycophant; a courtier |
| Snag | A hindrance; formidable opponent |
| Snake-'eaded | Annoyed, vindictive |
| Snake juice | Strong drink |
| Snare | To acquire; to seize; to win |
| Snarkey | Angry |
| 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 |
| S.O.S | Signal of distress or warning, used in telegraphy |
| 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 |
| Spell | Rest or change |
| 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 |
| Spuds | Potatoes |
| 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 |
| Stiffened | Bought over |
| Stiff-un | A corpse |
| Stoke | To nourish; to cat |
| Stop a pot | To quaff ale |
| Stop one | To receive a blow |
| 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 |
| Strike me | The innocuous remnant of a hardy curse |
| 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 |
| Swiv'ly | Afraid, or unable, to look straight |
Index
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C | D |
E | F |
G | H |
I | J |
K | L |
M | N |
O | P |
Q | R |
S | T |
U | V |
W | X |
Y | Z
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