Glossary of Terms
balmy-
crazy
blasphemy- profane speech
bloke- man
cab- a carriage with the same function as a taxi
chap- man
circulars- advertisements addressed to a large number of people
divan- a low couch
dustman- a person whose job is to remove trash
guttersnipe- person of the lowest class
mendacity- untruthfulness
navvy- a laborer, especially in construction projects
pantomime- a performance which consists entirely of actions--nothing is said
phonetic- representing the sounds of speech with symbols, each designating a different sound
phonograph- an old-fashioned recording and playing device, more recently called a record player
straitened- narrowed; confined
superlatively- extremely (a play on the linguistic term "superlative," which refers to words like "most," "best," "fastest," "slowest," and so on)
to have a drop in- slang for drunkenness
toff- gentleman
blasphemy- profane speech
bloke- man
cab- a carriage with the same function as a taxi
chap- man
circulars- advertisements addressed to a large number of people
divan- a low couch
dustman- a person whose job is to remove trash
guttersnipe- person of the lowest class
mendacity- untruthfulness
navvy- a laborer, especially in construction projects
pantomime- a performance which consists entirely of actions--nothing is said
phonetic- representing the sounds of speech with symbols, each designating a different sound
phonograph- an old-fashioned recording and playing device, more recently called a record player
straitened- narrowed; confined
superlatively- extremely (a play on the linguistic term "superlative," which refers to words like "most," "best," "fastest," "slowest," and so on)
to have a drop in- slang for drunkenness
toff- gentleman