snob
n.— «Snob—a drink.» —“Jargon from Operative Plasterers’ Local No. 60, 310 Lennox Ave., Harlem; Hatch” in New York City Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
buggy
n.— «Buggy—a Negro.» —“Jargon from Operative Plasterers’ Local No. 60, 310 Lennox Ave., Harlem; Hatch” in New York City Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
ragtown
n.— «Ragtown. Tent town in an oil field.» —“Additional Trade Jargon—Petroleum Industry” in Texas Lexicon of Trade Jargon Feb. 14, 1938. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
blow v.— «Blow. To miss getting photo because of some mechanical error.» —“Photographer’s Slang and Jargon” by Photographers on Federal Art Project in N.Y., Va. Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source:...
shotgun valley n.— «Shotgun valley. See “ragtown.”» —“Petroleum and Oil Workers’ Slang and Jargon” in Ill., Mont., Ark., Tex., Okla., Miss. Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued...
mope
n.— «Mope. Twelve hour work shift.» —“Petroleum and Oil Workers’ Slang and Jargon” in Ill., Mont., Ark., Tex., Okla., Miss. Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)