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New York, 1923.

In the depths of New York, beneath the glitz and glamour of the Jazz Age, lie two clubs locked in a turf war. The Palace and Black Dahlia are among New York’s finest establishments, known for their class and- more importantly, their very illegal distribution of alcohol.

But recent disappearances of patrons of the clubs have caught the NYPD’s attention, so now both clubs must scramble to keep quite a multitude of secrets- most shocking of all, the fact that one club houses a gang of supernatural misfits who are, in fact, behind the missing bodies.

Secrets, terror, and booze await at TheBigSleep!

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madisoneveo:

1. Absent Treatment: dancing with a shy person, inexperienced dancer or awkward partner.

2. Air Tight: extremely desirable or attractive. (Note: A “sheik” is an attractive male.)

3. Ameche: a phone. (Also use for telephone: “blower.”)

4. Baby Vamp: a very popular young woman or an attractive girl. (Note: “Vamp” on its own refers to a flirt.)

5. “Banana oil!”: “That’s doubtful!”

6. Bangtail – a race horse.

7. Barneymugging: sexual intercourse.

8. Beat Session: a gossip session between two males, consisting of idle chatter.

9. Bindle Punk: a nomad or someone prone to wandering, like laborers, lumberjacks, construction workers or Jack Kerouac types.

10. Blind Pig: a speakeasy or other establishment where illicit alcohol was served.

11. Blue Serge: a real sweetheart.

12. Bluenose: someone who is prudish, puritanical or morally uptight.

13. Bronx Cheer: the sound of raspberries you make to indicate disapproval.

14. Bug-Eyed Betty: used to refer to an undesirable, ugly woman.

15. Bunny: someone who seems lost, but endearingly so.

16. Burning with a Blue Flame: drunk. (Also used for drunk: “blotto,” “boiled as an owl,” “half-shot,” “half-screwed,” “lit up like the commonwealth,” “loaded to the muzzle,” “over the bay,” “pie-eyed,” “polluted.”)

17. “Cash or Check?”: “Will you kiss me now or do we wait until later?” Note: “Check” on its own means to take a raincheck on kissing or save the kiss for another time.

18. Cast a Kitten: to throw a temper tantrum. (Also use for “temper tantrum”: “ing bing.”)

19. Cellar Smeller: a guy who only comes around when there’s free booze.

20. Coffin Varnish: homemade liquor.

21. Creep Joint: a brothel.

22. Dead Hoofer: a terrible dancer, someone with two left feet.

23. Dead Soldier: an empty container of alcohol. Example: After draining your beer, you might proclaim that soldier dead.

24. Declaration of Independence: a divorce. (Also use: “dropping the pilot.”)

25. “Di Mi!”: “My goodness!” or “Holy shit!”

26. Eel’s Hips: a phrase similar to “The Cat’s Meow” or “The Monkey’s Eyebrows.”

27. Electric Cure: electrocution or electric shock.

28. Face Stretcher: an older lady still trying to look young (and usually failing).

29. Fakeloo Artist: a con man.

30. Fire Extinguisher: the escort or chaperone for a social event. (Also use for “chaperone”: an “alarm clock.”)

31. Flat Tire: used to indicate that one’s date did not meet expectations. Example: “She seemed so interesting, but she was nothing but a flat tire!”

32. Forty-Niner: a male gold digger.

33. Frolic Pad: a dance club or nightclub (Note: If it’s a really swanky place with rich patrons, that’s called a “clip joint.”)

34. Ground Grippers: shoes or sneakers. (Also use: “kicks,” “stompers.”)

35. Hen Coop: a beauty salon.

36. Hit on All Sixes: to perform at full-capacity or nail it one-hundred percent.

37. Hope Chest: your trusty pack of cigarettes.

38. Indian Hop: a code name for reefer.

39. Insured: to be engaged to marry.

40. “Ish Kabibble!”: “Who cares?”, “No worries!”

41. Jack: another name for money. (Other words for money: “rubes,” “kale,” “mazuma.”)

42. Johnson Brother: a criminal.

43. Kick the Gong Around: to smoke opium.

44. Knee-Duster: a skirt.

45. Lalapazaza: a good sport.

46. Lens Louise: the person who steamrolls the conversation.

47. Meat Wagon: an ambulance.

48. Middle Aisle: to get married. Example: “I’m going down the middle aisle.”

49. Mustard Plaster: someone who isn’t wanted but won’t leave.

50. “Nerts!”: “That’s awesome!”

51. Ofay: term used by black folks to refer to white people.

52. Off-Time Jive: To be inappropriate, impolite; to have bad manners.

53. Quiff: a sexually active female.

54. Rock of Ages: a middle-aged woman, usually over 30.

55. Screaming Meemies: the shakes.

56. Streeted: to be tossed out of a party.

57. Ten Cent Box: a cab. (Note: a “dim box jaunt” means a ride in a taxi.)

58. Togged to the Bricks: dressed to the nines.

59. Torpedo: a thug or hitman. 

from: http://thoughtcatalog.com/nico-lang/2013/10/59-more-slang-phrases-from-the-1920s-we-should-start-using-again/

59 More Slang Phrases From The 1920s We Should Start Using Again

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The Big Sleep : New York, 1923

In the depths of New York, beneath the glitz and glamor of the Jazz Age, lie two clubs locked in a turf war. The Palace and Black Dahlia are among New York's finest establishments, known for their class and- more importantly, their very illegal distribution of alcohol.

The Palace is known as one of NYC's premier restaurants, and is run by Reba Duke- though she much prefers 'Duchess'. Beneath the restaurant lies Duchess and the Palace's true source of power and income, a bar/dance hall that is available only to those in the know.

The Palace's bootlegging is rivaled only by its nearby competition, The Black Dahlia. Run by one Marguerite d'Aubray, the lively jazz club houses a secret gambling den with a bar that's to die for.

What the patrons of either club and those under employ of The Palace don't know, however, is the secret harbored by many members of d'Aubray's establishment: that more than a few Black Dahlia employees are supernaturally inclined and that the club really serves as a front for finding humans to feed on.

Recently, the disappearances of club patrons has caught the attention of the NYPD and, as a result, more pressure is being put on The Palace and Black Dahlia to come out on top of the turf war they've been waging. Who'll come out on top? It's still anybody's game and only time will tell which club is destined for The Big Sleep.

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Also:

Slang continued (the blog is dedicated to mostly 20's things as well)

Resources on horror writing

Writing torture (you never know)

I realized I was amassing a bunch of tabs of stuff to read to bone up on the jazz era and I figured I’d share links and also put things here so I can find them again

Flapper (wiki page)

Jazz Age (wiki page)

Roaring Twenties (wiki page)

1920s in Western Fashion (wiki page)

Prohibition (wiki page)

Speakeasy (wiki page)

Rum-running (wiki page)

1920s Jazz Standards (wiki page)

Some more info on flappers (they had PETTING PARTIES you guys and you know they weren’t pettin’ no cats)

Some videos with examples of popular songs of the time

SLANG slang’s super fun have three pages of slang

Also, the Ken Burns documentaries Prohibition and Jazz are both really good, very watchable, and, I believe, both on Netflix, if you wanna get real crazy

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