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 Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:07 am
Detectives have a unique way o' sayin things. And if ya don' understand my barbering, I symptathize. It's relatively simple to figure out equalizers, dames, and boot-tracers, but Tomatoes, roscoes, and marbles might be a tad more nebulous. So I set up this bit here to be a Detective Jargon mainstay. Here's a box wherein ya can come 'n practice your slang, inquire as to what others are sayin', or else come in and show off your inspiring knowledge, ya wisefellow.
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Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:17 am
My hopeful translation into stereotypical english speaking.
We detective sorts have a unique way of communicating. If you do not understand my slang, I sympathize. It is easy to work out some forms of my sland, but others may confuse and perplex you. So I set up this threat to be a translation hub. Here is a thread where you may practise your detective slang, work out what other detectives are saying, or perhaps attempt to impress us with your own knowledge of detective slang.
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legendary thiefLawli Crew
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Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:26 am
That'd be it. I placed that one in fairly simple slang, I didn't bust into anything as extreme as :
"You dumb mug, get your mitts off the marbles before I stuff that mud-pipe down your mush--and tell your moll to hand over the mazuma."
Because, yes, I do want the chaps to understand what I say. I just love my slang too much to lay it out lame.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:15 am
In the business, a sister's got to have a good nut on her frame. Or a good reference. See a gal's got to know if her man's playin' for keeps or just after her gams. This dame vouches for the OED. A bolt from the blue- it's up on it's shamus slang.
(For those without an OED, OED = Oxford English Dictionary. I only know because I heard it said, and I looked up that abbreviation in my OED. That made me feel dumb.)
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