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The Supernatural Gumshoe is Reborn as a High School Student in a Suspiciously Anime Like World
The Supernatural Gumshoe is Reborn as a High School Student in a Suspiciously Anime Like World
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Old Timey Slang
big iron, iron

A revolver.

blarney

Talk which aims to charm, flatter, or persuade. Named after Blarney, a castle near Cork in Ireland, where there is a stone said to give the gift of persuasive speech to anyone who kisses it.

breezer

A car without a roof.

bubs

Slang for breasts.

bushwa

A euphemism for 'bullshit'

dapper

A flappers dad.

flapper

Flappers were a generation of young Western women in the 1920s who wore skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior.

gams

Legs, usually a womans. "That dame had a pair of nice gams!"


gumshoe

A private detective.

heater

Another name for  a sidearm.

heebie jeebies

Anxiety. Also called "the jitters". Nervousness.


Jake, Everythings Jake

Everything is alright.


jalopy

A busted up or broken down car.

knick-knacks and brit-a-brack

Small, usually worthless, household objects and decorations.

lid

Usually a hat, sometimes a head. "Wait till he sees this, he'll really flip his lid!" 

mitts

Hands. "Get your mitts off of her!"

mug

A persons face, usually derogatory.

panther sweat

Whiskey of dubious origin.

peeping, peepers

Looking at something/someone or referring to someones eyes, e.g. "Nice peepers!"

punch the bag
Talk, usually argumentatively or troublesome.
Sam Hill
Expletive of undetermined origin, frequently thought to be a phonetic euphemism for "some hell".
skirt

A woman.

swell

Nice. Good. "That was awful swell of ya Chuck."


teetotaler

Someones who doesn't drink and abhors alcohol.

ticket

A private detective licence. 

toot, on a toot

Drunk, on a bender, or drinking in general.

yap, yapping

Your mouth, or talking. "Quit yer yapping!" or "Shut your yap!"

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  2. Chapter 3Sep 14, 2019
  3. Chapter 2Sep 13, 2019
  4. Chapter 1Sep 13, 2019
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