tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post8545637152539542050..comments2024-03-25T19:04:22.529-07:00Comments on The Silver Rush Mysteries: Wednesday's Random Slang-o-rama: Slang-o-Matic Extravaganza by Guest Author Randall PlattAnn Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13177732952658080784noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-67581492670399490972021-11-24T08:48:10.432-08:002021-11-24T08:48:10.432-08:00Ms. Pratt! This is all pog, as my 13-yo grandson w...Ms. Pratt! This is all pog, as my 13-yo grandson would say (giving a well-earned rest to "awesome!"). Please insert "Pimp" into the S-O-M machinery and see what synonyms get horked out. <br /><br />Tchuss, caio, cheers, later, allfornow, bi-eeeee, seive, salut, aufscheet,<br />Mitch from N of 50°windowsurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01656725056552450549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-55452332162685010432021-11-11T07:36:42.029-08:002021-11-11T07:36:42.029-08:00Thanks, Ann, for hosting! I'll keep you posted...Thanks, Ann, for hosting! I'll keep you posted on the future of my never-ending love/hate relationship with slang. <br />RandiRandall Platthttp://www.plattbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-6304347127535579122021-11-09T11:12:51.028-08:002021-11-09T11:12:51.028-08:00Hi Randi... It looks like there's a market for...Hi Randi... It looks like there's a market for your Slang-o-matic! Hope you can find a publisher or a way to sell subscriptions. I'd be the first in line to buy, if that comes to pass. :-) Thank you for being a guest poster on my modest Slang-o-rama blog!Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348291444414701054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-11508693455745254392021-11-05T13:52:25.883-07:002021-11-05T13:52:25.883-07:00Devyn - I use The Oxford English Dictionary and Ca...Devyn - I use The Oxford English Dictionary and Cassell's Dictionary of Slang as my primary go to sources. I also own all five volumes of the terrific Dictionary Of American Regional English. Fascinating stuff! Then of course, I have the other 250 sources I have used over the years. From the very obvious to the very obscure. For instance, I am just now reading Sut Lovingood by George Washington Harris (1867) for wonderful Ozark and Southern slang and expressions.<br />Randall Platthttp://www.plattbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-90346938275689436742021-11-04T17:27:46.692-07:002021-11-04T17:27:46.692-07:00Andi and Randi... I, too, wondered about artichoke...Andi and Randi... I, too, wondered about artichoke, and then ran across this in Cassell's dictionary of Slang (see first entry, second definition) <br /> - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Cassell_s_Dictionary_of_Slang/5GpLcC4a5fAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=artichoke+slang&pg=PA35&printsec=frontcover<br /><br />As for "round heels," my first thought was a woman who "walked the streets" for a living would wear down her shoes at the heels, but Randi's explanation makes more sense. :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348291444414701054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-51915438397994341522021-11-04T17:20:16.778-07:002021-11-04T17:20:16.778-07:00Hi Kimberly! I'm with you... Please give me a ...Hi Kimberly! I'm with you... Please give me a Slang-o-matic for Christmas, Santa!Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348291444414701054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-53987772111467230102021-11-04T15:42:18.890-07:002021-11-04T15:42:18.890-07:00Wow, what a story! It's cool to hear how you t...Wow, what a story! It's cool to hear how you transformed some simple feedback (nitpicks?) into building a massive digital resource. It sounds like a very handy database. Do you have any favorite sources for when you're initially researching slang to add to the database? And is the Slang-o-Matic online in some form?Devyn McC.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13512895125653034892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-11160984974400055152021-11-04T15:29:13.115-07:002021-11-04T15:29:13.115-07:00It's That Platt Woman here. Thanks for your co...It's That Platt Woman here. Thanks for your comments! As writers and readers, we all have a deep affection for slang. <br /><br />Camille - I have thought about 'books' or even 'ebooks' for slang projects. Of course, the ability to search and sort wouldn't be available, but it's always an idea. <br /><br />Hi And! Not sure about artichoke, except for possibly the physical ugliness. 'round heel' refers to a woman who spends a lot of time on her back rounding her heels. Rhyming slang hasn't seem to have caught on here in the states, but certainly figures into British slang, especially slang of the streets. Two by four rhymes with 'whore.' I think that's the only rhyming slang I included here. When there is a fun explanation, I do include that in my database. Sometimes that explanation is 'I have no idea!" Ha!<br />Randall Platthttp://www.plattbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-78005669091393296732021-11-04T10:32:18.429-07:002021-11-04T10:32:18.429-07:00This is fascinating and I can't help but wonde...This is fascinating and I can't help but wonder what the etymology of some of these words is. Why an artichoke or round heel? Two-by-four sounds cockney rhyming slang and that never makes much sense (apples and pears/stairs)but the others? Andrea Downinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553961600937196102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-32080244397950058582021-11-04T10:15:52.736-07:002021-11-04T10:15:52.736-07:00I'm so impressed with your research and all th...I'm so impressed with your research and all the work you've done on this! Awesome, Randi!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-35806995223493677752021-11-04T07:52:13.354-07:002021-11-04T07:52:13.354-07:00I want a Slang-o-matic for Christmas
I want a Slang-o-matic for Christmas<br />Kimberly Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12735203591010793098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-38489845580944263342021-11-03T20:28:39.506-07:002021-11-03T20:28:39.506-07:00This was great, Randi and Ann! I could hear Randi ...This was great, Randi and Ann! I could hear Randi speaking about her Slang-o-Matic as if she was sitting right next to me. Amazing database of slang words.Alice Tregohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490361561870785904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-8324267489881025482021-11-03T19:08:37.492-07:002021-11-03T19:08:37.492-07:00Neat-o!
You should tap (write to, hit up) those pu...Neat-o!<br />You should tap (write to, hit up) those publishers of books like Emotional Thesaurus or even (Slang) for Dummies!<br /><br />CamilleCamille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-15218272767012619312021-11-03T18:17:39.917-07:002021-11-03T18:17:39.917-07:00Randi definitely has a "way with words,"...Randi definitely has a "way with words," right Carol?? :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348291444414701054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-50555078650223484302021-11-03T11:05:03.899-07:002021-11-03T11:05:03.899-07:00As always, fascinating reading. Thanks Randi, and ...As always, fascinating reading. Thanks Randi, and thanks Ann. CarolCriggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860091265015613425noreply@blogger.com