#Jitterbug Jive

[liebgotts-lovergirl]

Y'all, writing about the 1940s makes me wanna go swing-dancing again so bad!! 🙈 I miss it like crazy, it was such a vibe.

Someone take me out for dinner + dancing again before I go nuts lol

[luminouslywriting]

Hello. Any headcanons for going dancing with John Brady?

Have a great day.

Hi sweet Nonny! Absolutely I have some thoughts on this haha :) so buckle up and enjoy! Reminder that my requests are open! More under the cut, cut for length:

-John Brady is a man of many talents and dancing is absolutely one of them

-He loves the feeling of you in his arms as you're dancing the night away, especially if the both of you are going to be showing off

-You can't convince me he wasn't the most sought after dance partner or date in High School....and that absolutely shines through

-He has a level of natural charisma and charm when he dances and it's like walking on air when he's leading you in a dance

-Absolutely knows all of the steps to the foxtrot, waltz, jitterbug, Charleston, and the jive

-He maybe....just maybe....gets a little too into the dances sometimes

-And if the two of you are alone and there's music playing, it might end up being a little more sexy, like this here gif above :)

-Loves being able to touch you and spin you around—when you're dancing, there's a level of trust that goes on between the two of you

-Twirls, spins, dips—those are his favorite type of move to do with you

-And the end of the night usually ends with the two of you either piling into the car and getting a little hot and heavy—or you actually make it home and there's some more breathless exercise to be had haha

[it-happened-one-fic]

Strictly NRC Dancing AU Master List

Introduction to Dance

Ballroom Tango - A Unique Intensity

West Coast Swing - Something Else Afoot

West Coast Swing - Double the Pressure

Quickstep - Cause for Celebration

Samba - Going to be a Sensation

Paso Doble - Worth it

Paso Doble - Evenly Matched

Rumba - That Unfamiliar Side

Smooth Waltz - Wouldn't Mind Waltzing Again

Salsa - A Better Partner

Jive - Quite Literally Floating

Charleston - A High-Octane Performance

Viennese Waltz - Youngsters Like You

Viennese Waltz - A Perfect Partner

Shag - There Isn't a Rule

Cha-cha - Not Necessarily a Bad Different

Cha-Cha - An Enigma

Mambo - Prove It To You

Polka - Fireproof

Polka - Light and Shadows

Lindy Hop - And To Think I'd Been Nervous

Bolero - Able to Manage

Two Step - Aren't Exactly Prince Charming

Argentine Tango - Gentle Oblivion

Foxtrot - Positively Reeked of Class

Foxtrot - Strangely Entrancing

Jitterbug - Only Go Up From Here

Square Dance - Just Where You Had Started

EDIT: Now available on AO3! (link deleted due to glitches)

If you would like to read more fics like these, my Twisted Wonderland Master-List can be found here: Twisted Wonderland Master-List.

[sunsetcity-centre]

Black + grey, masc & dancer themed pronouns for; 🦭 Anon!

Mist/Mists/Mistself , Dis/Disco/Discoself , Jive/Jives/Jiveself , Jitter/Jitterbugs/Jitterbugself , Swing/Swings/Swingself , Jet/Jets/Jetself , Pitch/Pitchs/Pitchself , Dusk/Duskys/Duskyself , Ebony/Ebonies/Ebonyself , Sil/Vers/Silverself , Ash/Ashes/Ashself , Smoke/Smokes/Smokeself , 👤/👤s/👤self , 🖤/🖤s/🖤self , 🎵/🎵s/🎵self , 🎹/🎹s/🎹self , 🌑/🌑s/🌑self

~ I hope these are what you're looking for! Apologies if I misunderstood at all ;w;

[scotianostra]

Margaret( Russell ) McIver was born on May 9th 1879.

“Maggie” went on to found the famous Barras in Glasgow..

Maggie was born Margaret Russell in 1879, to Margaret Hutcheson, a french polisher and Alexander Russell, a policeman, in either Bridgeton or Ayrshire sources differ. Maggie Queen of the Barras, had her first taste of business when she looked after a family friend’s fruit barrow in Parkhead. She was just 12 years old at the time.

Maggie met her husband and future business partner James McIver at the local fruit market. The couple ran a small business in the Calton, hiring out horses and carts to local hawkers, mainly women, on a daily basis.

After the first world war, the McIvers started organising Saturday markets on land that would become the present-day Barras market. In 1926, Maggie decided the market should be covered, as she was concerned about the health of the hawkers in bad weather.

When husband James contracted malaria during the war and died, Maggie was left to raise nine children and think of new ways to raise income.

She came up with the idea of opening a ballroom above the market, partly to give the hawkers somewhere to hold their Christmas dance. The Barrowland is now a world-renowned, much-loved and respected music venue, famous for its sprung floor and impressive list of performers.

Maggie asked former Bluebirds bandleader Billy McGregor to form a resident band for the Barrowland and it became Billy McGregor and the Gaybirds, a hit with Glasgow’s dancers throughout the thirties. Foxtrots and waltzes were the order of the day until American servicemen introduced jiving and jitterbugging during the Second World War.

When Maggie died in 1958, astute, caring and creative businesswoman Maggie McIver was a multi-millionaire.

The ballroom was burned down in a massive fire shortly after Maggie’s death, but reopened in 1960, with the famous neon signage erected around 1982.

The world-renowned music venue is still owned by Margaret McIver Ltd and has played host to some of the biggest musicians from across the world from David Bowie to Oasis, I was last there in September 2021 to see the late great Terry Hall and his band The Specials.

[nightkitchentarot]

Cab Calloway’s Hepster’s Dictionary

HEPSTER’S DICTIONARY

A

A hummer (n.): exceptionally good. Ex., “Man, that boy is a hummer.”

Ain’t coming on that tab (v.): won’t accept the proposition. Usually abbr. to “I ain’t coming.”

Alligator (n.): jitterbug.

Apple (n.): the big town, the main stem, Harlem.

Armstrongs (n.): musical notes in the upper register, high trumpet notes.

B

Barbecue (n.): the girl friend, a beauty.

Barrelhouse (adj.): free and easy.

Battle (n.): a very homely girl, a crone.

Beat (adj.): (1) tired, exhausted. Ex., “You look beat” or “I feel beat.” (2) lacking anything. Ex, “I am beat for my cash”, “I am beat to my socks” (lacking everything).

Beat it out (v.): play it hot, emphasize the rhythm.

Beat up (adj.): sad, uncomplimentary, tired.

Beat up the chops (or the gums) (v.): to talk, converse, be loquacious.

Beef (v.): to say, to state. Ex., “He beefed to me that, etc.”

Bible (n.): the gospel truth. Ex., “It’s the bible!”

Black (n.): night.

Black and tan (n.): dark and light colored folks. Not colored and white folks as erroneously assumed.

Blew their wigs (adj.): excited with enthusiasm, gone crazy.

Blip (n.): something very good. Ex., “That’s a blip”; “She’s a blip.”

Blow the top (v.): to be overcome with emotion (delight). Ex., “You’ll blow your top when you hear this one.”

Boogie-woogie (n.): harmony with accented bass.

Boot (v.): to give. Ex., “Boot me that glove.”

Break it up (v.): to win applause, to stop the show.

Bree (n.): girl.

Bright (n.): day.

Brightnin’ (n.): daybreak.

Bring down ((1) n. (2) v.): (1) something depressing. Ex., “That’s a bring down.” (2) Ex., “That brings me down.”

Buddy ghee (n.): fellow.

Bust your conk (v.): apply yourself diligently, break your neck.

C

Canary (n.): girl vocalist.

Capped (v.): outdone, surpassed.

Cat (n.): musician in swing band.

Chick (n.): girl.

Chime (n.): hour. Ex., “I got in at six chimes.”

Clambake (n.): ad lib session, every man for himself, a jam session not in the groove.

Chirp (n.): female singer.

Cogs (n.): sun glasses.

Collar (v.): to get, to obtain, to comprehend. Ex., “I gotta collar me some food”; “Do you collar this jive?”

Come again (v.): try it over, do better than you are doing, I don’t understand you.

Comes on like gangbusters (or like test pilot) (v.): plays, sings, or dances in a terrific manner, par excellence in any department. Sometimes abbr. to “That singer really comes on!”

Cop (v.): to get, to obtain (see collar; knock).

Corny (adj.): old-fashioned, stale.

Creeps out like the shadow (v.): “comes on,” but in smooth, suave, sophisticated manner.

Crumb crushers (n.): teeth.

Cubby (n.): room, flat, home.

Cups (n.): sleep. Ex., “I gotta catch some cups.”

Cut out (v.): to leave, to depart. Ex., “It’s time to cut out”; “I cut out from the joint in early bright.”

Cut rate (n.): a low, cheap person. Ex., “Don’t play me cut rate, Jack!”

D

Dicty (adj.): high-class, nifty, smart.

Dig (v.): (1) meet. Ex., “I’ll plant you now and dig you later.” (2) look, see. Ex., “Dig the chick on your left duke.” (3) comprehend, understand. Ex., “Do you dig this jive?”

Dim (n.): evening.

Dime note (n.): ten-dollar bill.

Doghouse (n.): bass fiddle.

Domi (n.): ordinary place to live in. Ex., “I live in a righteous domi.”

Doss (n.): sleep. Ex., “I’m a little beat for my doss.”

Down with it (adj.): through with it.

Drape (n.): suit of clothes, dress, costume.

Dreamers (n.): bed covers, blankets.

Dry-goods (n.): same as drape.

Duke (n.): hand, mitt.

Dutchess (n.): girl.

E

Early black (n.): evening

Early bright (n.): morning.

Evil (adj.): in ill humor, in a nasty temper.

F

Fall out (v.): to be overcome with emotion. Ex., “The cats fell out when he took that solo.”

Fews and two (n.): money or cash in small quantity.

Final (v.): to leave, to go home. Ex., “I finaled to my pad” (went to bed); “We copped a final” (went home).

Fine dinner (n.): a good-looking girl.

Focus (v.): to look, to see.

Foxy (v.): shrewd.

Frame (n.): the body.

Fraughty issue (n.): a very sad message, a deplorable state of affairs.

Freeby (n.): no charge, gratis. Ex., “The meal was a freeby.”

Frisking the whiskers (v.): what the cats do when they are warming up for a swing session.

Frolic pad (n.): place of entertainment, theater, nightclub.

Fromby (adj.): a frompy queen is a battle or faust.

Front (n.): a suit of clothes.

Fruiting (v.): fickle, fooling around with no particular object.

Fry (v.): to go to get hair straightened.

G

Gabriels (n.): trumpet players.

Gammin’ (adj.): showing off, flirtatious.

Gasser (n, adj.): sensational. Ex., “When it comes to dancing, she’s a gasser.”

Gate (n.): a male person (a salutation), abbr. for “gate-mouth.”

Get in there (exclamation.): go to work, get busy, make it hot, give all you’ve got.

Gimme some skin (v.): shake hands.

Glims (n.): the eyes.

Got your boots on: you know what it is all about, you are a hep cat, you are wise.

Got your glasses on: you are ritzy or snooty, you fail to recognize your friends, you are up-stage.

Gravy (n.): profits.

Grease (v.): to eat.

Groovy (adj.): fine. Ex., “I feel groovy.”

Ground grippers (n.): new shoes.

Growl (n.): vibrant notes from a trumpet.

Gut-bucket (adj.): low-down music.

Guzzlin’ foam (v.): drinking beer.

H

Hard (adj.): fine, good. Ex., “That’s a hard tie you’re wearing.”

Hard spiel (n.): interesting line of talk.

Have a ball (v.): to enjoy yourself, stage a celebration. Ex., “I had myself a ball last night.”

Hep cat (n.): a guy who knows all the answers, understands jive.

Hide-beater (n.): a drummer (see skin-beater).

Hincty (adj.): conceited, snooty.

Hip (adj.): wise, sophisticated, anyone with boots on. Ex., “She’s a hip chick.”

Home-cooking (n.): something very dinner (see fine dinner).

Hot (adj.): musically torrid; before swing, tunes were hot or bands were hot.

Hype (n, v.): build up for a loan, wooing a girl, persuasive talk.

I

Icky (n.): one who is not hip, a stupid person, can’t collar the jive.

Igg (v.): to ignore someone. Ex., “Don’t igg me!)

In the groove (adj.): perfect, no deviation, down the alley.

J

Jack (n.): name for all male friends (see gate; pops).

Jam ((1)n, (2)v.): (1) improvised swing music. Ex., “That’s swell jam.” (2) to play such music. Ex., “That cat surely can jam.”

Jeff (n.): a pest, a bore, an icky.

Jelly (n.): anything free, on the house.

Jitterbug (n.): a swing fan.

Jive (n.): Harlemese speech.

Joint is jumping: the place is lively, the club is leaping with fun.

Jumped in port (v.): arrived in town.

K

Kick (n.): a pocket. Ex., “I’ve got five bucks in my kick.”

Kill me (v.): show me a good time, send me.

Killer-diller (n.): a great thrill.

Knock (v.): give. Ex., “Knock me a kiss.”

Kopasetic (adj.): absolutely okay, the tops.

L

Lamp (v.): to see, to look at.

Land o’darkness (n.): Harlem.

Lane (n.): a male, usually a nonprofessional.

Latch on (v.): grab, take hold, get wise to.

Lay some iron (v.): to tap dance. Ex., “Jack, you really laid some iron that last show!”

Lay your racket (v.): to jive, to sell an idea, to promote a proposition.

Lead sheet (n.): a topcoat.

Left raise (n.): left side. Ex., “Dig the chick on your left raise.”

Licking the chops (v.): see frisking the whiskers.

Licks (n.): hot musical phrases.

Lily whites (n.): bed sheets.

Line (n.): cost, price, money. Ex., “What is the line on this drape” (how much does this suit cost)? “Have you got the line in the mouse” (do you have the cash in your pocket)? Also, in replying, all figures are doubled. Ex., “This drape is line forty” (this suit costs twenty dollars).

Lock up: to acquire something exclusively. Ex., “He’s got that chick locked up”; “I’m gonna lock up that deal.”

M

Main kick (n.): the stage.

Main on the hitch (n.): husband.

Main queen (n.): favorite girl friend, sweetheart.

Man in gray (n.): the postman.

Mash me a fin (command.): Give me $5.

Mellow (adj.): all right, fine. Ex., “That’s mellow, Jack.”

Melted out (adj.): broke.

Mess (n.): something good. Ex., “That last drink was a mess.”

Meter (n.): quarter, twenty-five cents.

Mezz (n.): anything supreme, genuine. Ex., “this is really the mezz.”

Mitt pounding (n.): applause.

Moo juice (n.): milk.

Mouse (n.): pocket. Ex., “I’ve got a meter in the mouse.”

Muggin’ (v.): making ’em laugh, putting on the jive. “Muggin’ lightly,” light staccato swing; “muggin’ heavy,” heavy staccato swing.

Murder (n.): something excellent or terrific. Ex., “That’s solid murder, gate!”

N

Neigho, pops: Nothing doing, pal.

Nicklette (n.): automatic phonograph, music box.

Nickel note (n.): five-dollar bill.

Nix out (v.): to eliminate, get rid of. Ex., “I nixed that chick out last week”; “I nixed my garments” (undressed).

Nod (n.): sleep. Ex., “I think I’l cop a nod.”

O

Ofay (n.): white person.

Off the cob (adj.): corny, out of date.

Off-time jive (n.): a sorry excuse, saying the wrong thing.

Orchestration (n.): an overcoat.

Out of the world (adj.): perfect rendition. Ex., “That sax chorus was out of the world.”

Ow!: an exclamation with varied meaning. When a beautiful chick passes by, it’s “Ow!”; and when someone pulls an awful pun, it’s also “Ow!”

P

Pad (n.): bed.

Pecking (n.): a dance introduced at the Cotton Club in 1937.

Peola (n.): a light person, almost white.

Pigeon (n.): a young girl.

Pops (n.): salutation for all males (see gate; Jack).

Pounders (n.): policemen.

Q

Queen (n.): a beautiful girl.

R

Rank (v.): to lower.

Ready (adj.): 100 per cent in every way. Ex., “That fried chicken was ready.”

Ride (v.): to swing, to keep perfect tempo in playing or singing.

Riff (n.): hot lick, musical phrase.

Righteous (adj.): splendid, okay. Ex., “That was a righteous queen I dug you with last black.”

Rock me (v.): send me, kill me, move me with rhythm.

Ruff (n.): quarter, twenty-five cents.

Rug cutter (n.): a very good dancer, an active jitterbug.

S

Sad (adj.): very bad. Ex., “That was the saddest meal I ever collared.”

Sadder than a map (adj.): terrible. Ex., “That man is sadder than a map.”

Salty (adj.): angry, ill-tempered.

Sam got you: you’ve been drafted into the army.

Send (v.): to arouse the emotions. (joyful). Ex., “That sends me!”

Set of seven brights (n.): one week.

Sharp (adj.): neat, smart, tricky. Ex., “That hat is sharp as a tack.”

Signify (v.): to declare yourself, to brag, to boast.

Skins (n.): drums.

Skin-beater (n.): drummer (see hide-beater).

Sky piece (n.): hat.

Slave (v.): to work, whether arduous labor or not.

Slide your jib (v.): to talk freely.

Snatcher (n.): detective.

So help me: it’s the truth, that’s a fact.

Solid (adj.): great, swell, okay.

Sounded off (v.): began a program or conversation.

Spoutin’ (v.): talking too much.

Square (n.): an unhep person (see icky; Jeff).

Stache (v.): to file, to hide away, to secrete.

Stand one up (v.): to play one cheap, to assume one is a cut-rate.

To be stashed (v.): to stand or remain.

Susie-Q (n.): a dance introduced at the Cotton Club in 1936.

T

Take it slow (v.): be careful.

Take off (v.): play a solo.

The man (n.): the law.

Threads (n.): suit, dress or costume (see drape; dry-goods).

Tick (n.): minute, moment. Ex., “I’ll dig you in a few ticks.” Also, ticks are doubled in accounting time, just as money is doubled in giving “line.” Ex., “I finaled to the pad this early bright at tick twenty” (I got to bed this morning at ten o’clock).

Timber (n.): toothpick.

To dribble (v.): to stutter. Ex., “He talked in dribbles.”

Togged to the bricks: dressed to kill, from head to toe.

Too much (adj.): term of highest praise. Ex., “You are too much!”

Trickeration (n.): struttin’ your stuff, muggin’ lightly and politely.

Trilly (v.): to leave, to depart. Ex., “Well, I guess I’ll trilly.”

Truck (v.): to go somewhere. Ex., “I think I’ll truck on down to the ginmill (bar).”

Trucking (n.): a dance introduced at the Cotton Club in 1933.

Twister to the slammer (n.): the key to the door.

Two cents (n.): two dollars.

U

Unhep (adj.): not wise to the jive, said of an icky, a Jeff, a square.

V

Vine (n.): a suit of clothes.

V-8 (n.): a chick who spurns company, is independent, is not amenable.

W

What’s your story?: What do you want? What have you got to say for yourself? How are tricks? What excuse can you offer? Ex., “I don’t know what his story is.”

Whipped up (adj.): worn out, exhausted, beat for your everything.

Wren (n.): a chick, a queen.

Wrong riff: the wrong thing said or done. Ex., “You’re coming up on the wrong riff.”

Y

Yarddog (n.): uncouth, badly attired, unattractive male or female.

Yeah, man: an exclamation of assent.

Z

Zoot (adj.): exaggerated

Zoot suit (n.): the ultimate in clothes. The only totally and truly American civilian suit.

[sillypostshehe]

Choreography of dancing!

Current catchy playlist that makes me feel kinda old haha 💪

When I say I have a swing obsession…that’s not a joke.🤨 Like just today I came home and immediately started researching on choreography of the 1950s-1960s- It’s a serious condition /jk

Here according to chat GBT. If anyone knows if it’s true or can add onto it, I’d love to know! I’m no expert no professional in the theoretical nor practical field but love to learn more in this area.

Orange= dancing forms/styles

Blue= origin/cause/history

CHAT GBT:

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The dance choreography of the 1930s to 1960s witnessed a vibrant evolution influenced by various factors such as social changes, cultural shifts, and technological advancements. Here's a brief overview:

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1930s:

- The 1930s saw the rise of swing dancing, particularly the **Lindy Hop**, which originated in **Harlem**, *New York*.

- Swing dancing was characterized by its energetic and improvisational nature, with couples often performing *acrobatic* moves like **aerials and spins**.

- Other popular dance styles of the era included the **Charleston**, the **Jitterbug**, and the **Balboa**.

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1940s:

- *World War II influenced dance styles, with servicemen and women* bringing their regional dances to *military* bases, leading to the spread of various dance styles across the globe.

- The **Jitterbug** evolved into the more *structured East Coast Swing*, which became a staple in dance halls and clubs.

- *Latin dances* like the **mambo and the cha-cha** also gained popularity in the *United States*, blending with *swing and jazz* influences.

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1950s:

- The 1950s saw the rise of *rock and roll music*, which influenced dance styles like the **jitterbug**, **the bop**, and **the stroll**.

- *Television played a significant role in popularizing dance*, with shows like *American Bandstand* showcasing popular dance styles of the time.

- Teenagers embraced dances like **the twist**, made famous by *Chubby Checker*, and **the hand jive**, featured in the movie *"Grease."*

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1960s:

- The 1960s brought about the emergence of various dance crazes, influenced by the changing social and cultural landscape of the decade.

- **Motown music** and the popularity of artists like The *Supremes and The Temptations* fueled dances like **the mashed potato, the jerk, and the monkey**.

- *The British Invasion* introduced new dances like **the frug** and **the swim**, blending elements of *rock and roll* with *mod culture*.

- *Psychedelic music* and the *counterculture movement* also gave rise to **free-form dancing**, where individuals **expressed themselves through uninhibited movement**.

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Overall, the dance choreography of the 1930s to 1960s reflects a dynamic fusion of cultural influences, societal changes, and technological innovations, creating a rich tapestry of styles that continue to inspire dancers today.

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[arickaandherfictionalothers]

Jake and Aricka DWTS AU theme nights

Premiere night- jive- footloose

Elvis night- rumba- love me tender

Country night- contemporary- fake ID

Disney night- foxtrot- once upon a dream

Most memorable year- viennese waltz- the ones who didn’t make it back home

Eras night- jitterbug- boogie woogie bugle boy

Musical night- quickstep- you’re the one that I want

Guilty pleasure night-jive- wake me up before you go-go

New York City night-cha cha cha- welcome to New York

Semi finals night/meaningful person night- Waltz- perfect

Finals/judges choice- Viennese waltz- I won’t give up

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Aricka- the third season pro who has yet to win a mirrorball

Jake- a retired Naval Aviator who wants to try something new

Neither expect to fall in love.

Tags: Aricka x Jake, love is the danger zone, Aricka and Jake DWTS AU

@astralshipper @rosieshipper @hyperionshipping @yeehawselfshipping @letsgofoletsgo @tsundere-selfship @callsign-revenge

[pushing-up-junipers]

Sayings & Slang of the Setting

Exactly what it says on the tin! Trying to find and keep collections of slang from the 1950s and also from Kansas. Also maybe the 20s-40s when i edit this later. ‘Cause that’s probably still being used by people, even if it’s not ~fresh.~ ‘Specially the older characters, moreso than the recent phrases. You know. Anyway here’s what I could find condensed into one biiiiig list so I can reference it easily when writing dialogue

1950s

Agitate the Gravel: To leave in a hurry. To run the fuck away, as it were.

Apple Butter: Smooth Talk & Flattery

Backseat Bingo: Car fuckin. unspeakable acts in backseats.

Bundie: Guy that needs a haircut

Classy Chassis: Attractive Body. usually female

Come on, snake! Let’s rattle!: Contextual. You’re either asking to dance or “dance” (as in Fight)

Cut the gas!: Be quiet!

Earth Pads: Shoes

Fuzzy Duck: Girl with especially short hair

Gringles: Worries

Lay dead: Wait a minute

Negative Perspiration: Easy

Panic and a Half: A funny joke

Put an egg in your shoe and beat it!: Fuck Off.

Razz my berries!: Impress me

That Razzes my berries: It’s exciting

Got the zorros: Feeling nervous

Bash ears: To talk too much

Bird dog: Someone that tries to steal girlfriends

Circled: Married

Papershaker: Cheerleader

Supermurgitroid: Cool, “With it.”

Cheaters, Peepers: spectacles

Horn: Telephone

Shiner: A black eye

Goose it: Accelerate a vehichle

Radioactive: Current trend. Popular and stylish. IN.

Real gone: Head over heels in love, or just unstable.

Made in the shade: An easy life - to be in a good situation.

That’s the living end!: Superlative. It’s very. The most extreme form of something. Used as an exclamation of pleasant shock or joy.

Everything’s Copacetic: Chillll. Under Control.

Are you writing a book?: You’re asking too many questions

Royal shaft: Poor or unfair treatment

What’s your tale, nightingale?: What’s up? What’s the story?

Blanket: sandwich : )

Chrome Plated: All dressed up and Snazzy!! Got the Sweetest Threads on

Fat City: A Great Place to Be

Have a cow: To get overly worked up

Kansas Specific

Caddy Corner: Kinda diagonally across the way

Ope: like oops

The Concrete: Some kind of custard based icecream

Yums: Treats

Sodbuster: Someone who breaks up the “sod” (farm soil) in order to plant crops, eliminating most of the weeds before they can become a problem in the process. Difficult, but worth it in the long run.

Cornhole: A family game involving the throwing of beanbags into a hole and not hitting the other beanbags I believe?

Reddit post about just common ways of phrasing things in general

Calling everything A Deal

Yeah, no & No, yeah

Caddywhumpus: Chaotic, disorderly, WAY off balance

it wouldn’t be bad if it wasn’t so windy...........

Good People: The highest of compliments...

Dollars to donuts!: To express that you’re DAMN sure of something. Swear to god

Saying ‘cut’ instead of turn or switch, like cut that off

A draw: Beer from the tap

Carbonated drinks are called pop - which is just as well bc it’s what we call it here too

Bit under the house is consistently called the Cellar, rather than basement or whatever

1940s

Anchor Clanker: Sailor

Dead Hoofer: A bad dancer

Dish: An attractive person

Doll Dizzy: Crazy about girls

Drip: Someone boring

Ducky Shincracker: A really good dancer

Fat head: An insulting term for someone you think is an idiot

Glitterati: Famous, wealthy people with a high profile

Jive Bomber: A regular good dancer

Khaki Wacky: Crazy about boys

Yuck: Another idiot

Jitterbug: Fast dancing to modern music

Killer Diller: The best! Amazing!

Natch: Of course. Certainly.

On the Beam: On the right track or course. Cool.

Take a Powder: To leave

What’s buzzin’ cousin?: How’s it going?

Bupkis: Nothing. When you receive fuck all for your efforts.

Crib Notes: A cheat sheet for a test, trying to get a good grade

Hairy: Outdated

Peanuts: A small, insufficient amount. Usually refers to money.

Snap your cap: Get angry

Whistling Dixie: Wasting your time

Armored Heifer: Canned milk

Hen Fruit: Eggs

Schnook: Gullible. A sucker.

Active Duty: A promiscuous male

Floy-floy: Nonsense

Gammin’: Showing off

Going fishing: Trying to get a date

Hey sugar, are you rationed?: Do you have a steady boyfriend?

Motorized Freckles: Insects

Mud: Coffee

Reet: Very

Share crop: A promiscuous female

Strictly from Dixie: Laaaaaaame

Admiral’s Watch: A good night’s sleep

Amscray: Get out, leave

Armchair General: Someone who gives his confident opinion on everything despite being totally uninformed

Barney: A fixed contest

Bilge: Bullshit

Blivet: Something unimportant

Boodling: Makin out

Buy the farm: To die

Chiseler: A petty swindler or cheat

Cloud Walker: A good dancer

Cold fish: An unresponsive person

Crab patch: A strict person

Cutting out paper dolls: Crazy, insane

Drive it in the hanger: Shut up

Earbanger: Kissup

Educated fox: A fast boy

General’s car: A wheelbarrow

Gladlad: A nice looking guy

Gooball: Girl who necks with everyone

Gripes my cookies: It irritates and disgusts me

Gripes my middle kidney: To give pain or irritate

Katzenjammers: The shakes after a day of heavy drinking

Lammister: A fugitive

O lord and butter!: An exclamation

Patsy: A scapegoat

Pennies from Heaven: Easy money

See the chaplain: Shut up, don’t tell me your troubles

Well cut off my leg and call me shorty: You’re kidding.

1930s

Abyssinia: Said fast it sounds like “I’ll be seein’ ya!”

Bumping Gums: Making conversation of little substance

Dog soup: A glass of water

Convincer/Gat/Heater/Rod: Gun

Butter and egg: An attractive woman

Cute as a bug’s ear: That’s very cute

Fel/Filly/Flame/Flirt/Fuss: When a guy has consistent girl companion, I guess just a girl he hangs out with too much, people might call her these things to him

Greaseball/Half portion/Wet sock/Jellybean: An unpopular person

Honey cooler: A kiss

Lunger: A person with tuberculosis

Make tracks/Dangle: To leave abruptly and/or in a hurry

Micky/Micky Finn: A drink spiked with knockout drugs. So a roofie basically.

Stool pigeon: A snitch

All six, hit on: To hit on all six cylinders. 100% performance

All wet: Describes how erroneous a person or idea is. It’s all wet.

And howl!: An emphatic response like you said it!

Baby Vamp/Angel/Thrill/Peach/Choice Bit of Calico/Sweet Patootie: An attractive woman. These terms are the realm of college boys.

Bank’s Closed: NO KISSING.

Bearcat: A hot blooded or firey girl

Bug-eyed Betty/Pig’s Coattail: Ways to insult girls for being unnattractive or unpopular. Used by college boys

Bunny: A term of sympathy for someone that seems lost and confused

Butterfly’s Boots: Great or Dreamy. Like the cat’s meow

Carry a torch/Stuck on: To have a crush on someone

Cast a Kitten: To have a fit

Dumb Dora: A way to call a woman Stupid

Fire Extinguisher: A chaperone

to Know One’s Onions: To know what you’re talking about

[devilishartismo]

Discord whooves fanart post #1

Whenever the (good) Doctor is able to regain awareness over himself, discords curse aggressively fights back, forcing his body to shut down and expell regeneration energy to fight the sickness.

Discord Whooves is owned by Jitterbug Jive

[meowiemari]

My Dream Summary:

Memories by me!!!

(I had a dream of a Discord Whooves thing from @jitterbugjive and decided to make it like a poem or a short story. Enjoy!!!)

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She reassured him he will be okay and will stop if it gets too much.

He was scared.

Remembering the past knowing who he’ll remember will just remind him of the horrible things he did.

She starts her spell. Her memory spell.

The other mare leaves to let them be. She said she’ll come back soon.

The memories come, searching for who it can remember and reappear from the memories they had with him.

It chose her.

He should’ve known.

It starts to the beginning.

How they met.

How he took her in as a companion.

How he took care of her when she was sick.

How they laugh together.

Little things.

Then it got bigger. How she sang him that song that he wouldn’t mind listening to, how he comforted her when she learned her real parents hated her, how they dance together, how she comforted him when he was down.

Such memories.

Bigger. It got bigger.

How she got hit by the Dalek, she got kidnapped, they separated, he hit her, she left, he beat her up, he almost got killed by her child, he made her cry, he yells at her.

Pain. Her pain. Her tears. Her cries, her screams.

He wants it to stop.

The purple mare tries to tell him that she’s here, but he didn’t listen. He can remember what his companion said to him. The things she said. The looks she made to him that he never wanted her to make. The pain marked on her.

He yelled for it to stop. Begged.

A split second the mare that was beside him look liked the one horrifying creature that he feared.

He lift his hoof ready for attack “him”. He didn’t hear the voices around him, only sees the abomination.

He ran to just lash out at “him” , but the feeling of hate and anger is completely gone after the feeling of warmth and the sight of yellow hair.

It was her. The one mare he couldn’t even handle, but he didn’t move. He stood there.

Tears were ready to flow. He sobbed in her hug that she didn’t even flinched when he hold her back.

“It’s gonna be ok Doctor” she said

“Your not alone on this. We’re here for you. We’ll never let you go through this without us. I’ll n-never l-leave you again.”

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I hope you like it!!! I had the dream about it and wanted to write it down before I forget. :) it’s short and maybe ok.

Thank you jitterbugjive !!!!

[askpun]

I just let go of my grief over Evershine... I guess I can let go of my hatred too.

Artwork by Jitterbug Jive Script #2174 Day 12

[secretlymarkipliersbarry]

Merry Christmas from Velvet to you!!

I never change my icon on tumblr cause I'm weird, but this is my icon everywhere else cause I love this style so much and look at my cute baby.

This commission was done by the wonderful @jitterbugjive, PLEASE consider commissioning him. He's very nice and answers very quickly.

He also has several projects that you might know or should know like @lovestruck-derpy and @askdiscordwhooves. He also has a reboot to an old blog called @bedeviled-dotty which you furries can get behind with the sweet lovable characters, and he has a new web comic coming out called @mymagicgrandpa. Like Doctor Who, Rick and Morty, pop culture references and relatable characters with magic?? Check it out!

Merry Christmas! And make sure to eat lots of cookies kids!

[stormethecatsartstash]

🍁 I commissioned Jitterbug Jive for an animated fall icon and it’s gorgeous!

[hanboklesz]

i think it would be really funny if yjh physically cannot play ddr like. hes just. so bad at it. no rhythm no coordination yes the man can fight an apocalyptic war with a dragon but can he groove? i think the fuck not

[seafleece]

i’ve decided that the vibe of my beam saber campaign is jazz and now that i’ve synced up birdland by maynard ferguson to the arrival of a rival squad it’s made this joyful big band standard kind of terrifying?

what if. you heard a happy trumpet section melody and immediately got shot out of the sky.