I am in need of old timey slang( for perverse sexual matters), especially from near the turn of the century to before WW2.
Stuff like “You got Moxie, kid.” “Get on the trolley bub.” “Gee Whiz, that’s swell”.
Do any of you know of any more old-time sayings/cliches?
Eve, your assistance is needed in MPSIMS…
I’d recommend a book called “Flappers to Rappers,” which does 20th-century slang broken down by decade. I love this book.
(Rereading the OP)
Ah, perverse sexual matters. You do realize that none of your examples indicate any kind of perversion, don’t you?
There’s a book called … damn, don’t remember what it’s called. It’s “[the something or other] of Sin” – slang on sex, drinking, gambling, etc. I have a copy at work – I’ll get the cite for you when I get there.
“Gimme the skinny on that new movie!”
“Everything’s Jake!”
“I’ll kick 'im in the slats!”
That hipster with the jelly roll cruised by. He’s got it made in the shade. His car is cherry. My sister said he’s the most.
Every so often the History Channel does a “History of Sex” series which does include some references to outdated slang. It’s a lot of TV to watch just to pick up the slang, but it’s also fascinating of its own accord.
Glorioski, that is a puzzler. I’ll getcha on the Ameche if I think of any.
Here’s a great glossary of classic “hard boiled” slang:
http://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
And Jazz Age slang:
http://home.earthlink.net/~dlarkins/slang-pg.htm
Enjoy! I hope these’ll have everything you need!
The book I was thinking of is “The Slang of Sex,” (duh!), by Tom Dalzell, Merriam Webster. I paid $4 as a remainder – making me, I guess, a cheap date.
Does anyone know what a “beezle” is? The context I heard it was in the movie “The Women.” Sylvia Fowler refers to Crystal Allen as a “beezle” then later refers to Miram Aarons as one.
This thread is the bee’s knee’s daddy-o! And that ain’t no banana oil!
Seven’s contribution to this Reefer Madness thread is old-time slang at its utter best.
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=237959&highlight=Reefer+Madness
I laughed for days after this.
Er, “The Slang of Sin.”
Oh, so they’re 1920’s Style Perverse Sexual Matters! You can find a quiet bed at the squeak-easy.
I don’t vouch for what I’m posting. Just was easy to find in a search.
The author of that quote refers to http://www.divasthesite.com/
The quote above mistakenly attributes “beezle” to mean nose in the 20’s. The word was actually “beezer” and was slang for the head or nose.
I couldn’t find the word beezle in my rather good slang reference library. I think it’s rather modern.
I’ll try to keep looking.
Again, I don’t vouch for anything said in the quotes to which I linked.
If my grandfather saw / heard something he found it hard to believe, he’d say, “Well, I hope I’m a never!”. I have no idea what this means.
Hmm, I swear I’ve seen this term in P. G. Wodehouse’s writing, but it didn’t have a derogatory meaning. I think it was just another term for a young woman.
(I thought at first I’d seen in it Raymond Chandler, but he uses other words like “frail” for a woman.)
Oh, yes. I remember old Beezle-Bum. The engineers said she couldn’t fly, but she did, every Saturday night. 
That’s a couple layers deep. I hope you didn’t strain anything.
Those are great! I wish they had more phrases, rather than single words, though.
Was rewatching Sullivan’s Travels and about 39 minutes into the movie they use the same word. Drove me crazy trying to figure out the meaning. Agree with the earlier post about “bitch” as the word refers to Veronica Lake as his sidekick.