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Splendor in the Grass: Vocabulary
Segment 1
- stocks
- Elks club: a social club in the US
- To 'go all the way': To have sex. It can also mean to do something all out, without holding anything back.
- "Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite.": This is simply a way of saying 'good night'.
- a catch (N): If somebody is "a good catch" it means they are a good partner. It's a fishing term.
- home brew: Alcohol made at home. During prohibition, people made their own alcohol.
- snob
- To "get a girl in trouble" means to get her pregnant if you're not married to her.
- "Lay it on me": Tell me what's on your mind.
- sis: sister
- To spoil someone: To give them too much and make them lazy. Later in the movie, 'spoil' is used differently.
- "Go hog wild": Go crazy with fun or to indulge oneself completely.
- headstrong
- tardy: late for class
- culprit
- To put somebody on a pedestal: To view somebody in an idealistic manner.
- chivalry
- broad daylight: In the middle of the day, in clear light.
- To be nuts about something/somebody: To really like something/somebody.
Segment 2
- prosperity
- sermon
- hypocrite
- prohibition: A period in US history in the 1920's when alcohol was illegal.
- filling station: gas station
- lay off: Leave someone alone
- chaperone
- torment
- gumption: Guts, aggressiveness
- bootlegger: Someone who illegally sold alcohol during prohibition
- so long: goodbye
Segment 3
- sedative
- to carry on: To behave in an inappropriate way
- spoil: In this segment, 'spoil' means to ruin a woman by having sex with her outside of marriage.
- psychiatrist
- To have the time of your life: To have a great time.
- To get worked up: To get angry or very emotional in either a good or bad way.
Segment 4
- elegant
- trying (ADJ): difficult
- For stocks to 'crash': lose value very quickly
- flunk: not pass a course
- talk turkey: talk straight, be open and honest
- ranch (V): to tend to a ranch
- "This world is your oyser": This world is yours for the taking; you can do what you like in life.
- run-down: tired, can also mean worn out (like a building)
- funeral parlor: a place where dead people are prepared for burial
- "He's around back": He's in the back yard.
- "jeepers": wow, gee whiz
- 40 'head' of cattle: 'head' is the count word for cattle