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The Outsiders Allusions and Terminology
Paul Newman - actor, famous from the 60s; died in 2008
Greaser - tough-guy, usually poor, characterized by greasy hair, blue jeans and T-shirts; often trouble-makers who steal, fight, and drop out of school
digs, dig - likes; loves; admires
Socs (Socials, Socies, Soc) - "higher class" kids; they often behaved badly; dressed well, drove fine cars, popular in school
Madras shirt - plaid cotton front-button shirt made in India, popular during the 50s and 60s
two-bits - say; input; opinion
Will Rogers - famous humorist from the early 1900s
gang rivalry - competition or opposition between gangs
hacked off - mad; angry
the cooler - jail
blade - switchblade; pocket knife
kid brother - younger brother
Nightly Double - two movies featured together at the drive-in theater for the price of one admission
boozed up - drunk; intoxicated
broad - woman; girl; girlfriend
Mustangs/Corvairs - cars that were popular with the younger crowd during the 60s
Great Expectations - novel by Charles Dickens
Pip - main character from Great Expectations
hood - hoodlum; gang-banger; bad-guy; trouble-maker
dig - understand
savvy - understand
Kools - brand of cigarettes
drive-ins - restaurants that serve food to customers while they remain in their cars
fuzz - police
struck dumb - shocked; left speechless
barrel race - one of several types of competition in a rodeo, usually entered by females
DX - a brand of gasoline
a doll - cute; hot; fine; good-looking
saddle bronc - rodeo rider
swinging - awesome; rockin'
Greaser - tough-guy, usually poor, characterized by greasy hair, blue jeans and T-shirts; often trouble-makers who steal, fight, and drop out of school
digs, dig - likes; loves; admires
Socs (Socials, Socies, Soc) - "higher class" kids; they often behaved badly; dressed well, drove fine cars, popular in school
Madras shirt - plaid cotton front-button shirt made in India, popular during the 50s and 60s
two-bits - say; input; opinion
Will Rogers - famous humorist from the early 1900s
gang rivalry - competition or opposition between gangs
hacked off - mad; angry
the cooler - jail
blade - switchblade; pocket knife
kid brother - younger brother
Nightly Double - two movies featured together at the drive-in theater for the price of one admission
boozed up - drunk; intoxicated
broad - woman; girl; girlfriend
Mustangs/Corvairs - cars that were popular with the younger crowd during the 60s
Great Expectations - novel by Charles Dickens
Pip - main character from Great Expectations
hood - hoodlum; gang-banger; bad-guy; trouble-maker
dig - understand
savvy - understand
Kools - brand of cigarettes
drive-ins - restaurants that serve food to customers while they remain in their cars
fuzz - police
struck dumb - shocked; left speechless
barrel race - one of several types of competition in a rodeo, usually entered by females
DX - a brand of gasoline
a doll - cute; hot; fine; good-looking
saddle bronc - rodeo rider
swinging - awesome; rockin'
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