Well first off, this is set in the Jazz Age, otherwise known as 1920-1930. Plenty of things said won't make much sense to anyone born after then. So here is a little listing of said terms and an explanation.
baby grand-muscle bound, not quite but same idee
bimbo-This is a guy, more or less a heavy or bouncer
breezer-convertible, that is a car for the dim
icebox-fridge, fairly sure most know that
cut a rug, wiggle-dancing
gigolo-guy dancing with a woman
gasper, fag, ciggy-cigarette
jalopy-car, any old car, and not always an old car, just what is said about any car you see
ankle-walk, as in instead of take a walk, it's go for an ankle
junk-opium, wasn't illegal but many places wouldn't let you use there
joint-store, diner, really any building that is not a house or apartment building
juice, hooch-alcohol
brown-whiskey
brown plaid-irish whiskey
belt-drink of alcohol, used to talk about a shot or glass of, along with drinking it
neck-making out
nookie-seriously you need an answer to this, oh fine it's sex
pol-polish
celestial-chinese though usually all oriental
mick-irish
shine box-place where blacks go as customers, good portion of the band members are black
colored-come on seriously, fine a black person
burlesque-strippers, that didn't strip fully, not even to panties only, at least for this time period
vaudeville-comics, jugglers, magicians, tap dancers, so forth
check-in this instance it is about promising something later, kissing or sex
dough, simoleans-cash you dork
ace-dollar bill
coffin varnish-bad hooch, may or may not be dangerous to drink
monitor top-earliest fridge that I found a listing of online, look it up
skirt-woman
fella-holy crap, you lot are dense
Think that is all of them, if I skipped one my apologies though all of them can be found online with an explanation on what it means, how I know most of them. One other thing, to tell you when this is set, there is mention of the arrest of Hatry, that happened around thirty days before Black Tuesday and the start of the Great Depression.
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The lot of us are holding the pose and breathing heavy, the crowd is clapping and some cheering, when the curtain goes down. Finally we lose the pose and scram. For my part I want a gasper and get in my do rags, got a new joint. Hopefully it is gay and not some cheap joint with coffin varnish.
Reaching my section of our closet our boss calls a changing room I drop in the chair and pull out my bag. Ciggy in hand I lean back to let my heart stop dancing a jig when there is a face over me, and hands to my shoulders. All sudden like so I am so going to have kittens. Also squeak at a good volume getting everybody to laugh.
"Mary don't you be having kittens, want a fag. Got someplace hip to the jive?" Fish out my hope chest and offer up a gasper.
"Got word on a new joint. All down low on it though so no idea if it's a line or Jake."
"Is it a shine box?" Look over at Amanda and shrug.
"All's I know is it's a new joint and they want Jane's to show."
"Well come on spill, who told you?"
"A celestial was going around talking to skirts. He came over and shined it on thick but apparently it will be a hip joint with good hooch and Jazz."
"So taking a taxi?" Shake my head.
"My dogs are good enough to ankle, and it's not that far, four streets."
"Mary your place is five streets." Look over at Amanda and wink.
"Different path, though I would be two streets off mine. Once I blow the joint the place with Jake joe is on the way home."
"Well get in your glad rags I'll come along. Joe's on me if it's a stinker." Smile up at Britney.
"Sounds Jake." Look over at Amanda and she shakes her head.
"Pass, do want to hear about the joint on the morrow. Do be sure and not get taken for a ride."
"Not me, even the hood like me."
Get in my glad rags then spend a bit to get the munitions off. Chorus line makes us lay it on thick and not in a pleasing way. Warpaint off I lay out my munitions and get it on then Britney grabs my arm and we scram. Going ankle isn't a fast path, also have to watch out for the drugstore cowboys, many of those are rummy or a piker.
Still we make our way, pass a bull here and there, but for the most part it's clean sailing. Just a bunch of regular joes, mostly going nowhere. This is not a place for joints, why a juice joint is proper. Hide it in a place there ain't joints, hopefully the bull don't take an interest in closing it. At least if it is Jake anyway.
Reaching the place we find they have a doorman. Course he is sitting on the stoop with another at the door, both sucking on a gasper. Looking for all the world like a couple fellas that live here. It is a big building and the doorman is eyeing us as we get closer.
"Howdy dolls."
"Howdy right on back, we are looking for a belt of brown plaid." The fella smiles and stands up, he is a baby grand bimbo that is for sure.