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by H. L. Mencken


  heave, to, 432

  Heber, 516

  he-biddy, 302

  Hebrew, 249, 297, 298, 525; -comedian, 297; -holidays, 297; -rabbi, 297

  Hector, 523

  hed, 381, 383, 384, 401, 403

  Hedison, 497

  Heditzian, 497

  Hedvig, 510

  heeler, 167

  heer, 460

  heerd, 432

  hefer, 406

  heft, to, 122, 124, 129

  hefty, 124, 464

  heheheh, 561

  Heid, 483

  heifer, 406

  height, 353

  heighth, 161

  heights, 546

  -heim, 500

  -heimer, 219, 500

  heinie, 110, 295

  heinous, 383, 384

  Heinrich, 505, 511

  Heintz, 483

  Heinz, 511

  heir, 351

  hekka, 373

  held, 433

  Helen, 507, 509, 511

  Helena, 511

  Helentzi, 522

  Helga, 506

  hell, 205, 305, 313, 318, 377

  hell and high water, 314

  hell and red niggers, 314

  hell and scissors, 314

  hell around, to, 314

  hell-bender, 314

  hell-bent, 314

  hell-bent for election, 314

  hell-box, 144

  hellcat, 305

  hellenium, 171

  hell-fired, 316

  hell-for-leather, 314

  Hell-For-Sartain, 536

  Hell-Gate, 532

  helliferocious, 568

  hellion, 140, 314

  hellishing, 314

  hell-raiser, 314

  hell-roaring, 140, 314

  hell-robber, 150

  hell to pay, 314

  helluva, 316

  Helm, 490

  Helma, 510

  help, 69, 98, 101, 228, 292

  help, to, 433

  helped, 433

  help make, to, 229

  helpt, 402

  Help Wanted, 228

  helt, 360, 433, 438

  helter-skelter, 126

  helth, 403

  hem, 411, 452, 460

  he-man, 96

  hemidemisemiquaver, 250

  hemlock, 124

  Hen, 519

  Hence, 519

  hence, 467, 468

  Henderson, 519

  Hendricksen, 481

  hendy, 365

  hen-party, 86

  Henrik, 510

  Henriola, 522

  Henry, 505, 507, 510, 515, 519

  heo, 448

  heom, 445

  heora, 448

  he-or-she, 460

  her, 448, 451, 454, 455, 456

  Herald, 516

  heraus mit ihm, 157

  herb, 351, 375

  Herbert, 507

  Herchheimer, 479

  here, 448, 467, 600

  her ear, 350

  here’bouts, 468

  heren, 448

  Her Excellency, 277

  Herkimer, 479

  Herman, 513

  Hermosa Beach, 534

  hern, 432, 448, 456

  hernia, 307

  heroic, 351

  herring choker, 296

  Herrmann, 505

  herse, 406

  herun, 448

  hes, 460

  he’s, 461

  hesh, 175, 460

  hesped, 217

  het, 432

  het up, 432

  heurack, 159

  hev, 360, 365

  hex, 159

  hex-doctor, 159

  hez, 460

  hi, 406

  hiccup, 402

  hick, 263, 566, 576

  hickory, 104

  hid, 433

  hidden, 428, 433

  hide, to, 433

  hide-out, 580

  hie, 448

  high-ball, 149, 236, 583

  high-binder, 162, 263

  high-boot, 233

  high-brow, 186, 227, 230, 232

  high-brown, 296

  highfalutin, 143, 231

  Highfield, 491

  high-hat, 560

  Highland, 536

  Highlandtown, 553

  high-liner, 583

  high-school, 241

  high-steppingest, 463

  high steward, 242

  Highstone, 485

  High street, 547

  high-tone, 464

  high-toned, 464

  Highwater, 524

  high-yellow, 296

  hi-jack, to, 578

  hike, 151, 656

  Hill, 492

  hill, to, 16

  hill-side, 99

  him, 448, 451, 454, 455, 456, 459

  him-and-her, 460

  himer, 460; -himer, 500

  Himself, 525

  himself, 459

  Hines, 483

  hir, 460

  Hiram, 515

  hired-girl, 116, 266

  hired-man, 116

  hire-purchase system, 235

  hire system, 235

  his, 383, 448, 461

  His Eminence, 282

  hiser, 460

  His Excellency, 275, 277, 282

  His Grace, 282

  His Highness, 275

  His Honor, 277

  His Lordship, 279, 282

  hisn, 22, 359,448,451

  his-or-her, 460

  hisself, 459

  hist, to, 161, 346, 433, 578

  histed, 433

  historic, 351

  hist’ry, 353

  His Worship, 279

  hit, 360

  hit, to, 199, 433, 440

  hit-and-run, 585

  Hitchcock, 308

  hitched, 38, 609

  Hite, 483

  hither, 467, 468

  hit the bricks, to, 581

  hit the ceiling, to, 198

  hit the grit, to, 583

  hit the pipe, to, 564

  hiz, 383

  hj, 490

  Hjalmar, 510

  Hjelm, 490

  Hjort, 490

  ho, 401

  hoacky, 206

  hoar, 349

  hoarding, 86, 95, 235, 266

  Hobbes, 488

  Hobbs, 488

  hobo, 37, 188, 191, 565, 581

  Hoboken, 553

  Hobson, 489

  Hobza, 488

  Hoch, 482

  hoch, 157

  hock, 240, 402

  hockey, 406

  hocky, 406

  Hodge, 252

  Hoeber, 480

  hoe-cake, 102, 114, 115

  hoed, 401

  hoek, 532

  hofbräu, 347, 409

  Hoffman, 487

  hog, 582, 583

  hog, to, 93, 95

  Hogan, 514

  hogan, 151

  hog-expert, 291

  Hog-Eye, 554

  Högfelt, 491

  hoggish, 466

  hoghead, 582, 583

  Hog Heaven, 554

  hog-wallow, 102, 114

  Hohokus, 553

  hoist, 346

  hoist, to, 433

  hoisting-engineer, 346

  Hoke, 482, 522

  hokum, 188, 189, 191

  hola, 376

  hold, 352

  hold, to, 433, 438

  hold on, 158

  hold on, to, 99

  hold out, to, 191

  hold-up, 37, 167, 227, 232

  hold up, to, 557

  hold with, to, 215

  hole, 119, 580

  Holger, 510

  Holič, 486

  holiday, 237

  holiday, to, 195

  holla, to, 142

  hölle, 602

  holler, 353

  holler, to, 142, 433

  hollered, 433

  holloa, to, 142

  holloe, to, 142

  hollow, 115

 
; hollow, to, 142

  hollow ware, 27

  Holm, 510

  holmendods, 577

  Holmgrain, 491

  holo, to, 142

  holow, to, 142

  holsum, 406

  holt, 352

  holy catfish, 514

  holy gee, 316

  holy Jesus, 316

  Holy Joe, 573

  holy jumping Jesus, 316

  holy orders, 249

  holy-roller, 250

  ho-made, 406

  hombre, 152, 153

  homely, 86, 128, 251

  Homer, 515, 517

  homer, 191

  Homera, 522

  home-run, 191

  homesickness, 155

  home-spun, 128, 231

  home-stretch, 144

  homicidious, 16

  hominy, 100, 105

  Homo boobiens, 560

  Homo boobus, 560

  homologize, to, 119

  homosexuality, 311

  hon, 170

  Hon., the, 266, 275, 277, 278, 279

  hon. agent, 278

  hon. and gallant member, 294

  hon. and learned member, 294

  honest, 351

  honeyfogle, to, 142

  honeyteria, 177

  hon. gentleman, 275

  honky-tonk, 263, 564

  hon. lady, 294

  hon. member, 276, 294

  honneur, 384

  Honolulu, 541

  honor, 351, 383, 384, 386, 390, 402

  honorarium, 396

  honorary, 278, 395, 396

  honoree, 180

  honorific, 396

  honors, 268

  honour, 383, 395, 396

  honourable, 396

  honours, 242

  Hoober, 480

  hooch, 149, 221, 263

  hoochfest, 218

  hood, 236, 237

  hoodlum, 37, 167

  hoodoo, 113

  hoof, 344

  hoof, to, 585

  Hoofer, 480

  hoofer, 586

  Hoogsteen, 485

  hooiberg, 108

  hook, 108, 109, 115, 532

  Hook Mountain, 532

  hoop, 344

  hoopla, 584

  hoosegow, 221, 557, 558

  Hoosier, 101, 552, 553, 570

  hoosier, 580

  hootch, 263

  hoov, 461

  Hoover, 480

  hooverize, to, 193

  hooves, 344

  hop, 162, 183, 343

  Hope, 511, 516

  hop-head, 186

  hop-pillow, 162

  Hopson, 489

  Hořčička, 488

  Horicon, 532

  hornswoggle, to, 142, 145, 568

  horror, 389, 395

  horse-engineer, 290

  horse of another color, 101

  horse-opera, 587

  horse’s caboose, 301

  horse-sense, 144, 227

  horse’s neck, 149

  Horsethief, 536

  Horton, 503

  Horvath, 496, 507

  hose, 302

  hospice, 301

  hospital, 351

  hospitalization-engineer, 290

  hospitalize, to, 193

  hospital nurse, 240

  hoss, 129, 350, 523

  host, to, 195

  hostil, 401, 403

  hostile, 341

  hostler, 351, 393

  hot, 252; -air, 227; -box, 147; -cake, 231; -dog, 186; -dog-engineer, 290; -mamma, 305; -seat, 581; -spot, 186; -squat, 581; -stuff, 582; -tamale, 152

  Hot Coffee, 536

  hotel, 351

  hotelette, 292

  Hot moon, 106

  hot patootie, 259

  hotter’n, 464

  hour, 351

  house, 247, 414

  house, to, 194

  house and lot, 121

  household-engineer, 290

  housekeep, to, 192

  house-lot, 121

  Houseman, 485

  house-master, 268

  house of detention, 293

  house of ill repute, 304

  house of questionable repute, 304

  house of refuge, 292

  housing-expert, 291

  Houston, 540

  Hovanesian, 497

  hove, 432

  Hover, 480

  how, 25

  Howard, 516

  Howarth, 496

  How did you get that way?, 566

  How’d you like to be the ice-man?, 566

  Howland, 499

  Hoyt, 492

  Hrdlička, 488

  Hřebec, 486

  Hryhory, 511

  Hub, 553

  hub, 98

  hubbub, 564

  Huber, 480

  Hubsy, 488

  huckleberry, 114

  huckster, 234

  Hudson-pup, 579

  Huerlin, 490

  huero, 153

  hug, 447

  Huisman, 485

  Hulda, 506

  human-engineer, 290

  humble, 351

  humbug, 99, 126, 373

  humgig, 118

  humility, 351

  humor, 351

  humorous, 395

  humour, 395

  hump, 585

  hun, 183, 295

  hunderd, 353

  hunderder, 398

  hundred and twenty-eighth note, 250

  hung, 432

  Hungarian cuisine, 299

  hunger, 374

  hungry, 374

  hunker, 99

  hunkie, 295

  hunkydory, 145

  Hunter, 513

  hunting, 236, 252

  Hunting moon, 106

  hupmobile, 173

  Hurayz, 496

  Hurbick, 486

  hurl, 184

  hurrah, 360

  hurricane, 231

  hurry up, 198

  hurry up, to, 198

  -hurst, 546

  hurt, 320

  hurt, to, 433, 440

  hurtle, 184

  hurtleberry, 114

  hush-money, 566

  hussy, 309

  hustle, to, 128, 227

  hustler, 231

  hut, 583

  huzzy, 305

  hw, 351

  hyak, 151

  hyar, 360

  Hyde, 483

  hygiologist, 179

  -hym, 500

  Hyman, 508

  Hynek, 511

  hyperfirmatious, 145

  hyphenated-American, 173

  i, 339, 340, 341, 346, 353, 368, 377, 382, 389, 401, 402, 405, 451, 469; -i, 548

  I, 447, 455, 458

  -ia, 548

  iad, 451

  -ian, 548

  Iantha, 522

  -iat, 180

  ice, 577; -berg, 557; -box, 580; -cream soda, 85, 228; -engineer, 290; -house, 579; -tong doctors, 579; -water, 165

  Icel, 521

  Icsylf, 459

  Icy Victorious, 522

  Idahoan, 548

  ide, 401

  idea, 325

  idea-engineer, 290

  idealer, 463

  idolatries, 303

  I don’t think, 566

  ie, 381, 402

  Ignač, 511

  Ignacio, 508, 509

  Ignát, 511

  Ignatius, 511

  Ignâs, 509

  ignoramus, 339

  I is, 363

  Ila, 522

  iland, 384, 406

  ile, 346, 401

  Ill, 505

  ill, 62, 127, 251

  illegitimate child, 293

  illegitimate mother, 293

  ill-gotten, 432

  Illinois, 541

  I’ll say so, 566

  illustrate, 325

  illy, 15,467

  Ilmari, 510

  Iloah, 522

  imagin, 403

  imagine, 384

  imkeeled, 16

 
; immabloodymaterial, 316

  immigrate, to, 118

  imperturbe, to, 75

  imprecriptible, 118

  improper assault, 311

  impurities, 303

  Inabeth, 522

  in a certain condition, 311

  in-and-in, 576

  in back of, 252

  in bad, 202

  Inc., 244

  inch, 462

  incidence, 462

  incident, 6, 462

  inclement, 325

  incog, 558

  incohonee, 106

  income-engineer, 290

  incommunicado, 221

  incorporated, 244

  indegoddampendent, 315

  Indiana, 526

  Indian corn, 122, 234

  Indian-file, 106

  Indian-giver, 106

  Indianians, 548

  Indian meal, 234

  Indian-Summer, 106, 229

  india-rubber, 239

  indices, 412

  indifferent, 465

  indignation-meeting, 231

  individual, 184

  indorsation, 390

  indorsee, 118, 390

  indorser, 118

  indorst, 402, 403

  induced, 345

  ine, 401

  -ine, 180, 347

  in embryo, 303

  inexhaustiveness, 166

  inexpressibles, 302, 303

  Inez, 514

  infanticipating, 561

  infantorium, 179

  infants’-school, 235, 241

  infinit, 399, 403

  infirmary, 293

  inflexion, 392

  influent, 120

  influential, 120, 223

  infract, to, 118 -ing, 192, 315, 348, 352

  Ingeborg, 510

  Ingerval, 510

  -ingwell, 315

  in husband trouble, 561

  initial-sack, 562

  initiative and referendum, 245

  injunct, to, 167

  ink-slinger, 101

  inland, 239

  inland revenue, 239

  inn, 123

  inner-mission, 220

  inning, 248

  innovate, to, 192

  -ino, 176

  inquire, 390

  inquiry, 325; -office, 238

  insane, 325, 360; -asylum, 293

  insect, 310

  insignia, 412

  insignias, 413

  inspector, 243

  instal, 392, 393

  install, 393

  instalment-plan, 235

  instead, 340, 384

  insted, 384, 403

  instruct a barrister, to, 246

  instructor, 242

  insubordination, 118

  insurance-adjuster, 239

  insure, to, 393

  insurge, to, 192

  insurrecto, 221

  intelligentlemen, 561

  intelligentsia, 462

  interduce, 353

  interest, 328

  interesting condition, 304

  interfere with, to, 311

  interiour, 380

  intermission, 237

  intern, 411

  intern, to, 194

  internal revenue, 239

  interne, 411

  interstitial glands, 307

  interval, 235, 237

  interval-land, 99

  interview, to, 192

  in the belly, 303

  intransigeant, 409

  intransigent, 409

  int’res’, 353

  intuition, 614

  inure, to, 75

  invalid-coach, 288

  invite, 129

  invoist, 403

  involv, 401

  in writing, 252

  Ioan, 509

  Iodine, 524

  iodine, 341

  Ionescu, 494

  Iowa, 526, 541

  I.Q., 588

  Irby, 522

  ire, to, 199

  Irene, 507, 520

  Irish turkey, 583

 

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