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by H. L. Mencken


  nursing-home, 240, 266

  nursing sister, 240

  nut, 263, 557

  nuts, 301, 566

  nut-splitter, 583

  nut-sundae, 228

  nuttery, 176

  nutty, 464

  ny, 543

  nyam, 113

  Nygren, 491

  Nyiri, 496

  nyste, 469

  Nyzovych, 490

  o, 343, 344, 346, 401, 402, 484, 490; -o, 548; ö, 490; ò, 382

  Oakhurst, 534

  Oarly, 522

  oatmeal, 235

  Oberkuchen, 484

  Oberkugen, 484

  obflisticate, to, 568

  obituarize, to, 194

  objurgate, to, 325

  O’Black, 489

  obleek, 382

  obligate, to, 40, 99, 118, 231

  obligation, 614

  obligoddamnation, 316

  oblique, 382

  Oblong, 536

  O’Brien, 487

  obscene, 309

  obstetricate, to, 197

  obtained, 604

  O.C., 573

  occlusion, 15

  oceanography, 155

  ocelot, 106

  Očenášek, 487

  ock, 402

  Octavia, 519

  od, 403

  odditorium, 179

  odd jobs, 234

  odds and ends, 235

  -ode, 438

  Oder, 522

  odeur, 384

  odor, 384

  odorous, 395

  odour, 395

  odsblood, 315

  oe, 401, 484

  Oehler, 484

  Oehm, 483

  œsophagus, 411

  of, 443, 471

  ofay, 214, 296

  offal, 128

  offence, 394

  offense, 386, 388, 394

  offensive, 394

  off from, 471

  office-holder, 95, 101, 102, 243

  officerette, 178

  office-seeker, 148

  off’n, 471

  off of, 471

  offset, 98

  of late, 467

  often, 348

  -ogist, 178, 179

  Ogpu, 209

  O’Green, 489

  Ogrin, 489

  oh, 404, 490

  Oha, 522

  Ohanesian, 497

  O’Hare, 487

  Ohio, 526

  Ohiowa, 537

  Ohler, 484

  Ohman, 490

  oh, oh!, 252

  Ohslund, 490

  oh-yeah, 40, 566

  oi, 345, 367, 368

  oil, 346

  Oil City, 536

  oiled, 568

  oil-plan, 237

  oinest, 367

  oi-yoi, 217

  O.K., 92, 205, 226, 230, 466, 565

  okay, 207, 208

  okeh, 206

  Okerberg, 490

  okey, 207

  Oklahoman, 548

  okra, 113

  Olabelle, 521

  Olaf, 510

  old, 352

  old-boy, 243

  old dear, 269

  Old Dominion, 552

  Old Hickory, 101

  oldsmobile, 173

  ole, 352

  -olis, 549

  -olitan, 549

  Ollie, 522, 523

  Olof, 510

  Olouise, 521

  Olseen, 491

  Olsen, 510

  Olsie, 521

  Olson, 491, 510

  Olsson, 491, 492

  Omahog, 552

  OMaolcathaigh, 504

  Ombra, 521

  omelet, 390

  ommigenous, 75

  omnibus-bill, 101, 148

  OMurchadha, 504

  on, 343; -on, 548

  on a bust, 429

  on an avenue, 247

  on a street, 247

  once, 352, 353

  once-over, 263

  oncet, 161

  one, 451, 464, 612

  one-he, 203

  one-horse, 117

  100% American, 174

  onery, 95, 161, 353

  onesome, 562

  one-step, 155

  on fire, 561

  on his legs, to be, 245

  Onlak, 489

  onliest, 463

  onnozel, 109

  Ono, 534

  Onola, 522

  on point duty, 243

  onry, 353

  on the bench, 191

  on the bum, 156

  on the fence, 143, 148, 228

  on the job, 265

  on the merge, 561

  on the Q.T., 208

  on the side, 227

  on the verge, 561

  ontil, 360

  on time, 232, 238

  on to his curves, 191

  Onza, 521

  oo, 344, 345, 383

  oof, 184

  oona, 113

  ooze, 404, 602

  opassom, 104

  open up, to, 165, 198

  operate, to, 31, 196

  operating-room, 287

  operative, 325

  Opferkuchen, 484

  opinion, to, 25

  opossum, 100, 104

  oppose, to, 117, 120

  opposit, 403

  opuses, 413

  Oquossoc, 531

  -or, 178, 179, 192, 285, 383, 384, 386, 389, 390, 395

  Oral, 522

  Orange, 505

  orangeade, 173

  orate, to, 192

  orator, 242

  oratory, 24

  Orba, 521

  Orcellia, 524

  orchestra, 237

  ordinary, 353

  orf, 350

  organization, 225

  organlog, 171

  Oriel, 522

  oriole, 124

  -orium, 178, 179

  Orleenian, 548

  ornate, 128

  orphanest, 463

  orse, 377

  orta, 471

  orter, 350

  Orvetta, 521 -ory, 325

  Osborn, 490

  Oscar, 507, 510

  Osey, 522

  O’Shaunnessy, 487

  Oshkosh, 553

  Osie, 522

  oslerize, to, 193

  ossified, 568

  ostent, 75

  ostermoor, 564

  ostler, 393

  OSuilleohhain, 504

  O’Sullivan, 504

  otchock, 105

  Otella, 521

  other, 349

  O’Tracy, 487

  Otřáska, 487

  O’Tresaigh, 504

  otter, 536

  Otto, 505, 506

  ou, 402

  ouch, 158

  ough, 402

  oughta, 445

  oughten, 445

  oughter, 445

  oughtna, 445

  ought not, 445

  ought to, 445

  our, 402, 447, 456

  -our, 380, 381, 383, 386, 390, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 399

  ouren, 448

  ourn, 425, 447, 456

  oust, to, 199

  outa, 443, 471

  outfit, 573

  out for the coin, 559

  Outhouse, 505

  out-house, 62, 231

  outlandishest, 463

  out of wedlock, 293

  out of window, 251

  outstander, 586

  outstanding, 210, 211, 220, 588

  outstandingly, 211

  Oven, 489

  Oven Fork, 536

  over all, 350

  Overflow, 524

  overhall, 353

  overhead-expenses, 86

  over his signature, 165, 252

  overseas, 239

  overshoes, 235

  over the left, 566

  over the top, 573

  ow, 353, 382, 383, 484

  -ow, 437

  Owens, 489

  Owl Wahneeta, 514

  own, 459
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  oyster, 367; -stew, 247; -supper, 144, 247

  p, 354, 368, 439, 493

  pa, 170

  Paatalo, 492

  paccan, 105

  pack, 236

  package, 235

  package-engineer, 290

  packing, 261

  packing-engineer, 290

  Pacoman, 538

  pact, 182

  Paddy, 511

  Padraic, 513

  padre, 152, 573

  pad-room, 584

  pageant-engineer, 290

  Pagger-Wagger, 569

  pahea oe, 377

  paid, 433, 436

  paint-engineer, 290

  painting-engineer, 290

  paint-maintenance-engineer, 290

  paint the town red, to, 142

  pair, 462

  pajama-engineer, 290

  pajamas, 391

  pajamboree, 175

  pal 573

  palace, 414

  palace-car, 147

  pale, 99

  pale-face, 106, 231

  palm, 334, 338

  Palmer, 520

  Palmetto, 552

  palmolive, 173

  Palo Altan, 549

  palooka, 259, 560

  Pamo, 524

  pan, to, 196

  panaderia, 177

  Panagiotopoulos, 485

  Panagoitis, 512

  pandering, 311

  panel-house, 102

  pan-fish, 115

  panhandle, 86

  panhandler, 263, 582

  Pannebacker, 480

  pan out, to, 142

  pansy, 305

  pantaloons, 302

  pantáta, 216

  pantatorium, 179

  panther-sweat, 568

  pantorium, 179

  pantry, 336

  pants, 234, 239

  papa, 325, 335, 579

  papaios, 105

  Pape, 493

  paper, 584

  paper bleu, 214

  paper-hanger, 577, 579

  paper tut, 159

  papoose, 105, 106

  Papp,496

  Pappachristides, 485

  Pappadakis, 485

  Pappadimitracoupoulos, 485, 486

  Pappageorgiou, 486

  Pappapolychronopoulos, 486

  Pappas, 485, 486

  Pappatheodorokomoun-doronicolucopoulos, 486

  pappekak, 145

  par, 562

  paraffin, 234

  paralize, 402

  parcel, 235, 350

  pard, 170

  parfait, 411

  parfay, 411

  park, 334, 414

  park, to, 195, 227

  Parker, 516

  Parker Notch, 535

  Park ’N Dine, 210

  Park Rowgue, 561

  parley, 182

  parlor, 266, 583

  parlor-car, 147

  parlour, 243, 395

  Parry, 489

  parson, 249, 280

  part, 349

  partiolist, 75

  partridge, 7, 122, 123

  party, 184

  pas, 401

  paseo, 153, 376

  pash, 169, 561, 581, 586

  pass, 335, 336

  pass, to, 198, 227

  passage, 547

  passageway, 102

  Passaicite, 549

  pass-degree, 242

  passel, 350

  passenger-coach, 147

  pass out, to, 198

  past, 337

  pastor, to, 140, 150

  pastorium, 150, 179

  pasture-lot, 121

  Pat, 110, 519

  Patapsco, 527

  Patapsco Neck, 535

  patent, 338

  patent-engineer, 290

  path, 247, 267, 334, 335, 336, 366

  pathetiker, 463

  patio, 152, 153

  Patlow, 492

  Pătrascu, 494

  patriarch, 614

  Patricius, 511

  Patrick, 505, 511, 513

  patrioteer, 180

  patriotism, 339

  patrolman, 86, 102

  patroon, 108

  patter, 169

  Patterson, 494

  Patuxent, 528

  pau, 377

  paugh, 482

  Paul, 507, 515

  pauperdom, 178

  pavement, 33, 42, 235, 247

  paw, 349

  pawn-shop, 292

  paw-paw, 104, 105, 536

  pay, to, 433

  Pay a, 524

  pay dirt, 100, 102, 145

  paying-in-slip, 244

  pay-off, 576

  pay-roll, 239

  peacharino, 176

  P.D.Q., 92, 205, 208

  Peabody, 482

  peach-pit, 108

  Peadar, 513

  pea-nut, 114

  pearl, 250, 367

  pearline, 173

  peart, 143

  Peazzoni, 514

  pebeco, 173

  pecan, 104, 105

  peck, 462

  peculiar members, 303

  ped, 436

  pedagog, 400

  pediatric-engineer, 290

  Pedlar, 520

  Pedro, 508, 509

  peedoodles, 568

  peek, 382

  peek, to, 252

  peek-a-boo, 252

  Peekskill, 532

  peep, to, 439

  pee-pee, 265

  peeve, to, 192

  Pee Wee, 523

  peg, 340

  Peggy, 519

  Peijariniemi, 492

  Pekin, 525

  pell-mell, 126

  Pelto, 493

  pemmican, 105

  pen, 169

  penalize, 340

  penepne, 113

  penitent-form, 250

  penitentiary, 293

  penitent-seat, 250

  Pen-Mar, 537

  pennant-winner, 191

  penny, 101, 116, 267; -ante, 191, 267; -arcade, 267; -bank, 267; bill, 116; -in-the-slot, 267

  Penn Yan, 537

  Pennypacker, 480

  pennyroyal, 346

  pennyr’yal, 346

  Penobscot, 527

  pen-point, 239

  Pentapang, 527

  Péntek, 496

  peon, 152

  peonage, 152

  people, 603

  Peoria, 582

  pep, 169, 170, 227, 263, 565

  Pepper, 482

  pepsin, 155

  peptomint, 173

  perambulator, 233, 256

  perc, to, 192

  Percival, 516, 519

  Percy, 502, 516, 518

  per-diem, 148

  Peregrine, 516

  Pereira, 494

  Perey, 489

  Pérez, 494

  perfect, 367

  perfectest, 463

  perfectly, 372

  perform an abortion, to, 311

  permanent-way, 147

  Pernella, 524

  Perry, 494

  Pershin, 480

  Pershing, 480

  persimmon, 100, 104, 105, 231, 246

  person, 184

  personal, 256

  persuasion-engineer, 290

  Perth Amboy, 537

  pesach, 217

  pesky, 129, 231

  Pet, 522

  pet, to, 309

  Pete, 508, 510, 512

  Pete-in-the-Field, 492

  Pete-in-the-Street, 492

  Peter, 509, 513

  peter out, to, 142

  Peters, 490, 494

  Peterson, 477, 489, 497

  Petersson, 492

  Petit, 481

  Petoskey, 514

  Petr, 511

  petrol, 236, 256

  Petrusiw, 490

  Petrussylf, 459

  Petryshak, 489

  Petryshyn, 489

  Pfannenstiel, 484

  Pfau, 479

  Pfeffer, 482

  Pfeil
, 484

  Pfoersching, 480

  Pfüger, 484

  pfui, 220

  Pfund, 485

  ph, 383, 402

  phalanx, 338

  phantom, 383, 406

  phenix, 394

  phenomena, 412

  phenomenons, 413

  Ph.D., 272

  phrfft, 561

  phial, 389, 390

  Phi-Beta-Kappa-itis, 179

  Phil, 519

  Philadelphia, 522, 528; -n, 548

  philanthropy, 292

  Philip, 488, 506, 507

  Phillips, 488

  phizz, 260

  Phlegar, 484

  phlegm, 383; -cutter, 149

  phlizz, 260

  Phoenician, 551

  phœnix, 394

  phone, 169, 170, 228

  phone, to, 191

  phoney, 187

  phonograph, 235, 604

  phooey, 220

  photo, 169, 170, 183, 558

  photo, to, 199

  photographic-engineer, 290

  photoplay, 187

  Phronie, 519

  phthisic, 605

  physician, 272

  physick, 383, 386

  piano, 338, 347

  pianola, 172

  pianologues, 171

  Pibaudière, 481

  pica, 250

  picayune, 151

  Piccolo, 493

  pick a crow with, to, 568

  pickaninny, 112, 372

  Picketwire, 533

  pick on, to, 227

  Pictorial Review, 525

  picture, 328, 352

  picture-gallery, 584

  picture-house, 237

  picturize, to, 193

  pie, 122, 235

  piece, 308

  piece-of-eight, 116

  pie-counter, 148

  pie-eyed, 568

  Pierce, 507

  pietje-kamaakal, 109

  Pietroluongo, 494

  Pietrus, 488

  Pietruszka, 488

  pifficated, 568

  Pig, 505

  Pig Eye, 536

  pigmy, 390, 392

  pike, 169, 170

  Pikler, 498

  Pilipino, 375

  pillar-box, 235

  piller, 353

  pimp, 309

  pinch-hitter, 191

  pinder, 113

  pineapple, 580

  pine-knot, 115

  pin for home, to, 583

  pin-head, 186

  pinkster, 109

  pint, 237, 243

  pinto, 152, 153

  Piotr, 510

  pipe-of-peace, 106

  pippin, 263

  pique, 382

  pisen, 346

  Pism, 525

  pismire, 302

  piss, 308

  pissoir, 304

  pistarine, 116

  pit, 108

  pitcher, 235

  pitchfork, to, 373

  pitch-pine, 114

  pitilacker, 175

  Pitkäjärvi, 492

  Pittsburgh, 529, 539

  Pittsburgher, 549

  Pittsburgh Landing, 529

  pivotal, 231

  placate, to, 118, 230

  place, 123, 248

  Placenta, 525

  placer, 152

  plaguy, 99

  plain, 536

  plaintiff, 386

  planing-machine, 101

  plank, 148

  plank down, to, 142

  planning-expert, 291

  plant food, 292

  Plant moon, 106

  plastered, 568

  plastic, 334

  plate, 235

  platform, 148, 228

  platinum, 604

  play ball, to, 191

  playdom, 178

  played-out, 143, 231

  play golf some, to, 254

  play hell, to, 314

  play possum, to, 143, 198, 323

  play-room, 235

  plaza, 152, 547

  plea, 183, 375

  plead, to, 433, 437

  pleadings, 246

 

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