also get the nod.) The committee gave
Frank the nod for the job. They gave her
the nod.give someone the raspberrytv. to make
a rude noise with the lips at someone.
(See also Bronx cheer; raspberry.) The
audience gave him the raspberry, which
gave him some second thoughts about his
choice of career. Even after his grand-
stand play, they gave him the raspberry.
give someone the shafttv. to cheat or de-
ceive someone; to mistreat someone. (See
also shaft.) The boss really gave Wally
the shaft. Somebody always gives me the
shaft.
give someone the sliptv. to escape from
a pursuer. We were on his tail until he
gave us the slip. I can give her the slip
in no time at all.
gizmo[“gIzmo] n. a gadget. What is this
silly little gizmo on the bottom for? This
gizmo turns it on.
gizzumGo to jism.
gizzy[“gIzi] n. marijuana. (Drugs.) The
cops found a little gizzy in the guy’s pocket.
Where’d you get this gizzy?
gladmod. alcohol intoxicated. After a few
beers she was a mite glad. In fact, she
was too glad to stand up.
glad-handtv. to greet someone effusively.
The Senator was glad-handing everyone
in sight. He glad-handed Ernie and got
a real earful.
glad-handern. someone who displays ef-
fusive friendship. What a morass of ea-
ger glad-handers and glitz! The glad-
handers were out in full force at the
Independence Day parade.
glad ragsn. fancy clothes; best clothing.
(See also rag.) You look pretty good in
your glad rags. I’ll get on my glad rags,
and we’ll go out tonight.
glammod.glamorous. Wow! Isn’t she
glam! What a totally glam life she leads!
glamour pussn. a person with a beautiful
face. I’m no glamour puss, but I’m no
dog either. Now, Sally is what I would
call a glamour puss.
glass gun n. a hypodermic syringe.
(Drugs.) Gert broke her glass gun and
had to improvise. A lot of those bang-
sters don’t even use a glass gun.glass(y)-eyedmod. alcohol or drug intox-
icated. Mary is looking sort of glassy-
eyed, and it’s only midnight. Ernie is
usually glass-eyed, but tonight it’s much
worse.
glazed (drunk) and glazed (over)mod.
alcohol intoxicated. She has had too
much. She’s glazed drunk. Fred looks a
little glazed. I think he’s done for.glazed (over)Go to glazed (drunk).gleep[glip] n. a fool; an oaf. What a
gleep! Does he know what’s what? Don’t
act like such a gleep!glick[glIk] a strange person; a nerd.
Don’t be a glick, Bill. Fred seems to be
a classic glick, but he is really an all-right
guy.glitch[glItS] n. a defect; a bug. There is
a glitch in the computer program some-
where. I’m afraid there’s a glitch in our
plans.
glitz[glIts] n. flashiness and glamour.
The place was a morass of eager sales geeks
and phony glitz. The glitz was blinding,
and the substance was invisible.glitzy[“glItsi] mod. fashionable; glamorous.
It was a real glitzy place to hold a meet-
ing. Some glitzy blonde sang a couple of
songs, and then the band played again.glockn. a gun; a revolver. Sam was car-
rying a glock and threatened to end the ar-
gument his own way.glom[glam] 1. tv. to steal something. (Un-
derworld.) Lefty glommed a little car
for the evening. He gloms just about
everything he needs. 2. tv. to take a look
at someone or something. (Underworld.)
Glom this layout for a minute. Come
over here and glom the view of the bank
from this window.glommed[glamd] mod. arrested. (Under-
world.) Bart got glommed on a speed-
ing charge. I didn’t even know he couldglommed