Bluenose — a priggish or puritanical person
Bootlegging — the illegal manufacture, distribution, or sale of goods, especially alcohol
Bump Off — to murder someone
Bum’s Rush — ejection by force
Choice bit of calico — a desirable woman
Copacetic — wonderful, fine, in excellent order
Dumb Dora — an unintelligent woman
Giggle water — liquor, alcoholic beverage
Half-seas over — drunk
Juice joint — a speakeasy
Know One’s Onions – know what one is talking about
Level with me — be honest
Moonshine — bootleg alcohol
Rum running — transportation of illegal alcohol
Sitting pretty — in a great position
Speakeasy — Irish word to describe an illicit, undercover bar selling bootleg liquor
Teetotaler — A person who abstains from the consumption of alcohol
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