cutting a rug?
If so, then you might already know these hip 1940s swing terms… Jitterbug is used to describe both a style of dance and a person who likes to swing. Musicians in swing bands are usually called cats, but that word can be used to address any fellow who is cool and knows the score. A chick is just as cool as a cat, only in the female persuasion. You can address your male friends as Jack, Gate or Pops. Forget the name of the cat you just met; call him Charley. Forget the name of the chick you just met; call her Sam. A beautiful girl can be described as a barbecue. A very stylish or classy girl is a barn burner, but her ugly girlfriend is a battle. The male equivalent of a battle is a Jeff. Every cat wants to date a ripe tomato, a ring-ding woman who’s got it going on. When you are looking good and solid in your threads, you are togged to the bricks. A smooth character who comes on to you is said to creep out like the shadow. Someone who is copacetic, cool or all right is righteous. A rug
