The Apartment

The Apartment Glossary

premium

an amount to be paid for a contract of insurance.

martini

A gin or vodka cocktail popular in the mid-20th century.

mensch

(Yiddish) a person of integrity and honor.

payola

bribing with a promotion in return for a favor.

break a leg

"good luck!"

sexpot

a sexy person.

schnook

a fool

punk

a worthless person.

meshugaas

idiotic behavior.

Cape Canaveral

A cape in Florida.

galoshes

waterproof overshoe.

Greyhound

A long-distance bus company.

Schraffts

A chain of moderately-priced restaurants in New York.

charter

authorization.

analyzed

examined in depth.

nebbish

ineffectual man

Little Lord Fauntleroy

A character from a Frances Hodgson Burnett novel, an exceptionally innocent young man.

bookie joint

An illegal bookmaker's office.

dopin' a horse

Giving steroids to a horse to make it perform better in races.

beatnik

a media stereotype about the Beat Generation, a generation of artists and writers in the post-WWII era, particularly in the West Village in New York City.

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