The Outsiders (film)

The Outsiders (film) Glossary

Push-start

start a car by physically pushing it as the driver turns the ignition, in order to make the engine turn

Two-timing

Being unfaithful to a lover

Hood

Derogatory word for a criminal

Blade

Knife

White trash

A white person without class or money

Greaser

A rough member of a gang, with slicked back long hair

Soc

Short for "Social," a preppy, sweater-sporting affluent gang member

Madras

A colorful cotton fabric typically associated with preppy styles

Cancer-stick

Slang for cigarette

Heater

A gun

"No jazz before the rumble"

No fighting before the scheduled fight

"Skin against skin"

[In the rumble] fighting without weapons

The fuzz

Slang for the police

Mustang

An expensive sports car manufactured by Ford

guardian

Someone who looks after a child if they are parent-less

Robert Frost

An acclaimed American poet who often wrote about the natural world

peroxide

chemical used to bleach hair

Gone with the Wind

A classic American novel about the Civil War that was adapted into a popular movie

Rumble

A scheduled fight between two gangs

Wise up

Become more street-smart, have better judgment

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