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• 1 2015-11-18T22:37:14-08:00 Noir Vocab 8 plain 2015-11-19T07:24:53-08:00 While I expect my students to use this, I would check their short stories to use these words correctly, and in proper context. This page is just a reference with a short selection of words. The real test would be to use words on this page, and words from reading the text and doing their own research. 
  
  The Characters
  The femme fatale: an attractive woman who can seduce a man, but usually brings his downfall.  
  
  Boob or sap: a stupid guy
  Broad, baby, babe, chick, dame, girlie, kitten, sister, twist: woman
  Bruno: a tough guy
  Bulls: uniformed cops, prison guards.
  Button man: a hired killer. All you have to is "push a button" and he'll do the job. 
  Cat or gee: a man
  Coppers: Cops and detectives
  Flattie: flatfoot, a cop
  Goon: A common thug
  Greasers: Mexicans or Italians (referring to their hair) or, any sort of lower-class hoodlum.
  Hatchetmen: gunman
  Snooper: a detective
  
  
  The drugs
  Dope, hop: drugs
  Dope fiend: a drug addict
  Dope peddler: a drug dealer
  Hophead: a drug addict, usually used in reference to heroin addicts
  Jujus, refeers: marijuana cigarettes
  Tea, mesca: marijuana
  Snow-bird: someone addicted to cocaine or crack
  
  
  The places
  A dive: a cheap place
  A dump: any sort of place, but usually a run-down place
  A hash house: A cheap sort of restaurant.
  A joint: any sort of place
  
  The confusing
  Duck soup: something easy 
  Fin: five dollar bill
  Wooden kimono: wooden coffin