Bud, Not Buddy

Bud, Not Buddy Glossary

Care home

A place where orphaned or mistreated children are taken in to be looked after

Depression

An economic downturn; the 1930s Great Depression was a worldwide epidemic

Ingratitude

The failure to recognize someone else's efforts

Bragging

Boasting

Doggone

used to express feelings of annoyance, surprise, or pleasure.

Trade

To swap

Locomotive

a powered railway vehicle used for pulling trains

sully

to dirty, mar, ruin something

commence

to begin

blubbery

teary and whiny

coldcocked

knocked unconscious

stricken

overwhelmed by something such as grief, fear, etc.

chunked

hit

twine

string

slew

a great deal of

ventriloquists

people who use dummies and pretend to make them talk, usually in a stage act

knickers

undergarments

scram

slang term for getting out of a place quickly

rassle

slang term for wrestling

snaggletooth

a broken or projecting tooth