What does bum mean in The Outsiders?

Bum. Definition: used as an adjective to mean wretched, worthless. Sentence: “'And even if you are mad at us, that's no reason to go walking the streets with these bums'” (Hinton 41).
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What are some slang words in The Outsiders?

here, but this is a good start!
  • 1) booze - Any form of alcohol; particularly beer. Likewise, boozed means drunk.
  • 2) broad – An attractive girl.
  • 3) cooler – Jail.
  • 4) cancer stick – Cigarette.
  • 5) Chessy Cat -Cheshire Cat.
  • 6) hacked off – To be angry.
  • 7) heater – A hand-gun.
  • 8) hot - recently stolen.
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What does cuss mean in The Outsiders?

Cuss: or to swear. Dig: or to understand or like something. Fuzz: which refers to the police. Hacked off: or to be angry. Heater: or a gun.
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What starts with Z in The Outsiders?

U. U is for united, the Greasers are united in the gang! Z is for zoo, at the end of the book Ponyboy writes about a zoo. Y is for YELLING, when the boys guys in fights they YELLED a lot!
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What does holler uncle mean outsiders?

To admit defeat or plead for mercy, especially in an informal physical contest of some kind. The brothers often play fought, but it was invariably the younger of the two who had to holler uncle by the end. See also: holler, uncle.
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What does corn Pony mean?

corn-poney [Slang] unsophisticated, cornball. Corvair a Chevrolet automobile model.
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What does the BOP mean?

What Does Bop Mean? The slang term “bop” in its most popular form is used as an adjective to describe a good song or a song that has a good beat that makes you want to dance. Origin of Bop.
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What is E for in the outsiders?

E is for East Side.
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What starts with letter A in the outsiders?

A. A-Aggressive: All of the greasers and socs are very aggressive with each other.
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What does contemptuously mean in the outsiders?

contemptuously = disrespectfully. I hated them as bitterly and as contemptuously as Dally Winston hated. p. 115.0.
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What did Cooler mean in 1960?

cooler. jail. Corvair. a popular sports car in the 1960s.
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What does hood mean in 1960?

noun; juvenile delinquent. “Those juvies are always stealing things” (Hood, J.D.) -K- kicks.
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What dies Kool mean?

Kool definition

(slang, informal) Alternative spelling of cool.
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What does the hood mean slang?

The definition of a hood is slang for a neighborhood. An example of a hood is what you'd call the area in which you live in the inner city.
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What is a word that starts with N?

  • nail (verb)
  • nail.
  • naked (adjective)
  • name (noun)
  • name (verb)
  • narrow (adjective)
  • nation (noun)
  • national (adjective)
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What does Johnny say to Ponyboy before he died?

Right before he dies in the hospital, Johnny says “Stay gold, Ponyboy.” Ponyboy cannot figure out what Johnny means until he reads the note Johnny left. Johnny writes that “stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Frost poem Ponyboy shared when they were hiding at the church.
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Who is shot down and killed by the police in The Outsiders?

How does Dally die in the outsiders? Dally is shot by police after robbing a grocery store with an unloaded gun. He is cornered by the police, and raises the gun at them. They shoot and kill him.
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Why did dally want two bits knife?

Two-Bit's Switchblade

First of all, the blade is stolen. Second, it represents a sense of the individual power that comes with the potential to commit violence. This symbolism surfaces most clearly when Dally borrows the blade from Two-Bit and uses it to break out of the hospital to join his gang at the rumble.
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Is The Outsiders a banned book?

It was ranked #38 on the American Library Association's Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–1999. This book has been banned from some schools and libraries because of the portrayal of gang violence, underage smoking and drinking, strong language/slang, and family dysfunction.
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Is Outsiders based on a true story?

Though the real setting may cause you to wonder if Outsiders is based on a true story (like History's similarly located Hatfields & McCoys), this series is totally fictional. However, the cast and creators reveal that they still did a lot of research to make the story as authentic as possible.
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What does BOP mean on Tik Tok?

Bop: When a song, or album, is really good. Example: “Have y'all heard 'Castaway' from The Backyardigans? It's a bop.” Drip: A cool, sexy or trendy sense of style. Another way of saying swag.
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What is a BOP female?

Female offenders are provided appropriate programs and services to meet their physical, social, and psychological needs. Of the nearly 152,000 federal offenders, women consistently account for approximately 7 percent of the federal inmate population.
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What does BOP mean in jail?

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Our inmate population consists of people awaiting trial for violating federal laws or those who have already been convicted of committing a federal crime. Due to a law passed in 1997, we also confine offenders who have been convicted of a felony in the District of Columbia.
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What do they call cigarettes in The Outsiders?

Kools are a brand of cigarette. They were favored by Dallas Winston. He stole two packs from a corner store before taking Ponyboy and Johnny to the nightly double.
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