Chapter I: =Interior Decorator=--Bartender

=If I don’t see you again, Hello=--Goodbye forever

=Imitate a tree=--Leave

=Italian Decoration=--Spaghetti

=Ice=--Diamond

=It’s Jake with me=--It’s alright

=In the bag=--Prearranged result in a contest

=Irish toothache=--Punch in the jaw

=Itch=--Love

=It’s a wow!=--Great!

=I’m from Missouri=--Admission of something lacking

=In the red=--Losing money in show parlance

=I love you=--A boast

=In the deep=--In a losing game

=Illuminated=--Covered with 10 cent jewelry

=I’ll see you on the installment plan=--Once a month

=I’m between salaries=--I’m out of work

=Incorporate!=--You’re too clever for one man

=Indoor tan=--Dirty hands and neck

=Ironsides=--Girl with corsets

=Indoor aviator=--Elevator operator

=I’ll say so=--Emphatic agreement

=I should worry=--Disclaiming responsibility

=It’s a bear=--Highest form of praise

=It’s the bee’s knees=--Approval by comparison

J

=Jew’s Harp=--Abie’s Irish Rose

=Jarring the cherries off grandma’s bonnet=--Doing something that is
excitedly up-to-date

=Jam pitch=--To work up a sale by a scale of refunds until the sucker
has fallen for a high amount

=Jip=--To cheat or steal

=Jawbone=--Credit

=Jumping tintypes=--Movies

=Jig=--Negro

=John Law=--Policeman

=Jump=--Hobo term for move from town to town

=Jewish salmon=--Ham

K

=Kitten’s fallen arches=--Persistent fault finder

=Kick in the pants=--Libation in the hip pocket

=Keeping your shirt on=--Remaining cool and calm

=Keep off my sidewalk-slappers=--Keep off my feet

=Kitchen mechanic=--Culinary artist

=Kid top=--Side show in a circus

=Knock-over=--Cleanup

=Kick-back=--Have to return a sucker’s money

=Keep your shadow the same=--You’re getting fat

=Knockout=--Girl who knocks your eye out