ACTIVITY: DETECTIVE TALK 101 #3

ACTIVITY: DETECTIVE TALK 101 #3

It's 1950. You've been asked to give a little report/speech to the crime syndicate for the boss man, but you have to get your words right. Fill in the blanks with the correct slang term.

Hoosegow                  Pigeon                  Hinky                  Yap

Fade                           Bracelets                      Gum-shoe

Made                           Drink out of the same bottle

Pin your diapers on                  Behind the eight-ball

"Listen up you guys, something ______ is going on. We all _______, but I think there's a ______ in the group. It puts us all ______. If we don't find the rat we'll all end up in ______ with a free ride to the ______.  The smart thing is for everyone to ______  and keep their _____shut until the ______ loses interest. So ______, lay low and don't get ______."

ANSWERS:

Hinky: Suspicious

Drink out of the same bottle: we're all close friends . . . "

Pigeon: someone talking to the cops, informer

Behind the eight-ball: In a difficult position

Bracelets: Handcuffs

Hoosegow: Jail

Fade: Go away, get lost

Gum-shoe: Detective

Pin your diapers on: get dressed

Yap: mouth

Made: Recognized

"Listen up you guys, something hinky is going on. We

all drink out of the same bottle, but I think there's a pigeon in the group. It puts us all behind the eight-ball. If we don't find the rat we'll all end up in bracelets with a free ride to the Hoosegow.  The smart thing is for everyone to fade and keep their yaps shut until the gum-shoe loses interest. So pin your diapers on, lay low and don't get made."