#jazz

Lend me your ears, that is, listen up and pay attention.

Playing or performing perfectly, locked into the rhythm and feeling it just right.

A swell person or a tune that 'sends' you, thrilling you to your core.

Just right, smooth and satisfying, everything as it ought to be.

To lose your cool, freak out, or get wildly excited.

Genuinely fine, excellent, the real thing, beyond reproach.

1930s-40s speakeasy for smoking cannabis.

A playful jive way to say 'give me a kiss.'

An energetic swing dancer, or the wild, acrobatic dance they did to hot jazz.

To tap-dance, to lay down some hot footwork on the floor.

To talk a lot, to run your mouth or chatter away.

Something so good it knocks you out, the absolute height of excellence.

1940s slang for cannabis (for the giggly high).

1940s slang for a cannabis cigarette.

1920s-30s jazz slang for cannabis.

Something or someone tremendously good, the most, an absolute riot.

Historic Black NOLA neighborhood near the old New Basin Canal.

A key to the door, in the playful coded style of pure Harlem jive.

A swing-music fan or hep jitterbug, often a white enthusiast soaking up Harlem jazz.

A friendly term of address for a fellow hipster or musician, like 'pal' with jive flavor.

A great situation of comfort, prosperity, and good fortune.

To beg off, make excuses, or back down and apologize.

A jazz-era cannabis smoker.

A sharp, in-the-know person who's wise to jazz, style, and the latest jive.

Jazz-era term for cannabis.

To understand, appreciate, or pay close attention to something.

Your home, apartment, or place to hang out.