I wanted to let you know that I contributed over 10 years ago to the Tom
Waits' dictionary which is on the web. It is mostly American slang. The
story behind my involvement is that I met some Europeans who were fluent in
English and great fans of Tom Waits. One fellow had even memorized a lot of
lyrics and yet did not have a clue about what they meant, since they are
filled with slang from many different origins. It was a lot of fun
contributing and I'm still interested in doing the etymology of slang and
idioms. Anyway, have fun.
Joe Clarke
PS: "She's a moving violation from her conk down to her shoes
She's just an invitation to the blues."
Invitation to the Blues/Small
Change/Tom Waits
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