the Catcher in the Rye Ch. 11

checker: chessboard

Doberman pinscher: any of a breed of short-haired medium-sized dogs of German origin

lawn: ground (as around a house or in a garden or park) that is covered with grass and is kept mowed

mow: to cut the standing herbage (such as grass) of

herbage: herbaceous vegetation (such as grass) especially when used for grazing

stink: fuss

fuss: a state of agitation especially over a trivial matter

trivial: of little worth or importance

phony: not genuine or real

muckle: mickle

mickle: great, much

stance: site

poetry: DJ[ˋpəuitri]

Maine: state on the Atlantic coast in the northeastern U.S. and bordering on the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick

cape cod: peninsula of southeastern Massachusetts 65 miles (105 kilometers) long in the Atlantic

snub: to treat with contempt or neglect

contempt: lack of respect or reverence for something

reverence: honor or respect felt or shown

LaSalle: town in southern Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River

necking: the act or practice of kissing and caressing amorously

caress: to touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

amorous: strongly moved by love and especially sexual love

bastard: usually offensive : a child born to parents who are not married to each other

porch: a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof

kid: to deceive (someone) as a joke : to say untrue things to (someone) in a playful or joking way

deceive: to be false to

boozehound: drunk

plop: to fall, drop, or move suddenly with a sound like that of something dropping into water

glider: a porch seat suspended from an upright framework

icicle: an emotionally cold person

horse around: to engage in horseplay

horseplay: rough or boisterous play

newsreel: a short movie dealing with current events

hardly: used to emphasize a minimal amount or degree

whore: somewhat old-fashioned : a person who engages in sexual intercourse for pay

pervert: one given to some form of sexual perversion

snob: one who blatantly imitates, fawningly admires, or vulgarly seeks association with those regarded as social superiors

blatant: completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner

fawning: seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery

vulgar: morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate

conspicuous: obvious to the eye or mind

obtrusive: undesirably prominent

undesirable: unwant

corny: mawkishly old-fashioned : tiresomely simple and sentimental

mawkish: exaggeratedly or childishly emotional

sentimental: marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism

big shot: a person of consequence or prominence

Online dictionary used: https://www.merriam-webster.com