Push-start
start a car by physically pushing it as the driver turns the ignition, in order to make the engine turn
Two-timing
Being unfaithful to a lover
Hood
Derogatory word for a criminal
Blade
Knife
White trash
A white person without class or money
Greaser
A rough member of a gang, with slicked back long hair
Soc
Short for "Social," a preppy, sweater-sporting affluent gang member
Madras
A colorful cotton fabric typically associated with preppy styles
Cancer-stick
Slang for cigarette
Heater
A gun
"No jazz before the rumble"
No fighting before the scheduled fight
"Skin against skin"
[In the rumble] fighting without weapons
The fuzz
Slang for the police
Mustang
An expensive sports car manufactured by Ford
guardian
Someone who looks after a child if they are parent-less
Robert Frost
An acclaimed American poet who often wrote about the natural world
peroxide
chemical used to bleach hair
Gone with the Wind
A classic American novel about the Civil War that was adapted into a popular movie
Rumble
A scheduled fight between two gangs
Wise up
Become more street-smart, have better judgment
