Runyonese
/ˌrʌnjəˈniːz/noun
Language or style characteristic or suggestive of that used in the short stories of Damon Runyon; especially slang or idiom typical of gangsters or the New York underworld.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in The Observer. From the name of Damon Runyon + -ese.
- French sixth
- French sole
- French Somaliland
- French Southern and Antarctic Territories
- French-speaking
- French stick
- French Sudan
- French tack
- French tarragon
- French tickler
- French tip
- French toast
- French tuning
- French turnip
- French twill
- French twist
- French vermouth
- French walnut
- French Wars of Religion
- French West Africa
- French white
- French willow
- French window
- Frenchwoman
- Frenchy