Homefront Lingo
“I hated English in high
school.” – Charlie (in episode #26-“The Lemo Tomato Juice Hour”)
Think you’re hep to the Homefront jive? Check out these popular slang terms,
expressions, and familiar phrases.
Aces
“Always be a gentleman in bed.” – Anne; Coach Zelnick
Brother –
Al
Buckeye –
Judy’s nickname for Jeff
Buster
– Ginger’s nickname for Jeff
Ever so
– Caroline
“Goodnight nurse!” –
Mike
“I bet you a dollar to a doughnut hole” – Alan Carmichael; Al;
Charlie
“I’ll say!” –
Jeff
“It’s beyond my ken…” –
Ruth
“Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!” – Anne
“Maybe so, maybe no.”
– Charlie
Mutt –
Charlie’s nickname for Jeff
“Oh my Lord.”
– Jeff
“Okay, fine!” –
Gina
“One hundred percent guaranteed!” – Gina
“Pick your jaw off the floor.” – Judy
Screwy dame
“Shut yer yap!” –
Charlie
Slimey Limey –
Ginger’s expression for Caroline
Slugger –
Judy
Squirrelly dame –
Charlie
Swell
“That woman!”
– Gloria, in reference to Ruth
“This is WREQ, the voice of greater River Run.” – Ginger
Wage slave
“Well, it just goes to show.” – Ruth
“We’re living in a goldfish bowl.” – Sarah
“You devil!” –
Caroline