David Copperfield the first-person narrator of The Personal History of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, published serially 1849-50 and in book form 1850.
digression a wandering from the main subject in talking or writing.
Doberman pinscher any of a breed of large dog with erect ears, a docked tail, and a short, smooth, usually dark coat with tan markings.
double-decker bus a bus with an upper deck or floor.
dough money.
earlap earflap; either of a pair of cloth or fur flaps on a cap, turned down to protect the ears from cold.
faggy fatigued; wearied.
falsetto an artificial way of speaking, in which the voice is placed in a register much higher than that of the natural voice.
falsies devices, as pads or breast-shaped forms, worn inside a brassiere to make the breasts look fuller.
fantastic here, existing in the imagination; imaginary; unreal.
flitty here, Holden uses the term to refer to male homosexuals.
Flys Up a baseball or softball playground game in which the fielder who catches a fly ball is allowed to bat next.
foyer an entrance hall of a house or apartment.
fraternity a group of male students joined together by common interests, for fellowship, etc.
from hunger here, unattractive, unfashionable.
furlough a leave of absence granted to military enlisted personnel for a specified period.
