Lastex trademarked term for a fine, round, rubber thread wound with cotton, rayon, silk, etc., and woven or knitted into fabric.
half gainer a fancy dive in which the diver springs from the board facing forward and does a back flip in the air so as to enter the water headfirst, facing the board.
inferiority complex any feeling of inferiority, inadequacy, etc.; originally a psychiatric term.
Rockettes dancers at New York City's Radio City Music Hall, known for their chorus-line precision.
Charles Dickens (1812–1870) English novelist.
Great Dane any of a breed of very large, muscular dog with pointed, erect ears, a square muzzle, and a short, thick, smooth coat.
furlough a leave of absence granted to military enlisted personnel for a specified period.
Ring Lardner (1885–1933) U.S. sports reporter and humorist.
louse a person regarded as mean, contemptible, etc.
snowing deceiving, misleading, or winning over by glib talk, flattery, etc.
goose to prod suddenly and playfully in the backside so as to startle.
