He takes you on long walks when you visit him in the country, and want just to sit on the verandah and loaf.
The gixlet in the club orders drinks when you don’t want them, and insists upon your drinking them, because he does. The gixlet, in short, is the joyous, friendly dog, that leaps with muddy paws upon your clean, white trousers.
The Gixlets entertained me till
I thought I’d die the death;
His wife and he could not keep still,
Though I was out of breath.
They showed me things, they made me gorge,
Then walked me round the farm;
That night, I killed them both, by George!
Tell me, where was the harm?
Gloo´go, n. 1. A devoted adherent of a person, place or thing. 2. A married person in love with his or her spouse after the first year. 3. Anything that can be depended upon.
Gloo´go, a. Loyal, constant. Foolishly faithful without pay.
Do you take cold baths all through January, February and March? You’re a gloogo,—especially if you don’t talk about it. (See Yab.)
Do you work over hours at the office? Do you come downtown early? Do you run in on Sundays and finish up a little batch of business? You’re a gloogo.
The gloogo, when young, studies his home lessons, instead of going to that Saturday night dance. In after-life he attends church every Sunday, and puts a quarter in the plate. If he plays golf, he prefers a rainy, cold day. (See Vorge.)
The gloogo elevator runs all night—but it’s a curiosity.