“Did you get me that spool of red silk I asked you to this morning?” said Mrs. Smith. No, he forgot it. Mr. Smith is a rawp.
“Did you ring up Green and tell him to send a man to mow the lawn?” asked Mr. Smith. No, she didn’t; Mrs. Smith is a rawp.
And little Sammie Smith, who never goes to bed until he’s been told seven times—what then is he? A rawpet?
When Mr. Rawp arrived, the boat
Was sailing from the pier,
And Mrs. Rawp was there, afloat—
So far, and yet so near!
No wonder Mrs. Rawp was vexed,
For she returned, to find
He took the steamer sailing next,
And she was left behind!
Riz´gid-get, n. 1. A state of mental inertia or indecision; an inability to make up one’s mind; a case of rival possibilities. 2. One who is lazily undecided.
You get the commonest, the most usual rizgidget in the restaurant: “What shall we have to eat?” But in seeking a gown, a hat or a wedding present, the rizgidget is always lying in wait for you, ready to infect you with mental sleeping sickness. It can catch you in the park and prevent your being able to decide even which side of the fountain to pass.
“Where shall we go on our vacation—to the mountains or the seashore?” This is the rizgidget which blooms perennially on June 1st. (See Uglet.)
“How much ought I to ask for it?” This is the rizgidget that has prevented many a sale.
“Which man shall I accept?” So the popular maiden is rizgidgeted.