saying "You’re right." I hope this is better than the last one we had, hotshot. A "hotshot" is a slangy way of referring to a person who thinks they are very talented, accomplished or cool. I deliver it; I don’t rustle the cattle. "To rustle cattle" is simply to steal cows. Not particularly useful! Civil rights is one thing, but this here is something else. A reference to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, in which people fought for the rights of blacks to be equal members of US society. I think he thought I was, you know, attractive. Still a great adjective for saying pretty or handsome, or just pleasant. Do you mean have we been to bed together? Today, when speaking of sex, one is more likely say "slept together." Are you saying they don’t have any sense of rhythm? This refers to the regular, repeated sounds of music or speech. You can do the Watusi, but we are the Watusi. A type of dance that was popular in the 1960s. Willy Mays could be elected mayor of San Francisco. A great baseball star who played with the San Francisco Giants. I own a newspaper, but I couldn’t be elected dog catcher. A dog catcher is what you think he is, but for some reason, this is said whenever a person wants to express how unpopular someone is. Frankly, I think your daughter is a bit optimistic. A good way for the speaker to warn that he’s about to give a completely honest opinion, even if it might be offensive or uncomfortable. I’d settle for Secretary of State. In the US, this is the equivalent of a Foreign Minister. Would you think it some kind of cowardice that no matter how confident you two are, I’m just a little bit scared. An educated word for fear or lack of courage. She said "My dad is a lifelong fighting liberal who loathes race prejudice." In the 1960s, those who were politically liberal were the ones who worked for civil rights. "To loath" is to hate or detest, and "race prejudice" is a dated way of referring to racism. Hi dad, what’s up, man? A slangy and still common way of greeting, or saying hi to someone. Stop butting in! "To butt into" a person’s business or life is to start investigating it, when they would prefer to keep it private. Your mother says she is pleased. A slightly dated and weak word for satisfied, or perhaps happy. Why do you keep trying to dramatize everything? "To dramatize" something is to make it seem dramatic, tense, or highly emotional. It’s the damndest thing you ever heard of. In this context, a funny little adjective meaning amazing or curious. They pick up the brightest native kids and they put them through courses, just like they do in the US Army corpsman. "Brightest" is smartest, "courses" are classes (in this case, in medicine). They are all specialists trained to
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