I found a great book called 'Slang Through the Ages' by Jonathon Green. It's basically a thesaurus of historical slang, and had lots of great old uses.

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• Joe Biden

  Vice President Of The United States

  Friday, Nov 20, 1942
  

• Jordan Peterson

  Psychologist

  
  

• Donald Trump

  45Th President Of The United States

  Friday, Jun 14, 1946
  

• Alfred Lord Tennyson

  Poet

  Saturday, Aug 05, 1809
  Thursday, Oct 06, 1892

• Pope John Paul Ii

  Priest

  Tuesday, May 18, 1920
  Saturday, Apr 02, 2005

• Zig Ziglar

  Author

  Saturday, Nov 06, 1926
  Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012

• Abraham Lincoln

  16Th U.S. President

  Sunday, Feb 12, 1809
  Saturday, Apr 15, 1865

• Socrates

  Philosopher

  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States

  Wednesday, Mar 15, 1933
  

• Epictetus

  Philosopher

  
  

• Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

  Writer

  Thursday, Aug 28, 1749
  Thursday, Mar 22, 1832

• Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Philosopher

  
  

• Walt Disney

  Animator

  Thursday, Dec 05, 1901
  Thursday, Dec 15, 1966

• Stephen Covey

  Author

  Monday, Oct 24, 1932
  Monday, Jul 16, 2012

• Maya Angelou

  Author

  Wednesday, Apr 04, 1928
  Wednesday, May 28, 2014