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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• Isaac Newton

  Physicist

  Sunday, Jan 04, 1643
  Monday, Mar 31, 1727

• Leonardo Da Vinci

  Painter

  Thursday, Apr 15, 1452
  Friday, May 02, 1519

• Joe Biden

  Vice President Of The United States

  Friday, Nov 20, 1942
  

• Muhammad Ali

  Professional Boxer

  Saturday, Jan 17, 1942
  Friday, Jun 03, 2016

• George Carlin

  Comedian

  Wednesday, May 12, 1937
  Sunday, Jun 22, 2008

• Kanye West

  Songwriter

  Wednesday, Jun 08, 1977
  Thursday, Jun 04, 2015

• Steve Jobs

  Entrepreneur

  Thursday, Feb 24, 1955
  Wednesday, Oct 05, 2011

• Bob Marley

  Singer

  Tuesday, Feb 06, 1945
  Monday, May 11, 1981

• Dr. Seuss

  Writer

  Wednesday, Mar 02, 1904
  Tuesday, Sep 24, 1991

• Soren Kierkegaard

  Philosopher

  Wednesday, May 05, 1813
  Sunday, Nov 11, 1855

• Edgar Allan Poe

  Author

  Thursday, Jan 19, 1809
  Sunday, Oct 07, 1849

• Kobe Bryant

  Basketball Player

  Wednesday, Aug 23, 1978
  

• George Bernard Shaw

  Playwright

  Saturday, Jul 26, 1856
  Thursday, Nov 02, 1950

• Vince Lombardi

  Football Player

  Wednesday, Jun 11, 1913
  Thursday, Sep 03, 1970

• Ronald Reagan

  40Th US President

  Monday, Feb 06, 1911
  Saturday, Jun 05, 2004