Use these words in your vocabulary and you will talk like a detective in no time!
Can it: Verb: (Can-IT): To be quiet. Example: When Ray's friend was humming a very annoying song, he told him to can it.
Jeeves: Noun: (Geevs): A famous butler from classic television. Example: Betty's favorite television character was Jeeves the butler.
Toup: Slang: (TOOP): A toupee. Example: Greg complimented his grandfather's toup.
Predicament: (Pre-DIK-uh-ment): A problem. Example: Katy wanted to escape the predicament.
Baffled: (Baff-UHLED): Confused. Example: Science baffled Ed.
Hoosegow: Slang: (Hoose-GOW): Prison. Example: The police took the theif to the hoosegow.