All Rung Up:
Continuing with the daily slang term from the 1920s and 30s. Will you be celebrating tonight when the election returns come in? Maybe you’ll be “All rung up.” No, you won’t be on the phone until you’re exhausted, nor will you and your party be on the trash pile of election history. Instead, you will be dressed to impress!
All rung up: (adj) dressed in fancy clothes or costume; may imply evening clothes.
This odd phrase shows up in plenty of pulp descriptions of the 1920s and into the early 1940s, when it faded out. Keep an eye out for this phrase when you read Storm Waters.
