Lounge lizard

A lounge lizard is a man who frequents social establishments with the intention of seducing a woman with his flattery and deceptive charm.[1]

For other uses, see Lounge lizard (disambiguation).

In Buster Keaton's 1924 film Sherlock Jr., Keaton plays a projectionist at a movie theater where the movie showing is "Hearts & Pearls or The Lounge Lizard's Lost Love". The movie within a movie has a character who is good looking and well dressed, who is romantically involved with a wealthy young woman.

References
  1. Safire, William. "On Language". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
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