ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn bˈʊk dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðˌɛm æz mˈɛn "ɪn ðə hˈæbɪt ʌv lˈaʊndʒɪŋ ɪn dˈɪfɹənt dˈæns ɹᵻzˈɔːɹts fɹʌm tˈiː tˈaɪm ˈɔn, ˌɔn ɐ tʃˈæns ʌv pˈɪkɪŋ ˌʌp ɐ fjˈuː dˈɑːlɚz;  ɔːɹ ðeɪ mˌaɪt biː hˌæbɪɾəˈeɪz ʌvðə plˈeɪs ɔːɹ əvən ˈaʊɾɚ ɹˈuːm, dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz ɐ lˈaʊndʒ, fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv pˈɪkɪŋ ˌʌp ɡˈɜːlz ænd wˈɪmɪn.
A 1931 book described them as men "[in] the habit of lounging in different dance resorts from tea time on, on a chance of picking up a few dollars;  or they might be habitués of the place or of an outer room, described as a 'lounge', for the purpose of picking up girls and women.