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BEST SLANG OF THE ROARING 20'S?


[+] joke ballot by RunsWithScissors
ACTIVE Tue Feb 06, 07 - Sun Nov 01, 09

Which of these is the coolest slang used in the 1920's?

Don't take any wooden nickels ~ Don't do anything stupid
Dry up ~ shut up, get lost
Dumb Dora ~ a stupid female
Heebie-Jeebies ~ The jitters
Hooch ~ Bootleg liquor
Ossified ~ a drunk person
Razz ~ to make fun of
Says you ~ a reaction of disbelief
Speakeasy ~ An illicit bar selling bootleg liquor
You slay me - that's funny
Balled up - confused, messed up
Beat it
Bimbo - a tough guy
Butt me - I'll take a cigarette
Bull session - guys talking with and ribbing each other
Bum's rush - being forcibly removed from an establishment
Cat's Meow - the best, something very stylish
Hair of the Dog - a shot of alcohol
23 skidoo ~ It means to leave in a hurry
Flapper - Young woman with short hair and a short skirt who dances a lot
Gams - Women's legs
Horsefeathers - Oh shit
Banana oil!--What a load of crap!
That's jake!--Looks fine to me.
Pansy--an effeminate male homosexual
The bee's knees--something cool and up to date
The cat's pyjamas--same as the bee's knees
Copacetic--that's great
flivver--run-down car, especially a Model T used by kids
sheik--a man with loads of sex appeal, a la Rudolph Valentino
Whoopee!
Ah, your mother wears combat boots (meaning you're full of shit).
Ah, your Mother wears combat boots (meaning you are full of shit).
Your Father's moustache! (Also meaning you are full of shit).
twist
Fiddle-dee-dee
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COMMENTS:
Voted : Hooch ~ Bootleg liquor
My great grandfather died in the 1920s from "Alcohol poisoning." Drinking bad moonshine.030
by RunsWithScissors on Tue Feb 06, 07 7:09pm [+]

Voted : Bimbo - a tough guy
Quite different from the 80s meaning.
by nuckinfutz on Tue Feb 06, 07 7:24pm [+]

Yeah i can't see bimbo as "tough guy" how funny how things change038
by socal_sweetie on Wed Feb 07, 07 11:49am [+]

Hey, this is the BEST...BALLOT...EVER. I added about a half dozen of my favorite Jazz Age slang phrases myself.
by Felix on Wed Feb 07, 07 5:42pm [+]

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