1920 s slang dictionary
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1920 s Slang Dictionary. Siân Barry Ms. Scott Period 1. A Attaboy. Definition: “Well done!” “Great job!” “Nice Work!” (also Attagirl ). B Bee’s Knee’s. Definition: The best T he ultimate A n extraordinary person, thing, or idea . B Bootleg. Definition: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
1920S SLANG DICTIONARY
Siân Barry
Ms. Scott
Period 1
Definition:
“Well done!”
“Great job!”
“Nice Work!”
(also Attagirl)
A AT T A B O Y
Definition:
The best
The ultimate
An extraordinary person, thing, or idea
B B E E ’ S K N E E ’ S
Definition:
Illegal liquor during Prohibition in the 1920s
An embalmer is a bootlegger
B B O O T L E G
Definition:
Synonymous with the phrase “I’ll take a cigarette”
Cigarettes during the time period were called fags
B B U T T M E
Definition:
“Do we kiss now, or later?”
Cash meant now
Check meant later
C C A S H O R C H E C K ?
Definition:
A young woman’s boyfriend who took this name, especially if he was rich
D D A D D Y
Definition:
A person who lives the big life
Used as a synonym for a man in the 1920s
E E G G
Definition:
A typical, modern woman of the 1920s who is stylish, brash and hedonistic; have short skirts and short hair
F F L A P P E R
Definition:
A Ford Model T
After 1928, it could also mean any broken down car
F F L I V V E R
Definition:
Another way of saying
“Get a move on”
“Get going”
G G E T A W I G G L E O N
Definition:
An engagement ring
H H A N D C U F F
Definition:
“I’ve got to leave now”
(In reference to going to buy whiskey illegally)
I H AV E T O G O S E E A B O U T A M A N ’ S D O GI
Definition:
To kiss someone passionately
To make out
N N E C K
Definition:
“Mind your own business”
“Mind your own beeswax”
M M I N D Y O U R P O T A T O E S
Definition:
To be drunk
Synonyms:
On edge
Zozzled
Splifficated
O O S S I F I E D
Definition:
Elegant, classy
(With pertinence to the luxurious Ritz Carlton Hotel)
R R I T Z Y
Definition:
An illicit bar during the time of Prohibition that sold bootleg to its customers
S S P E A K E A S Y
Definition:
A taxi cab
With the popularization of the automobile, the taxi cab company Checker Cabs grew in the 1920s
T T E N C E N T B O X
Definition:
To vomit as a result of consuming too much alcohol
U U P C H U C K
Definition:
The same as saying
“You’re hilarious”
“That’s funny”
Y Y O U S L A Y M E