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Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1950s from the Social Security Administration This page was last edited on 7 November 2024, at 16:42 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Frequently attends motion pictures (1920) [101] clam Money i.e. One Dollar bills; see ace [6] clammed Close-mouthed e.g. he really clammed up! [106] clean sneak Escape from a robbery with no clues left behind [107] clip joint. Main article: Clip joint. Nightclub where the prices are high and the patrons are fleeced [108] clipped 1. Shoot dead ...
1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; Pages in category "1950s slang" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...
Movie magazines nicknamed her "The Sweater Girl," just as Ann Sheridan was "The Oomph Girl," Dorothy Lamour "The Sarong Girl," and Clara Bow "The It girl." Sweater Girl is the name of a 1942 film written by Robert Blees and Beulah Marie Dix, directed by William Clemens and starring Eddie Bracken, June Preisser, Phillip Terry, and Betty Jane ...
Bodgies and widgies refer to a youth subculture that existed in Australia and New Zealand in the 1950s, similar to the rocker culture in the UK or greaser culture in the United States. [1] Most bodgies rode motorbikes but some had cars, many of which were embellished with accessories such as mag wheels and hot dog mufflers.
"I really honed in on the 1950s because of my grandparents," Fay explained to AOL Lifestyle. "They got married in 1955 and her [grandmother's] stories...just made it sound like the best time ever."
When the 1950s arrived, the "teen revolution" was in full swing. A 1956 edition of the PTA magazine declared that "the trouble with teenagers started when some smart salesman made a group of them in order to sell bobby sox." [8] By then, teenagers began listening to rock and roll music while an explosion of mainstream teen culture occurred.