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While slang is usually inappropriate for formal settings, this assortment includes well-known expressions from that time, with some still in use today, e.g., blind date, cutie-pie, freebie, and take the ball and run. [2] These items were gathered from published sources documenting 1920s slang, including books, PDFs, and websites.
"The Loves of Pharaoh a la King: A Slang Review" of Ernst Lubitsch's Das Weib des Pharao—Pharaoh's Wife in English—(1922) [27] In addition to the "slang review" of The Sheik, Dorgan wrote and illustrated a particularly infamous article on Rudolph Valentino. The Sheik and Valentino. Dorgan capitalized on the furor created by The Sheik (1921).
In the roaring '20s (that's 1920s, kids!) during prohibition, giggle water was slang for any alcoholic beverage. You pay for the booze and the giggle is free. Example: "Barkeep!
1920s; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; Pages in category "1920s slang" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
In 1925, composer Ted Snyder said that the song's original title was "The Rose of Araby". The Indianapolis Star reported, "A friend of Mr. Snyder's, hearing the oriental melody and recalling the popularity of the book The Sheik, held out for the masculine title, but Mr. Snyder said that a sheik meant but little or nothing in the lives of most people, whereas "The Rose of Araby" – ah, there ...
Over the years "chic" has been applied to, among other things, social events, situations, individuals, and modes or styles of dress. It was one of a number of "slang words" that H. W. Fowler linked to particular professions – specifically, to "society journalism" – with the advice that, if used in such a context, "familiarity will disguise and sometimes it will bring out its slanginess."
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He is taken to their camp where they tell their chief "this freak was annoying an ostrich". The chief is Mohamet from the ship. He calls on his executioner Ali to behead him. Just in the nick of time another Sheik "The Prince" appears at the tent door (the original man on the horse from the beginning) saying that Ben is his honoured guest.