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  2. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    In the 1920s, the term referred to a group of young men known for their wild and flamboyant behavior; Male counterpart to a flapper; see cake eater [170] Young flappers, members of the 1927 MGM Chorus Girls. flapper(s) Main article: Flapper. 1.

  3. Old-School Slang Words That Really Deserve a Comeback

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    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. ... Meathook is a term from around ...

  4. Category:1920s slang - Wikipedia

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    1920s; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s; ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply. By using this site

  5. Comrade - Wikipedia

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    The term predates modern political usage, and is an Arabic male proper name. Iranian communists use the same term. In Pakistan, the term is sometimes used to refer to Islamist members of Jama'at-e-Islami and Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami).

  6. Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United ...

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    In Canada and Australia, some of the American terms listed are widespread; however, in some cases, another usage is preferred. Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g., pants , crib ) are to be found at List of words having different meanings ...

  7. The 50 most popular baby names of the 1920s - AOL

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    According to the Social Security Administration, the most popular baby names of the 1920s were “taken from a universe that includes 11,372,808 male births and 12,402,235 female births.”

  8. ‘Terms of Endearment’ Turns 40: James L. Brooks Revisits ...

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    In “Terms of Endearment,” that dynamic sympathy especially extends to the emotionally unavailable men that Aurora Greenway (MacLaine) and her daughter Emma (Debra Winger) find themselves drawn to.

  9. Eulogy - Wikipedia

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    George W. Bush delivers the eulogy at Ronald Reagan's state funeral, June 2004. A eulogy (from εὐλογία, eulogia, Classical Greek, eu for "well" or "true", logia for "words" or "text", together for "praise") is a speech or writing in praise of a person, especially one who recently died or retired, or as a term of endearment.