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1. Giggle water. Used to describe: Any alcoholic drink, liquor or sparkling wine In the roaring '20s (that's 1920s, kids!) during prohibition, giggle water was slang for any alcoholic beverage.
1. Unconventional young woman, often from a middle-class background, typically in her late teens or early twenties, defied her parents' wishes by embracing a bold, unconventional lifestyle with short bobbed hair, revealing outfits, lipstick, and a free-spirited attitude; Flappers are associated with the Jazz Age of the 1920s [171]
Old cow: A rude term for an older woman, especially one who is overweight or obese and homely. Old fart: [7] A boring and old-fashioned silly person. Old maid: An older never married lady. (see "spinster" below) Olderly: Newfoundland slang term for "elderly"; can be offensive or neutral depending on the context.
14. Milksop. A “milksop” is a weak or cowardly man who is utterly lacking in any backbone or courage. If you encounter such a person, the correct approach to them 100 years ago was to grab ...
Every dog has his day [a] Every Jack has his Jill [a] Every little bit helps [a] Every man for himself (and the Devil take the hindmost) [a] Every man has his price [a] Every picture tells a story [a] Every stick has two ends [a] Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die [a] Everyone has their price.
But before you can take it all in, it's already the day after, the echo of those words has faded, and the only thing you're left with is that annoying back pain that doesn't go away no matter what ...
Never's [Day]") is sometimes used, although some people may prefer the profane Του Αγίου Πούτσου ανήμερα ("right on the Day of St. Dick's"). One might also say that an unlikely event will happen "on the 32nd of the month".
Mid-century sayings like “My Aching Back,” “Hep Cat,” and “You’re Gay” also didn't age well. Candy executive Walter Marshall spent nearly five decades editing and curating Necco’s ...