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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.
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!
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an art gallery, audience, or a pool of celebrities on a program. English ギャル: gyaru: gal a young woman who belongs to the gyaru subculture English ハイカラ: haikara: high colla(r) (1920s slang) a person who was devoted to Western fashions, trends and values. E.g., manga/anime Haikara-san ga Tōru ("Here Comes Miss High-Collar"). English
Flappers of the 1920s were also sometimes likened to dumb Doras. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The epithet "Dumb Dora" became identified with the vaudeville act of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen , [ 5 ] as did a similar slang expression for a female who was not very bright, but in a charming way: "dizzy dame."
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Is your teen saying, “Fax, no printer?” Yeah, it has nothing to do with old-school technology. According to a glossary published by Later.com, “Fax, no printer” is another way of saying ...