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This glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States is an alphabetical collection of colloquial expressions and their idiomatic meaning from the 1900s to the 1930s. This compilation highlights American slang from the 1920s and does not include foreign phrases.
1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; Pages in category "1930s slang" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Some slang becomes part of the American lexicon, while other words slip away over time. ... Deriving from the American soft drink Moxie made since 1885, the term became popular in the 1930s to ...
Jive talk, also known as Harlem jive or simply Jive, the argot of jazz, jazz jargon, vernacular of the jazz world, slang of jazz, and parlance of hip [1] is an African-American Vernacular English slang or vocabulary that developed in Harlem, where "jive" was played and was adopted more widely in African-American society, peaking in the 1940s.
Slang words by decade they were widely used in. This is a container category. ... 1930s slang (2 P) 1940s slang (3 P) 1950s slang (4 P) 1960s slang (3 P)
The earliest-known report of the slang expression "23" (or "twenty-three") as a code word for asking someone to leave is a newspaper reference on March 17, 1899: For some time past there has been going the rounds of the men about town the slang phrase "Twenty-three."
Pages in category "1930s neologisms" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. American Dream;
1930s slang (2 P) T. 1930s toys (2 C, 8 P) Pages in category "1930s fads and trends" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.