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

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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.

  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. Example: "Barkeep!

  4. Category:1920s slang - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. 23 skidoo (phrase) - Wikipedia

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    The term "23 Skidoo" was then used as a statement of irony, something like "duck soup": a reference to something apparently easy, but actually very difficult. Other interpreters simply say the 23 mile pipeline and the popular slang phrase is what gave the town its name.

  6. Easy rider (slang) - Wikipedia

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    In the World War II era the slang term re-emerged with a modified meaning, where G.I.s on extended deployment in Asia or Europe (unofficially) employed children to perform the daily mundane tasks so common in the military like tending to barracks, shining boots, and the like, so a G.I. who employed a houseboy coasted through this work and had an "easy ride".

  7. 86 (term) - Wikipedia

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    Other slang dictionaries confirm this definition. [7] [8] [6] The address of Chumley's—86 Bedford Street, West Village—is one of several origin stories of the term. There are many theories about the origin of the term but none is certain. It seems to have originated in the 1920s or 1930s. [citation needed] Possible origins include: Rhyming ...

  8. Gold digger - Wikipedia

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    The Gold Digger (Judge, 24 Jul 1920). The term "gold digger" is a slang term that has its roots among chorus girls and sex workers in the early 20th century. In print, the term can be found in Rex Beach's 1911 book, The Ne'er-Do-Well, and in the 1915 memoir My Battles with Vice by Virginia Brooks. [2]

  9. Bimbo - Wikipedia

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    The word bimbo derives from the Italian bimbo, [4] a masculine-gender term that means "little or baby boy" or "young (male) child" (the feminine form of the Italian word is bimba). Use of this term began in the United States as early as 1919, and was a slang word used to describe an unintelligent [5] or brutish [6] man.