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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.
(fanny about or fanny around, vulgar slang) to mess about or procrastinate ("Stop fannying about and hit it with the hammer") buttocks (colloquial); hence fanny pack (UK: bum bag) featherbed bed or mattress stuffed with feathers (usually 2 words) [68] (v.) to pamper, to spoil
The Dictionary of American Slang is an English slang dictionary. The first edition was edited by Stuart Flexner and Harold Wentworth and published in 1960 by Thomas Y. Crowell Company. [1] After Wentworth's death in 1965, [2] Flexner wrote a supplemented edition which was published in 1967. [3]
California slang, slang used in California English, or which originates in California; Hawaiian Pidgin, English-based Creole Language spoken in Hawaii; U.S. Navy slang, a glossary at Wiktionary; African American Vernacular English, a source of American slang words
The Guardian credits rap culture and Black vernacular language as early pioneers of the word, with A Tribe Called Quest releasing "Vibes and Stuff" in 1991 and Quincy Jones notably launching Vibe ...
Native American slang (3 P) S. Slang of the Southern United States (5 P) V. ... List of Puerto Rican slang words and phrases; 0–9. 86 (term) A. Ain't; Autumn in New ...
Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.
The South is known for having their own lingo. But these six phrases are pretty unique to the Peach state. Do you know them all?