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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.
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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!
"Jasm" derives from or is a variant of the slang term "jism" or "gism", which the Historical Dictionary of American Slang dates to 1842 and defines as "spirit; energy; spunk." "Jism" also means semen or sperm, the meaning that predominates today, making "jism" a taboo word.
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The term riff entered musical slang in the 1920s [4] and is used primarily in discussion of forms of rock music, heavy metal or jazz.One explanation holds that "most rock musicians use riff as a near-synonym for musical idea" (Middleton 1990, p. 125), but the etymology of the term is not clearly known.
Chorus line dancers in early Broadway musicals and revues were referred to by slang terms such as ponies, gypsies and twirlies. Chorus lines hit vogue in the 1920s and 30s, as the life and possibilities of a "chorus girl" became sensationalized in fiction, newspapers, and film, capturing the imaginations of young women seeking independence ...
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