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Expression used solely by men to refer to a woman and widely considered offensive by women [59] bronx cheer. Main article:Blowing a raspberry. 1. Loud spluttering noise mimicking fluctuance that expresses complete disapproval [59] 2. see raspberry [44] brown Whiskey in the 1920s [60] bruno Tough guy, strong man, enforcer; see also bimbo hard ...
These are the most popular given names in the United States for all years of the 1920s. 1920. Males. John; ... Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1920s from the Social ...
1. Giggle water. Used to describe: Any alcoholic drink, liquor or sparkling wine In the roaring '20s (that's 1920s, kids!) during prohibition, giggle water was slang for any alcoholic beverage.
Dick is a nickname most often for Richard, which likely originated in the Middle Ages as rhyming slang for "Rick", as did William → Will → Bill and Robert → Rob → Bob. The association with "penis" is more recent, arising from Dick becoming a cliché name for any man, as in Tom, Dick and Harry . [ 1 ]
According to the Social Security Administration, the most popular baby names of the 1920s were “taken from a universe that includes 11,372,808 male births and 12,402,235 female births.”
The Spectacular Modern Woman: Feminine Visibility in the 1920s. (2004). 329pp. Cowley, Malcolm. Exile's Return: A Literary Odyssey of the 1920s. (1934) online 1999 edition Archived May 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine; Crafton, Donald (1997). The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926–1931. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
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 ...
Jerry was a nickname given to Germans mostly during the Second World War by soldiers and civilians of the Allied nations, in particular by the British. The nickname was originally created during World War I. [17] The term is the basis for the name of the jerrycan. The name may simply be an alteration of the word German. [18]