Alarm
Clock:
Chaperone
Bank’s
Closed: No
kissing
Bean
Picker: An
individual who attempts to patch up trouble (i.e. picks up spilled beans)
Bee’s
Knees: See
“Cat’s Pajamas”
Berries:
Great (i.e. It’s the berries)
Big
Cheese: an
important person (originated in this period)
Blouse:
Go, to go (i.e. Let’s Blouse)
Cat’s
Meow: Something highly sought after
Cat’s
Pajamas: Anything
good, the best, the greatest
Dapper:
Flapper’s father
Ducky: Term of approval
Dud:
A wall flower
Dudding
Up: Dressing up
Embalmer: A bootlegger
Father
Time: Any man over 30 years of age
Fire
Extinguisher: A chaperone
Flapper: Girl
Flat
Shoes: A fight
between a Flapper and her Goof
Fluky: Funny, different, odd
Forty-Niner: Man who is prospecting for a rich wife
Gimlet: A chronic bore
Goof: Sweetie
Handcuff: Engagement ring
His Blue
Serge: His
sweetheart, his girl
Hooch:
liquor
Hopper: Dancer
Out on
Parole: A person
who has been divorced
Scofflaw: A lawless drinker of illegally made or
illegally obtained liquor (coined in 1923)
Sharpshooter: A good dancer who does not hold back
while spending money
Snake
Charmer: A female
bootlegger
Tomato:
Good looking girl with no brains
Trotzky: Old lady with a moustache and chin
whiskers
Weasel: Girl stealer
Whangdoodle: Jazz music, jazz band
Whiskbroom:
Man with whiskers
5 comments:
Was this for APUSH? I remember we talked about the roaring 20's. The flappers were essentially the beginning of women saying "I don't give a damn," and breaking away from their previous image as simple homemakers (although many still were). I do admire the 20's, though, because women were more open and social than in previous decades. When I think of the 20's, I always think of The Great Gatsby. Even though the newest movie had a "few" inaccuracies, it's still an interesting representation of the 20's, and one of my favorite novels.
I remember this from APUSH, too! It was so much fun learning all the different dances in class. I have to admit that the "bear dance" is still my favorite, though.
Great presentation! I totally remember having to do the bear dance now. I wonder if people in the future will look back and think that our slang was as ridiculous as theirs, because I have trouble picturing anyone saying "cat's pajamas" seriously.
This is really funny. I look how dudding up means dressing up. I wonder if that's where we got the term "dude" from, like when guys refer to one another as dude. This is really cool kincy.
Bee's knees and cat's pajamas are two of my all-time favorite phrases. I should have lived during the 1920s (seriously).
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