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1920 Slang Terms
1920's Slang Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| All Wet | Describes an erroneous idea or individual, as in, "he's all wet." |
| Applesauce | an expletive; same as horsefeathers, As in "Ah applesauce!" |
| Bee's Knees | An extraordinary person, thing, idea; the ultimate. |
| Berries | That which is attractive or pleasing; similar to bee's knees, As in "It's the berries." |
| Big Cheese | The most important or influential person; boss. Same as big shot. |
| Blind Date | going out with someone you do not know |
| Bluenose | An excessively puritanical person, a prude, Creator of "the Blue Nozzle Curse." |
| Bump Off | To murder, To kill. |
| Cake-Eater | A ladies' man, or someone who attends tea parties. |
| Carry a Torch | To have a crush on someone. |
| Cat's Meow | Something splendid or stylish; similar to bee's knees; The best or greatest, wonderful. |
| Cat's Pajamas | Same as cat's meow. |
| Cheaters | Eyeglasses. |
| Crush | An infatuation. |
| Darb | An excellent person or thing (as in "the Darb" - a person with money who can be relied on to pay the check). |
| Dogs | feet. |
| Drugstore Cowboy | a guy that hangs around on a street corner trying to pick up girls |
| Dumb Dora | a stupid female. |
| Fall Guy | Victim of a frame. |
| Flapper | A stylish, brash, hedonistic young woman with short skirts and shorter hair. |
| Flat Tire | A dull witted, insipid, disappointing date. Same as pill, pickle, drag, rag, oilcan. |
| Frame | To give false evidence, to set up someone. |
| Gams | A woman's legs. |
| Giggle Water | An intoxicating beverage; alcohol. |
| Gin Mill | An establishment where hard liquor is sold; bar. |
| Hard Boiled | a tough, strong guy. |
| Heebie-Jeebies | The jitters. |
| High-Hat | To snub. |
| Hooch | Bootleg liquor |
| Hoofer | Dancer. |
| Horsefeathers | an explative; same usage as applesauce. |
| Hotsy-Totsy | Pleasing. |
| Jake | OK, as in, "Everything is Jake." |
| Jalopy | Old car. |
| Joint | A club, usually selling alcohol. |
| Keen | Attractive or appealing. |
| Kisser | Mouth. |
| Line | Insincere flattery. |
| Lounge Lizard | a guy that is sexually active. |
| Moll | A gangster's girl. |
| Neck | Kissing with passion. |
| Ossified | a drunk person. |
| Pet | Same as neck, but more so. |
| Pinch | To arrest. |
| Pushover | A person easily convinced or seduced. |
| Ritzy | Elegant (from the hotel). |
| Scram | Ask someone to leave immediately. |
| Sheba | A woman with sex appeal (from the move Queen of Sheba) or (e.g. Clara Bow). |
| Sheik | A man with sex appeal (from the Valentino movies). |
| Speakeasy | An illicit bar selling bootleg liquor. |
| Spiffy | An elegant appearance. |
| Struggle Buggy | the backseat of a car. A parent's worst nightmare. |
| Stuck On | Having a crush on. |
| Swanky | Ritzy. |
| Swell | Wonderful. Also: a rich man. |
| Take for a Ride | To drive off with someone in order to bump them off. |
| Torpedo | A hired gun. |
| Upchuck | To vomit when one has drunk too much. |
| Whoopee | To have a good time. |
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