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AllycatAD · 26-30
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Ally are full of applesauce again?
at least if you're going to poke fun at me please make some sense
HumanEarth · F
Ally are full of applesauce again?
at least if you're going to poke fun at me please make some sense
HumanEarth · F
Not making fun of you. I just thought you were playing along.
Everyday Slang From the Roaring 20s
Similar to words like "awesome" and "great," the 1920s had several slang terms that you were almost guaranteed to hear on a daily basis.
ace - a dollar bill
applesauce - nonsense
baby - term of endearment for a significant other
baloney - nonsense
bank's closed - no kissing or hugging
balled up - confused, messed up
bee’s knees - the best
beef - problem
belly laugh - a loud laugh
berries - something excellent
bluenose - prude or killjoy
breezer - convertible car
bunk - nonsense
carry a torch - to have unrequited feelings for someone
cat’s meow - stylish or cool
cat’s pajamas - really cool
cheaters - eyeglasses
clams - money; dollar bills
corn-shredder - a bad dancer
crush - to have romantic interest in someone
dapper - neatly dressed; elegant
dough - money
duck soup - easy
flat tire - a bad date
flivver - a small car, often in bad condition
goofy - crazy or silly
grift - swindle
grill - question
hard-boiled - tough
heebie-jeebies - the creeps
hooey - nonsense
hotsy-totsy - perfect
jalopy - old car
java - coffee
joe - coffee
know one’s onions - well-informed on a subject
mazuma - money
nailed - caught
neck - to kiss passionately
nicked - stolen
nifty - very good
noodle - head
on the level - legitimate, honest
phonus balonus - complete nonsense
pinch - to arrest
rag-a-muffin - dirty or disheveled
ritzy - elegant
the real McCoy - the real thing
upchuck - vomit
swell - great; excellent
whoopee - to have a good time
Everyday Slang From the Roaring 20s
Similar to words like "awesome" and "great," the 1920s had several slang terms that you were almost guaranteed to hear on a daily basis.
ace - a dollar bill
applesauce - nonsense
baby - term of endearment for a significant other
baloney - nonsense
bank's closed - no kissing or hugging
balled up - confused, messed up
bee’s knees - the best
beef - problem
belly laugh - a loud laugh
berries - something excellent
bluenose - prude or killjoy
breezer - convertible car
bunk - nonsense
carry a torch - to have unrequited feelings for someone
cat’s meow - stylish or cool
cat’s pajamas - really cool
cheaters - eyeglasses
clams - money; dollar bills
corn-shredder - a bad dancer
crush - to have romantic interest in someone
dapper - neatly dressed; elegant
dough - money
duck soup - easy
flat tire - a bad date
flivver - a small car, often in bad condition
goofy - crazy or silly
grift - swindle
grill - question
hard-boiled - tough
heebie-jeebies - the creeps
hooey - nonsense
hotsy-totsy - perfect
jalopy - old car
java - coffee
joe - coffee
know one’s onions - well-informed on a subject
mazuma - money
nailed - caught
neck - to kiss passionately
nicked - stolen
nifty - very good
noodle - head
on the level - legitimate, honest
phonus balonus - complete nonsense
pinch - to arrest
rag-a-muffin - dirty or disheveled
ritzy - elegant
the real McCoy - the real thing
upchuck - vomit
swell - great; excellent
whoopee - to have a good time
HumanEarth · F
We back to being cool again 😊😊