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Actual 1920's Slang: Part 1 ++Nimiwae++

  Author:  58334  Category:(Human Interest) Created:(12/21/2003 6:29:00 AM)
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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."

Bible Belt - Area in the South and Midwest where Fundamentalism flourishes

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."

Bronx Cheer - A loud spluttering noise, used to indicate disapproval. Same as raspberry

Bull Session - Male talkfest, gossip, stories of sexual exploits

Bump Off - To murder, To kill

Cake Eater - An effete 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

Copacetic - Wonderful, fine, all right

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

Flat Tire - A dull witted, insipid, disappointing date. Same as pill, pickle, drag, rag, oilcan

Flapper - A stylish, brash, hedonistic young woman with short skirts & shorter hair

Frame - To give false evidence , to set up someone

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Date: 12/21/2003 6:36:00 AM  From Authorid: 44321    I loved reading this..I say the Bees Knees sometimes LOL  
Date: 12/21/2003 9:11:00 AM  From Authorid: 12806    these are the cat's pajamas......  
Date: 12/21/2003 2:18:00 PM  From Authorid: 52746    Some of these are still used here.  
Date: 12/21/2003 11:51:00 PM  From Authorid: 21435    Hi Nimiwae I still use some of these..hehe..Hmmmmm, well only sometimes..*wink* I know of a place called the "cat's meow" in New Orleans. These were cool. See ya   
Date: 12/29/2003 9:09:00 PM  From Authorid: 42945    some of these are used over here in Aussie land as well hun....hugs  
Date: 12/31/2003 5:04:00 PM  From Authorid: 62339    I like "bump off" the best. Now we just say "knock off", and when my mom was a kid they said "going around" instead of "going out".

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