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4 dni temu · Take a look at this list of common 1930s slang words and see how many you recognize: Aces: Excellent. Ackamarackus: Nonsense. All wet: No good. Bash: An attempt or try. Barge around: Walk slowly. Bazoo: Mouth. Beat: Broke. Behind the grind: Behind in your work or studies.
9 lut 2024 · Dive into the vibrant world of the 1930s, an era where jazz, flappers, and speakeasies brought about a unique slang as spirited as the times. Amidst the Great Depression and the golden age of Hollywood, the 30s slang was a mix of rebellion, resilience, and sheer elegance.
Grandest Canyon: Broadway in New York; also known as Hardened Artery Groanbox: accordion Gut-bucket: lowdown blues Slanguage of the 1930s Hobo/Dust Bowl Apple Annie: woman who sold apples on the street to make ends meet Bank holiday: euphemism for closing a bank that was about to fail Bazoo: mouth Big four: a duck-egg omelet, made with 4
The glossary includes dated entries connected to bootlegging, criminal activities, drug usage, filmmaking, firearms, ethnic slurs, prison slang, sexuality, women's physical features, and sports metaphors. Some expressions are deemed inappropriate and offensive in today's context.
6 kwi 2024 · Terms of Endearment. In the 1930s, showing your affection had a style all its own. Calling someone your “sweet patootie” or “doll” was the cat’s pajamas—that means it was something special! If someone caught your eye, they might be a “looker” or a “hot mama,” indicating an attractive woman.
25 maj 2016 · If you’ve ever read a hardboiled detective story, you may have come across a sentence like, “I jammed the roscoe in his button and said, ‘Close your yap, bo, or I squirt metal.’” Something like this isn’t too hard to decipher. But what if you encounter, “The flim-flammer jumped in the flivver and faded.”
Words For Women: Get the Hang of 30s Slang. One of the things I love about old movies, old songs, and detective novels from the likes of Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain and Raymond Chandler, is the great slang.
