1920s slang was the cat’s pajamas the 20’s in the united states were a time of e

1920s slang was the cat’s pajamas the 20’s in the united states were a time of e
1920s slang was the cat’s pajamas the 20’s in the united states were a time of e
1920s slang was the cat’s pajamas the 20’s in the united states were a time of e
1920s slang was the cat’s pajamas the 20’s in the united states were a time of e
1920s slang was the cat’s pajamas the 20’s in the united states were a time of e

1920s slang was the cat’s pajamas the 20’s in the united states were a time of economic upswing, looser social conduct codes, and an explosion in car ownership, which increased the freedom and mobility of women and unmarried youngsters in particular. this led to the emergence of a lot of different slang words associated with partying, alcohol consumption, cars, sexuality, and money [x]: hooch - alcohol necking/petting - kissing passionately splifficated/corked/jazzed/plastered: drunkstruggle buggy: the backseat of a carmiddle aisle: getting married juice joint: a speakeasy, a place selling (in the US at least) illegal alcoholgiggle water: alcoholic drinksdoll: a good-looking womangams: a woman’s legs, which the newest fashion actually showed offit - sex appeal, coming from the 1927 film of the same name (watch it on netflix!)wet-blanket: a party pooper, a killjoy whoopee: a good timeegg: a woman who lives the high life (someone alert the bluths)the bank’s closed: no kissing or affection (“sorry, the bank’s closed!”)don’t take any wooden nickels: don’t do anything stupidcash: a kiss cash or check?: kiss now or later? bull session: a male gabfest about their sexual exploitsflivver: a model-T, or any older caran oilcan/flat tire: a bad, boring date  -- source link


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