50 Phrases From The 1920s That Should Be Started Again
The 1920s in our history has probably been the most interesting of all times. That is partly because that was the era of free speech and some awesome quotes and phrases became very popular during that time.
Here we bring 50 Phrases From The 1920s that should be started again and you would agree with us.
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘A’
- Ankle: to walk, Woman
- Alderman: A man’s pot-belly.
- Ameche: Telephone
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘B’
- Babe: Woman
- Bimbo: refers to a macho man
- Bluenose: A prude.
- Bubs: a woman’s boobs
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘C’
- Cash: a smooch
- Cheaters: Sunglasses
- Choice bit of calico: a desirable woman
- Canary: Woman singer
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘D’
- Darb: something deemed wonderful or splendid, similar to “berries”
- Dance: To be hanged
- Dangle: Leave, get lost
- Dumb Dora: an unintelligent woman
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘E’
- Egg: a person who leads an absurdly wealthy, extravagant lifestyle (see: Gatsby’s “West Egg”)
- Elephant ears: Police
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘F’
- Four-flusher: someone who mooches off the money of others in order to feign wealth
- Flimflam: Swindle
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘G’
- Goog: Black eye
- Giggle water: liquor, alcoholic beverage
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘H’
- Handcuff: engagement ring
- Half-seas over: shitfaced
- Hard: Tough
- Hotsy-totsy: Pleasing.
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘I’
- Icy mitt: rejection from the object of one’s affection, as in: “He got the icy mitt.”
- Ice : Diamonds
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘J’
- Java: Coffee
- Jorum of skee: a swig of alcohol, particularly hard liquor
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘K’
- Know your onions: to know what’s up or what’s going on
- Knock off: Kill
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘L’
- Let’s blouse: Let’s blow this popsicle stand!
- Lettuce: Folding money
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘M’
- Manacle: Wedding ring
- Mazuma: Dollar bills, cash, money
- Moll: Girlfriend
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘N’
- Noodle juice: tea.
- Nicked: Stole
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘O’
- Oyster fruit: Pearls
- On a toot: on a bender
- Ossified: drunk
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘Q’
- Quilt: an alcoholic beverage that keeps you warm
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘P’
- Plug: Shoot
- Puss: Face
- Pull a Daniel Boone: to upchuck
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘R’
- Reuben: a hick or redneck
- Ritzy: Elegant
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘S’
- Sap: A dumb guy
- Sinker: a doughnut
- Scratch: Money
- Spifflicated: inebriated
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘T’
- Tomato: a woman
- Take a powder: Leave
- Take the air: Leave
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘U’
- Upstage: arrogant, snobby
- Under glass: In jail
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘W’
- Whoopee: to have a good time, “make whoopee”
- Wooden kimono: A coffin
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘Y’
- Yap: Mouth
- Yard: $100
Slang Phrases First Word Start With ‘Z’
- Zozzled: shitfaced
- Zotzed: Killed
