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1920s Slang

Below is a list of terms that any flapper would have known in the 1920s.  Take a look at these words and their definitions and create a list of your own that reflects the equivalent in the slang of your own generation.  With your team, list as many as you can.

1920s slang

Definition

Today’s Slang

blotto

drunk

bootleg

make or sell illegal liquor

bunk

nonsense

cat’s meow

outstanding

flick

movie

gaga

crazy; silly

high hat

to snub someone

hoof

to dance

jalopy

old car

keen

attractive; good

lousy

bad; inferior

malarkey

lies; nonsense

nitwit

idiot

ritzy

elegant

sheik

handsome