Lucien Moore House, Detroit by whitewall buick on Flickr.
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All Wet: describes an erroneous idea or individual, as in, “he’s all wet.”
And How: I strongly agree!
Applesauce: an expletive same as horse feathers, As in “Ah applesauce!”
Attaboy: well done!; also Attagirl!
Bank’s Closed: no kissing or making out —i.e.—”Sorry, Mac, the bank’s closed”
Bearcat: a hot–blooded or fiery girl
Beat it: scam or get lost
Beat one’s gums: idle chatter
Bee’s Knees: An extraordinary person, thing, idea; the ultimate
Beef: a complaint or to complain
Carry a Torch: To have a crush on someone
Cash: a kiss
Cash or check?: Do you kiss now or later?
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
Chassis: the female body
Daddy: a young woman’s boyfriend or lover, especially if he’s rich
Daddy-o: a term of address
Dame: a female. Did not gain widespread use until the 1930’s
Darb: a great person or thing—”That movie was darb”
Dew dropper: a young man who sleeps all day and doesn’t have a job
Don’t know from nothing: doesn’t have any information
Don’t take any wooden nickels: don’t do anything stupid
Double cross: to cheat, stab in the back
Earful: enough
Edge: intoxication, a buzz—i.e. “I’ve got an edge”
Egg: a person who lives the big life
Fire extinguisher: a chaperone
Fish: (1) a college freshman (2) a first timer in prison
Flat tire: a bore
Flivver: a Model T; after 1928, also could mean any broken down car
Floorflusher: an insatiable dancer
Flour lover: a girl with too much face powder
Fly boy: a glamorous term for an aviator
For crying out loud!: same usage as today
Four-flusher: a person who feigns wealth while mooching off others
Get a wiggle on: get a move on, get going
Get in a lather: get worked up, angry
Giggle water: booze
Gigolo: dancing partner
Gimp: cripple; one who walks with a limp
Gin mill: a seller of hard liquor; a cheap speakeasy
Glad rags: ”going out on the town” clothes
Go chase yourself: get lost, scram
Gold-digger (1925): a woman who pursues men for their money
Hay burner: (1) a gas guzzling car (2) a horse one loses money on
Heavy sugar (1929): a lot of money
Heebie-jeebies (1926): ”the shakes,” named after a hit song
Heeler: a poor dancer
High hat: a snob
Hip to the jive: cool, trendy
Hit on all sixes: to perform 100 per cent
Joe: coffee
Joe Brooks: a perfectly dressed person; student
John: a toilet
Joint: establishment
Juice joint: a speakeasy
Kale: money
Keen: appealing
Killjoy: a solemn person
Know one’s onions: to know one’s business or what one is talking about
Line: a false story, as in “to feed one a line”
Live wire: a lively person
Lollapalooza: a humdinger
Lollygagger: an idle person
Mind your potatoes: mind your own business
Mooch: to leave
Moonshine: homemade whiskey
Mop: a handkerchief
Neck: to kiss passionately
Necker: a girl who wraps her arms around her boyfriend’s neck
Nifty: great, excellent
Noodle juice: tea
Pipe down: stop talking
Prom-trotter: a student who attends all school social functions
Pos-i-lute-ly: affirmative, also “pos-i-tive-ly”
Punch the bag: small talk
Rag-a-muffin:a dirty or disheveled individual
Rain pitchforks: a downpour
Razz: to make fun of
Real McCoy: a genuine item
Regular: normal, typical, average; “Regular fella”
Sheba: one’s girlfriend
Sheik: one’s boyfriend
Shiv: a knife
Simolean: a dollar
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rocky road brownies by adashofsass on Flickr.
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Triple Vanilla Dream Brownie by Vegan Feast Catering on Flickr.
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1959 animated ad for kellogg’s sugar frosted flakes.
1960’s animated ad for kelloggs sugar frosted flakes featuring tony the tiger. the original tony was later replaced by his son, tony jr. (he’s the tony we see on frosted flakes commercials today)
2011.04.07 by babykins. on Flickr.
