WOOHOO! IT's THE ROARING 20's ALL OVER AGAIN!
HAAAAAAAPPY NEEEEEEW YEEEEEEAR!!!!! EVERYONE DANCE THE CHARLESTON @ MIDNIGHT!
The Roaring Twenties - Dance Craze
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNAOHtmy4j0
Also...
BRING BACK SOME 1920's SLANG Into Your New ROARING 2020's CHATTER!
I mean, it's the cat's meow!!!
Cat's Meow––Something splendid or stylish
Cat's Pajamas––Term of endearment as in "I think you are really really cool"
Bee's Knees––An extraordinary person, thing or idea
Cheaters––Sunglasses
Flapper––A stylish, brash young woman with short skirts and shorter hair
Flat Tire––A dull-witted or disappointing date
Babe, Bim, Broad, Doll or Dame––A woman
Moll––A gangster's girlfriend
Bearcat––A fiery woman
Dumb Dora––A stupid woman
Sheba––A woman with sex appeal
Stool-pigeon––A person who informs the police
Peaching––Informing
Finger––Identify
Bulls––Plainclothes police
Gum-shoe––Detective
Copper––Policeman
Bracelets––Handcuffs
Big House or Can––Jail or prison
In Stir––In jail
Blow––Leave
Bop, Bump or Clip––To kill
Chopper Squad––Guys with machine guns
Pack Heat––Carry a gun
Goon––Thug
Grifter––Con man
Meat Wagon––Ambulance
Chicago Overcoat––A coffin
Big Sleep––Death
Bean-shooter or Gat––A gun
Packing Heat––Carrying a gun
Can-opener––Safecracker
Glomming––Stealing
Bent––Stolen
Cabbage or Scratch––Money
Ice––Diamonds
Boiler or Bucket––A car
Cake-eater––A lady's man
Dewdropper––Unemployed man who spends his days sleeping
Shylock––A loanshark
Sheik––An attractive man
Bangtail––Racehorse
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