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Sunday, December 09, 2007

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The Roaring 1920's
Flappers, Jazz & Ragtime, a New Culture & Revolution for Women

Slang of the 1920's:
And how!: I strongly agree!

ankle: to walk, i.e.. "Let’s ankle!"

applesauce: flattery, nonsense, i.e.. "Aw, applesauce!"

bank’s closed.: saying no to affection/kissing

bee’s knees: terrific; a fad expression

clam: a dollar

dewdropper: a young man who sleeps all day and doesn’t have a job

doll: an attractive woman.

get in a lather: get worked up, angry

heebie-jeebies: "the shakes," named after a hit song

jeepers creepers: substitute for goodness gracious or "Jesus Christ"

lollygagger: an idle person

mind your potatoes: mind your own business.

razz: to make fun of

so’s your old man: a reply of irritation

13 comments:

Laura said...

Oh, fun! Studying this topic will be the bees knees!

:)

Samuel Doten said...

But laura, don't get too much in a lather!!!

Amy said...

Who comes up with these sayings anyway?

Laura said...

Mind your potatoes, Samuel!

(Just kidding, this is fun!) :D

Samuel Doten said...

Laura, stop razzing me!

Laura said...

Why if I had a clam for every time you said that....

Samuel Doten said...

And How!

Then I could just say it and be rich!!!

Laura said...

Well that's just the bee's knees, now isn't it!?

(I'm running out of words here!)

Samuel Doten said...

Well at least I'm not a dewdropper!

This is getting hard!!!

Laura said...

Sam, I no this may be hard for you to hear, but: I'm a....GIRL!

I'd say your a dewdropper!

Samuel Doten said...

I never said YOU were a dewdropper

Just that I am NOT a dewdropper


And yes, I do know that you are a girl.
I am not quite as misleading as my personality might suggest! (???)

Laura said...

Well, I'm sorry I razzed (razzled?) you all up, but Jeepers Creepers I'm afraid I have to say goodbye!


:D

Samuel Doten said...

Well I guess I just have to ankle away too now!

Ta-ta

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