SLANG to the izzleSLANG to the izzleOf the

1920’s

Zoe Rosoff-

Verbit

Slang of the Slang of the 1920’s1920’s

The purpose of my slide show is to teach you or just remind you that much of what we

say and how we communicate is influenced from the 1920’s. Many slang words of the

roaring 20’s have been passed down through the yearsand into our everyday vocabulary, changed, misused, or just

eliminated.

Baby Sweetheart “Hey

baby”

Nonsense! “US history is sooo stupid.”“Pshh, that’s HOOEY.”

Blind Date

going out with someone you do not know

going out with someone you do not know

?

A large amount

I had boocoos of money until I spent it all on a car.

A FLAPPER’S DAD

A boring person.

“Why don’t you like Jimmy?”“It’s not that I dislike him, he is just such a flat tire.”

Gold Digger

A woman who marries a man for his money

* Heebie-jeebies *

Jalopy

An old car

SCRAM!SCRAM!

To get out or leave quickly

Spiffy

Zozzled

The End