Twenties slang
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Twenties slang
By :Andrew j. k., Ian go, Tracy j s

baloney
• Nonsense
• Untrue

Bee’s knees
• The best
• cutest

copacetic
• Excellent
• Used as an exclamation

Gold digger
• Women looking for wealthy man

goofyb
• Silly
• Clumsy
• stuiped

Hard boiled
• Unfeeling
• Tough

Jazz baby
• A flapper

peppy
• energetic

ritzy
• High class

swell
• terrific

Ab-so-lute-ly
• affirmitve

All wet
• Discribes an erroneous (ridiculous) idea

And how
• I strongly agree

applesauce
• An expletive same as horsefeathers, As in "Ah applesauce!"
• modern day crap “Ah crap!”

Attaboy - Attagirl!
• well done!

Baby
• sweetheart. Also denotes something of high value or respect.

Balled Up
• bconfused, messed up

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
• scram or get lost

other
• From http://local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/slang.htm