As for men, gigolo , a man paid by women for sex, tom cat , a promiscuous man, and heartthrob attractive male movie actor also emerged from the era. When discussing alcohol, some Prohibition slang terms are going to sound pretty familiar since many still exist in the American lexicon, such as bent , canned , fried , plastered or blotto to describe an intoxicated person.
Spifflicated, zozzled and boiled as an owl are terms that mean the same but are no longer common. Those people may find that the hair of the dog , a shot of alcohol, will help cure a hangover. People typically got hooch or giggle water — alcohol— from a barrel house or gin mill, which were distribution places, and maybe kept it in their hipflask which is pretty self-explanatory.
If you were visiting one of those establishments, you definitely did not want to get caught by a Bull policeman. Who knows, the Bull himself may be visiting a juice joint an illegal bar on his day off. You may have to tell that goof to scram , beat it , get back in his jalopy and step on i t. The Mob came into use in , meaning those hospitable folks in organized crime responsible for supplying the illegal bootleg hooch, including the bubbly Champagne or foot juice cut-rate wine everyone was downing until they had a dead soldier , or empty glass.
To hear the following 's slang used proficiently, come see the show. From the minute you arrive, you'll be interacting with our gang in character all of the time. Can you keep up with them? Study up and make reservations to find out! A Alderman: A man's pot-belly. Ameche: Telephone Ankle: n Woman; v To walk. Bo: Pal, buster, fellow. Crushed out: Escaped from jail Cut down: Killed.
Flapper: A stylish, brash young woman with short skirts and shorter hair. Flat Tire: A dull-witted or disappointing date. Remember how we were going on and on about malarkey , thanks to Joe Biden's use of it in the vice presidential debate, the other week?
Applesauce is a synonym. Use it to demonstrate your lack of appreciation for the words of another. Or, alternatively, shout horsefeathers. Bee's knees. No dictionary of twenties slang would be complete without this one, which means, in simple terms, the best. Synonym: That's the berries.
In related bee-talk, say something is "none of your beeswax" when someone who is not the bee's knees is butting into your beeswax. Where did "bee's knees" come from? Both are without doubt wrong. A dollar. A young, unemployed guy who sleeps all day. Alternate synonym: A lollygagger. Fire extinguisher. A chaperone aka, a killjoy, an alarm clock. Is there a better way to say legs, even if one is being objectifying? Or maybe getaway sticks. Move your getaway sticks or you'll end up in the cooler.
Know one's onions. To know one's beeswax; to know what someone's talking about. A prudish type.
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