Slang fishing in the dark5/1/2023 ![]() Christina Larson And Patrick Whittle, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2023 Efforts to protect them, along with human communities that rely on fishing or tourism related to marine life, have long proven difficult for international governing bodies. Mrs.Recent Examples on the Web At nearly 2,500 feet long, the Fishing and Education Pier is the largest in the Gulf as well as Alabama’s only public gulf pier, open for fishing or strolling. Mind your Potatoes: Mind your own business Lollygagger: (1) a young man who enjoys making out (2) an idle person Line: A false story, as in “to feed one a line.” Left holding the bag: To be blamed for something Know One’s Onions: To know one’s business or what one is talking about “I have to go see a man about a dog”: “I’ve got to leave now,” often meaning to go buy whiskey Horsefeathers: An unoffensive expletive, like “darn” Hop: (1) opiate or marijuana (2) a teen party Hit on all Sixes: To perform 100 per cent as “hitting on all six cyclinders” ![]() Heebie-Jeebies: “The shakes,” named after a hit song ![]() Hayburner: (1) a gas guzzling automobile (2) a losing horse Handcuff: An engagement ring or wedding band Hair of the dog: A shot of booze, especially the day after a booze-up Goof: (1) a stupid or bumbling person, (2) a boyfriend, flapper Goods, the: (1) the right material, or a person who has it (2) the truth, as in, “Get the goods” on someone Gold-Digger: A woman who pursues men for their money Glad Rags: “Going out on the town” clothes Gin Mill: A seller of hard liquor a speakeasy Get a Wiggle On: Get a move on, get going Often coupled with “poor little.”Ĭarry a Torch: To have a crush on someoneĬash or Check?: Do you kiss now or later?Ĭat’s Meow: Something splendid or stylish similar to bee’s kneesĬopacetic: Wonderful, fine, all right (as in, “Everything is copacetic.”)ĭaddy: A young woman’s wealthy boyfriend or lover (Sugar Daddy)ĭaddy-O: A term of address, as in “Hey there, Daddy-O!”ĭewdropper: A young man who sleeps all day and doesn’t have a jobĭon’t know from nothing: Doesn’t have any informationĭon’t take any wooden dimes: Don’t do anything stupidĭrugstore Cowboy: A guy that hangs around on a street corner trying to pick up girlsįlivver: a Model T after 1928, also any broken down automobile.įour-Flusher: A person who feigns wealth while mooching off othersįrame: To give false evidence, to set up someone Pick a few words and phrases to use at your 1920’s-themed murder mystery party!Īnd don’t forget to check out A Flapper Murder at the 1920’s Speakeasy Theme Murder Mystery Party Game!Īpplesauce: A mild curse, like “darn” (also, “Horsefeathers!”)īaby Vamp: A pretty or popular female, student.īearcat: A hot-blooded, vivacious or fiery girlīeat One’s Gums: Idle talk, someone “beats one’s gums” when they’re all talk, no actionīee’s Knee’s: It’s the best (also, The Cat’s Pyjamas, Elephant’s Eyebrows, gnat’s whistle, eel’s hips, etc.)īeef: A problem, as in “What’s your beef?”īeeswax: Business, as in “Mind your own beeswax.”īible Belt: Area in the South and Midwest where Fundamentalism flourishesīlind Date: A date with someone you’ve never metīlow: (1) a wild party (2) to leave (as in, “Let’s make like the wind and blow)īluenose: An excessively puritanical person, a prudeīronx Cheer: A loud spluttering noise made with the lips, used to indicate disapproval.īull: (1) a law-enforcement official (2) nonesense (3) to talk idly, to exaggerateīull Session: A male talkfest, gossip, stories of sexual exploitsīum’s Rush: Thrown out of an establishmentīunny: A term of endearment applied to the lost, disoriented. ![]() The Roaring 20’s gave birth to a number of new phrases – some of which are distinct to that era, and some of which are still used today. ![]()
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