1920s Slang That Needs To Make A Comeback

Let’s grab a gigglewater and get spiflicated, old sport.

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[SlothCreature]

"Look at them gams. They're like the stock market, they go up, up, up forever"

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?!

[rizqiramadhan]

1920s: Big Sleep = death
2019: Big sad = depression

[elisalapaglia]

Just think, in a hundred years they'll be making videos like this with "slay" and "bae" and "ship"

[alZiiHardstylez]

When I was young, I thought the old timey days were quite literally black and white.

[Pizza____God]

legend has it that 20s-30s everything was literally black and white...

[urmom-ddps]

i'm literally just going to use all this slang and watch the confusion on people's faces. it'll be the cat's meow!

[Bilboswaggins]

Imagine going to 1925 and saying all the slang we say now and see how they react...

[SuperKawaiiCrafter]

I already say "The Cats Meow" I'm almost there!

[SkippyGeekk]

The funny part is that another 50+ years from now when our current slang has died to make room for new terms, they'll be looking back at words like "fleek", "swag", and "cray" and try to bring them back into the loop.
Also, there will always be people who think the slang of their given time to be stupid as shit.

[REDsquirly]

I can't wait to get spifflicated on some giggle smoke.

[zoeyvlogsify]

My dad still says 'The cats meow'. -.-

[KelpShake]

Perfect timing, we're reading "The Great Gatsby" in class :D

[zoezr]

I love it when people say dame, doll, gal when referring to a woman it's so sweet 😍😊❤️💗

[gabbiesmith]

I love 1920 slang way better than modern slang....

[sterlingmoore]

I'm pretty sure The Cat's Meow is still pretty well known. Not used to the same extent it used to be, but still around. And I've heard people say clams before. But not this latest generation. Mostly only 40+ people who have heard their parents say it

[RossB.x]

Imagine a conversation between a modern man, caveman, someone from the Game of Thrones time period & a 1920's man. Absolute gold that would be.

[didntreallyknowhowlongause]

Now imagine a "modern" thug say all these words.

[Gabowsk]

1929: **Happens**
Americans: *_THAT'S NOT CAT'S MEOW._*

[AppleSlicesUnite]

I'm a girly dewdropper! becauseThese gams can't make no clams. I need someone who know there onions, then i'll be the cats meow. awww Applesauce! that's the ticket! No more need for this here giggle water, its splifficated free for me, no more lollygagging! Before i reach the deep sleep, I'mma be a brand new woman. Applesauce!

[florance]

1:06 wouldn't it be more correct to say "he knows his onions" than "he knows one's onions"?