What are some 1940s slang words?
Bygone Forties Slang Terms
- Active duty: A promiscuous male.
- Ameche: Telephone.
- Anchor cranker: Sailor.
- Cheaters: Sunglasses.
- Crumb: A jerk.
- Doll dizzy: Girl-crazy.
- Dead Hoofer: A bad dancer.
- Ducky shincracker: A good dancer.
What is a slang term for criminal?
lag (slang), villain, felon, jailbird, malefactor.
What does jerk mean in the 40s?
jerk (n.2) “tedious and ineffectual person,” 1935, American English carnival slang, of uncertain origin.
What is a 40 in slang?
In the American vernacular, a forty-ounce or simply a forty is a glass or plastic bottle that holds 40 US fluid ounces (1,200 millilitres; 21⁄2 US pints) of malt liquor.
What does hooch mean in 1920s slang?
Hooch – Bootleg liquor. Hoofer – Dancer. Hotsy-Totsy – Pleasing. Jalopy – Old car. Joint – A club, usually selling alcohol.
What was the slang of the 30s?
– Slang of the 30s Slang of the 30s Abercrombie A know-it-all Abyssinia I’ll be seeing you Aces, snazzy, hot, nobby, smooth, sweet, swell, keen, cool Very good All the way Chocolate cake or fudge with ice cream All wet
What was a cop called in the 1930s?
Instead of a “cop” in the 1930s a police officer was called a copper.) dick/gumshoe/flatfoot – a detective (If you think about the character Dick Tracy, you may remember that he was a detective during the 1930s. Dick was a slang word for detective back then, so basically they were calling him Detective Tracy in the vernacular of the time.)
What was the slang for gang violence in the 1930s?
There was a ton of gang violence in Chicago during the 1930s so it was not uncommon for the word “Chicago” to be used as a lead word for a slang term relative to violence. Dick/gumshoe/flatfoot – Believe it or not these words referred to a detective.
What is the meaning of the name Detective?
a member of the police force or a private investigator whose function is to obtain information and evidence, as of offenses against the law. of or relating to detection or detectives: a detective story. serving to detect; detecting: various detective devices. ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE “BLUE” SYNONYMS?