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Roaring 20’s Pictionary Dictionary
Directions: For each term you must: Write the definition, explain the term in your own words and draw a picture of that term
Picture
Term
1.)migrant
worker
2.)Harlem
Renaissance
3.)jazz
4.)speakeasy
Definition
Explain this term in your own words or give
a modern day equivalent…
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Picture
Term
Definition
Explain this term in your own words or give
a modern day equivalent…
5.)bootlegger
6.) repealed
7.)Great
Migration
Pick 4 slang terms from the 1920’s. Write the definition and create a sentence that uses that term correctly.
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1.migrant worker: Farmer who moved from cultivating one crop to the next
2.Harlem Renaissance: Rebirth of focus on African American culture.
3.jazz: uniquely American form of music that began in the 1920s.
4.speakeasy: An illegal bar operating during prohibition.
5.bootlegger: a person who smuggled illegal alcohol during prohibition.
6.repealed: abolish (get rid of) a law
7.Great Migration: During the 1920s, African Americans moved to northern cities in search of better job opportunities.
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Applesauce - an expletive; same as horse feathers, As in "Ah applesauce!"
Berries - That which is attractive or pleasing;
Big Cheese - The most important or influential person; boss. Same as big shot.
Cheaters - Eyeglasses.
Darb - An excellent person or thing (as in "the Darb" - a person with money who can be relied on to pay the check).
Dogs - feet.
Flapper - A stylish young woman with short skirts and shorter hair.
 Line - Insincere flattery.
Frame - To give false evidence, to set up someone.
 Pinch - To arrest.
Giggle Water - An intoxicating beverage; alcohol.
 Pushover - A person easily convinced
Gin Mill - An establishment where hard liquor is sold; bar.
or seduced.
Hard Boiled - a tough, strong guy.
 Ritzy - Elegant (from the hotel).
Heebie-Jeebies - The jitters.
 Scram - Ask someone to leave
High-Hat - To snub.
immediately.
Hotsy-Totsy - Pleasing.
 Spiffy - An elegant appearance.
Jake - OK
 Swell - Wonderful. Also: a rich man.
Jalopy - Old car.
Keen - Attractive or appealing.
Kisser - Mouth.