Slang of the 1920s

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Slang of the 1920s

Using the following websites ( http://home.earthlink.net/~dlarkins/slang-pg.htm

and http://local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/slang.htm

) complete the chart below. Define the twenty terms given and then find another twenty terms from the time period (avoiding the racist terms) and state their definition.

Term

Applesauce

Definition Term Definition

Bank’s Closed

Bee’s Knees

Caper

Copacetic

Dead Soldier

Dolled Up

Drugstore Cowboy

Flapper

Giggle Water

Gatecrasher

Hip to the Jive

Hooch

Ossified

Real McCoy

Sheik

Speakeasy

Struggle Buggy

Swanky

Upchuck

Now that you have a list of slang terms used in the twenties, you are to work in groups of two or three to create a story with dialogue that uses the slang terms from the 1920s. You must properly use at least 20 different slang terms in your story, incorporate dialogue, and make sure that the story flows nicely. After creating a story, it will be presented to the rest of the class. .

Each of the slang terms is to be underlined.

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