Twenties slang

By :Andrew j. k., Ian go, Tracy j s

baloney

• Nonsense

• Untrue

Bee’s knees

• The best

• cutest

copacetic

• Excellent

• Used as an exclamation

Gold digger

• Women looking for wealthy man

goofyb

• Silly

• Clumsy

• stuiped

Hard boiled

• Unfeeling

• Tough

Jazz baby

• A flapper

peppy

• energetic

ritzy

• High class

swell

• terrific

Ab-so-lute-ly

• affirmitve

All wet

• Discribes an erroneous (ridiculous) idea

And how

• I strongly agree

applesauce

• An expletive same as horsefeathers, As in "Ah applesauce!"

• modern day crap “Ah crap!”

Attaboy - Attagirl!

• well done!

Baby

• sweetheart. Also denotes something of high value or respect.

Balled Up

• bconfused, messed up

Bank's Closed

• no kissing or making out - i.e. - "Sorry, Mac, the bank's closed."

Bearcat

• a hot-blooded or fiery girl

Beat it

• scram or get lost

other

• From http://local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/slang.htm