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Decode These 27 Slang Words From The 1920s And See If You’re The Bee’s Knees
We all know language changes over time, but some slang from the past is so strange it almost feels made up. Like every era, people in the 1920s had their own way of talking. From “bee’s knees” to “razz,” this quiz will take you back a hundred years and test how well you know the lingo of the roaring twenties.
You’ll get 27 slang terms from back in the day. Some of them still kind of make sense. Your job is simple – guess what they actually mean.
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Christos Arvanitis 6 months ago
A lot of these are still in use and not just '20's slang. Good quiz though
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 6 months ago (edited)
Copasetic is an actual word not slang. It's literally derived from Yiddish and goes back around 2000 years.
Calypso poet 6 months ago
That one bothered me too. I guess I read too many books as a kid.
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Christos Arvanitis 6 months ago
A lot of these are still in use and not just '20's slang. Good quiz though
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 6 months ago (edited)
Copasetic is an actual word not slang. It's literally derived from Yiddish and goes back around 2000 years.
Calypso poet 6 months ago
That one bothered me too. I guess I read too many books as a kid.
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