Welcome to Day Five of RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB’S SPOTLIGHT Author Blog Tour.
I’m excited to welcome March SPOTLIGHT Author, Flossie Benton Rogers! This former library director and teacher is a mystic adventurer and coffee aficionado, known for conjuring the magic in romance.
Slang of the Roaring 20s
In “Mind Your Goddess” the heroine Epona gets yanked out of the fae realm and plopped into the human earth world of the Roaring 20s, an era of speakeasies, flappers, and prohibition. Here is a smattering of popular slang from that fascinating period. Some of the colorful language is still in use today.
Bee’s knees or cat’s meow or snake’s hips: wonderful
Crush: infatuation
Daddy: a younger woman’s wealthy boyfriend
Dead soldier: empty booze bottle
Dogs: feet
Doll: pretty woman
Double cross: to cheat or deceive
Dough or jack or kale or scratch: money
Flapper: a trendy, non-traditional, independent minded young woman
Gin mill: a cheap speakeasy
Gold-digger: a woman who chases a man for his money
Heebie-jeebies or screaming meemies: the shakes
Hootch or hooch: liquor
Java or joe: coffee
Sap: a fool
Speakeasy: a bar selling illegal liquor
Tomato: a sexy woman
Whoopee: wild fun
Sources: http:home.earthlink.net/~dlarkins/slang-pg.htm
That was fun, Flossie! Thanks for hosting, Linda!
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Thanks for the laugh, Flossie! I can’t imagine every thinking that tomato was a compliment. LOL!
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Hahaha, tomato is an unlikely compliment, Yvette!
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Congratulations, Flossie! Wishing you a fabulous month in the Spotlight. 🙂
This is such a fun post. I’m familiar with a few sayings, but others are newbies to me. Some gems in here for sure.
Thanks for hosting, Linda, and for the warm welcome, as always.
Cheers to you both! 🙂
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Thanks, Natalie!
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So kind of you, Natalie!
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Research is such fun!
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True, Wendy!
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Hi Linda! This was fun! I think we should bring some of these words back, Flossie! Great post!😀
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We could start a trend, Vashti!
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I love old words from a bygone era. Language informs our thoughts and the language of an era reflects its spirit. Thank you for sharing all of these great terms – MikeL
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Great to see you, Mike!
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Mike, I’m glad you liked touching in on the old words. I love old words, too!
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Oh wow, Flossie, that’s a trove of words, or should I say slangs that can be useful to a writer. Thank you, for providing them, and thank you, Linda, for the support. 😀
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Happy to do it, Joy!
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Thank you for stopping by to check out the slang, Joy!
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I have always been fascinated by the ‘Roaring Twenties’ and the slang terminology is perfect. Great post, great host. Thank you both for an entertaining read.
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Sooz, the Roaring Twenties research was a barrel of fun, as is this tour. Thank you!
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Thanks for sharing the slang, Flossie. I learned so much of it while writing Jazz Baby. It’s a fascinating history lesson.
Thanks for hosting, Linda. You are always amazing in your support of other authors.
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Thanks, Beem! Supporting Indie Authors is easy!😀
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Beem, I look forward to reading Jazz Baby. Thanks for stopping by!
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Thanks, Flossie! I appreciate that!
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Love the 1920’s slang. I’ve heard most of them but tomato for a sexy woman was a new one for me!
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Thanks for commenting, Michelle!
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The Roaring 20s really had some fabulous styles. Flossie I love where you take us on these tours.
Hi Linda and thanks for hosting Flossie Benton Rodgers.
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Thanks for stopping by, Shirley. Yes, these slang terms are great.
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Wonderful of you to stop by, Shirley!
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Loved the Roaring Twenties vocab. Great spotlight feature, Flossie. 🙂 Keep shining!
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Thanks for the kind words, Bette!
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I’ve always been fascinated by the Roaring 20’s. The fashion, the music, the people… Thanks so much for sharing with us, Flossie. And thank you, Linda, for being such an awesome host!! 😉
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Thanks for stopping by, Marlena!
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I have, too, Mar. And you’re right about Linda being an awesome host!
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I loved your 20s slang. I have heard of most of it excerpt dead soldier. Bees knees has always cracked me up for some reason. I’m enjoying your spotlight tour.
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Bee’s knees certainly is a strange one they came up with back then. Thanks, D.L.
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Congratulations, Flossie! I hope your tour has been grand!
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Yes, thank you, Jan. What a great tour!
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Congrats to Flossie on her spotlight tour. I’ve read Mind Your Goddess and her entire Wytchfae Series. She’s a talented author who tells fascinating stories. Lovely to see her here today!
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Thanks for leaving this comment, Mae!
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You are so kind, Mae!
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