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Modern Young Women In The 1920's

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Although “old sport” is used quite often, there are many other slang words and phrases that can be found in the book. Some examples include: Bee’s knees (big thing, great awesome), ritzy (fancy), hoofer (dancer), and flapper (modern young women from the 1920’). Even though these appear to be unfamiliar expressions to most of the modern audiences, there are a few that are still used today: Gold-digger (a person that marries someone else just to acquire their spouse’s money), and bunch (many, as in people).

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