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- What are some 1940s slang words?
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1940s slang featured terms reflecting the era’s culture, war, and jazz scene, with words like “swell” (great), “hepcat” (jazz fan), “dame” (woman), “take a powder” (leave), and “killer diller” (awesome) for praise; military terms like “FUBAR” (F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition) and “jeep” became common, while slang also described everyday things with terms like “joe” (coffee), “clams/bread” (money), and “specs” (glasses), showing a vibrant, expressive language.
People & Descriptions
Bird: A young woman.
Black and white: A police officer.
Chrome dome: A bald person.
Dame: A woman.
Eager beaver: An enthusiastic person.
Fuddy-duddy: An old-fashioned person.
Hepcat/Hepjill: A jazz enthusiast.
Schnook: A gullible person, a sucker.
Zooty: Flashy in dress or manner.
Actions & Feelings
Bellyache: To complain.
Cooking with gas: Doing something perfectly.
Cut a rug: To dance.
Flip your wig: To lose your temper or go crazy.
Get weaving: Get going, hurry up (often military).
Make love: To flirt or woo (not necessarily sexual).
Sack out: Go to sleep.
Take a powder: To leave quickly, get lost.
Praise & Excitement
Ace: Excellent.
Hot diggity dog!: An exclamation of excitement.
Killer diller: Awesome, great.
Reet: Right, excellent.
Swell: Great, wonderful.
Money & Things
Bacon/Bread/Clams/Lettuce: Money.
Joe: Coffee.
Peepers: Eyes.
Specs: Eyeglasses.
Stompers: Shoes.
Unmentionables: Undergarments.
Military & War-Related (WWII)
Bandits: Enemy aircraft.
FUBAR: (F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition).
Jeep: A light utility vehicle.
Doodlebug: A V-1 flying bomb.
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