April 2011
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1930s Slang of the Day
“Platter”
Definition: A record.
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March 2011
148 posts
1930s Slang of the Day
“Shake a leg”
Definition: Hurry up.
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“Juicy”
Definition: Enjoyable.
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“Mitt me kid!”
Definition: Congratulate me.
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“Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the...”
– Hans Hofmann (via yama-bato)
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freshbrewedillustration asked: I really enjoy your tumblr site. Most blogs just post images but yours is more personal. You share some quotes and snippets of your life. Thank you. Listening to Ruth Etting while writing this. Cheers
“For, after all, you do grow up, you do outgrow your ideals, which turn to dust...”
– Fyodor Dostoevsky
1930s Slang of the Day
“Dog house”
Definition: String bass.
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“Murder!”
Definition: Wow!
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“Dingy”
Definition: Silly.
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“Joan Crawford is doubtless the best example of the flapper, the girl you see in...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald (via theloudestvoice)
1930s Slang of the Day
“Gobble-pipe”
Definition: Saxophone.
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