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[[File:x_112658_Life_Magazine_Roaring_Twenties_3352.jpg|frame|The '20s actually ''were'' just like this.]] |
[[File:x_112658_Life_Magazine_Roaring_Twenties_3352.jpg|frame|The '20s actually ''were'' just like this.]] |
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{{quote|''"Dudes in hats, machine guns, bullets, booze, and the kind of hot chicks you could still unironically refer to as broads..."''|'''[[Moviebob]]'''}} |
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== Twenties Slang == |
== Twenties Slang == |
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'''This ain't baloney, this is [[Serious Business|Serious Beeswax]], as most words and phrases originated from this decade, so here are some examples:''' |
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* "Ab-so-lute-ly" |
* "Ab-so-lute-ly" |
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* "And How!" - I agree! |
* "And How!" - I agree! |
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* "You slay me" - that's funny. |
* "You slay me" - that's funny. |
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Had an earful, sap? I have to see a man about a dog, so pipe down or I'll bump ya off. |
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{{tropelist|Popular tropes from this time period are:}} |
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* [[Art Deco]] in her full blossomed glory. |
* [[Art Deco]] in her full blossomed glory. |
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* [[Blackface]]: [[Values Dissonance|It was the 20's...]] |
* [[Blackface]]: [[Values Dissonance|It was the 20's...]] |
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