It became fashionable in the 1920’s to use ‘nonsense phrases’ such as the bee’s knees /biz niz/ to describe something as excellent or wonderful. It was considered “flapper talk” in the roaring 20’s along with many other nonsense animal paring words such as the “cat’s pajamas”. Today the phrase is not commonly used, but… Continue reading 1920’s Bee’s Knees
Slang 1: language peculiar to a particular group: asa : argotb : jargon 2 2: an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech “Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 1 June 2016. Slang through out time is something that the younger population uses and… Continue reading How Slang Works
AZALEAPENA. “Learn English Slang with Hilarious BuzzFeed Articles: 21 Slang Words You’ve Got to Know.” FluentU English. BuzzFeed, n.d. Web. 09 June 2016. <http://www.fluentu.com/english/blog/learn-english-slang-buzzfeed/>. Brunson, Quinta, and Eugene Yang. “The History Of American Slang.”BuzzFeed. BuzzFeed, 11 Nov. 2014. Web. 01 June 2016. <https://www.buzzfeed.com/eugeneyang/the-history-of-american-slang?utm_term=.iypEmJDEw#.kflOZ5bOR>. Cool Skinner, D. (2014). the rise of cool. Humanities, 35(4), 32-37. Dope Oxford… Continue reading Bibliography
Brief History of American Slang 