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What is slang ?

Used socially. Informal. What is slang ?. How does the words that are used as slang relate to the time period?. subculture. Change. cliques. If alcohol was illegal why were there so many names for drinking?.

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What is slang ?

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  1. Used socially Informal What is slang? How does the words that are used as slang relate to the time period? subculture Change cliques

  2. If alcohol was illegal why were there so many names for drinking? • Spifflicated - Drunk. The same as canned, corked, tanked, primed, scrooched, jazzed, zozzled, plastered, owled, embalmed, lit, potted, ossified or fried to the hat

  3. Slang Comparison

  4. American Civilization 9 Name • The Roaring Twenties Date Period • Slang in the 1920’s • Directions: Use the 1920’s slang from the chart to write a complete sentence describing each of the following; • Prohibition – If the stool – pigeon tells the copper there’s alcohol we will be in-stir. • Organized crime - • Bootlegging - • Women voters - • Affordable cars - • Radio - • Movies -

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