Whether it was a decade or a century ago, slang terms have their own unique way of defining moments in history. Some of these terms date all the way back to the 1920s — for instance, “applesauce" wasn ...

The “Roaring Twenties” were a decade-long party, an era of extravagance and euphoria that encompassed the nation in its entirety. They marked the transition of mind and spirit, as Americans cast their ...

We all know language changes over time, but some slang from the past is so strange it almost feels made up. Like every era, people in the 1920s had their own way of talking. From “bee’s knees” to ...

Slang says a lot about its time, and some of the funniest phrases from decades past are too good to stay buried. These old-school slangs once filled conversations and TV scripts and were as popular as ...

The Bullets Babes are at it again! In the video below, check out the first installment of a special series, in which the lovely ladies of Bullets Over Broadway explain the slang of the era. Brush up ...