Happy Days Are Here Again! Roaring 20s / Great Gatsby Parties are back in fashion. So put your glad rags on and join the fun!
- “Cut a Rug” –a slang term for dancing in the 1920s meaning to dance so much it would wear a spot on the carpet or “cut a rug” i.e. “The band is swingin’ let’s cut a rug”
- “Bootlegging” – selling alcohol illegally during Prohibition in the Roaring 20s
- “Cat’s Pajamas” – refers to anything that’s good i.e. “Vivacity’s Orlando Jazz Band is the cat’s pajamas!”
- “Speakeasies” – dens, saloons, or nightclubs selling illicit alcohol during Prohibition in the 1920s. Nicknamed speakeasies because customers had to whisper codes to enter.
- “Hooch” – a popular word for “alcohol” in the 1920s i.e. “Let’s check out the Jazz Band and get some hooch in our cup.”
- “Flappers” –females going against the traditional – trying new fashions with shorter skirts and makeup, smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol and jazz dancing
- “Hot Tomato” – attractive woman
- “Bee’s Knees” – same idea as the cat’s pajamas i.e. “This Swing Band is the bee’s knees!”
- “Cheaters” – glasses i.e. “Let me put my cheaters on so I can see this awesome band!”
- “Giggle Water” – another term for alcohol
- “Hotsy Totsy” – attractive or good looking
