Discover the Colorful Language of the Past

Explore thousands of vintage slang terms from the Roaring Twenties to the Grunge Nineties.

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1920s

Jazz Age, flappers, speakeasies.

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1930s

Grit, radio, and noir era slang.

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1940s

GI talk and homefront phrases.

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1950s

Drive-ins, doo-wop, and “boss”.

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1960s

Counterculture and “groovy”.

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1970s

Disco, funk, and CB radio.

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1980s

Valley speak and “rad”.

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1990s

Grunge, hip-hop, and slang boom.

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