The 1920s to 1960s Slang Quiz
Welcome, baby, to our ultimate slang quiz! We’ll be taking you from the roaring 20s right the way up to the groovy 60s and it’ll be up to you to identify the major shifts in language that took place. The English language has been reformed to rather extreme degrees over these decades and perhaps even more so since. But how far back do you think your knowledge extends? Can you connect with the folks of the 40s and 50s? Time to see! Stay on fleek, friends.
The word “geek” is another slang phrase that’s changed a great deal. In Britain, it first referred to fools, and when it arrived in the US it was used by circus folk to refer to a performer who would eat live animals. Eww. Then, in the 80s, the word evolved to refer to those who were savvy with technology and computers.