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Title: Slang of the 20th Century: From Flappers to Rappers


1
Slang of the 20th CenturyFrom Flappers to
Rappers
  • How does Hurstons slang influence the readers
    perception? Remember perception is reality!!

2
Some Opening Notes
  • A) Slang changes quickly
  • 10 retention rate every 10 years (Eble, 1987)
  • B) But slang is reincarnated over and over again
  • The same terms are seen every generation
  • Often w/ different meanings (drag, fat, bimbo)
  • C) Used almost exclusively by the young
  • D) Every generation slangs what is important to
    them
  • Studying their slang is a way to understand a
    generation

3
Some Opening Notes
  • E) Why is slang used?
  • 1) It conceals meaning from parents
  • But do kids use slang in front of them?
  • 2) It identifies you as part of the tribe
  • 3) It defies authority (talking like a rebel)
  • 4) It makes one feel special important
  • 5) It excludes other peer groups

4
Lets Test Your Knowledge of Slang
  • Number your paper from 1 through 21.
  • For each question, give me your best guess.
  • At the end of class, we will award the
    Championship to the Hippest Cat!
  • No Cheating!!

5
I. From 1900-1919
  • Before the end of WWI (1919) there was little use
    of slang
  • Why Mass media was not a national phenomenon
  • Terms could not be shared or spread by the youth
    culture
  • College students used slang locally
  • At UK, we have Ho, POT, the Keys
  • But there was one NATIONAL exception . . .

6
I. From 1900-1919
  • 1) 23 Skidoo
  • Three meanings OK, Good, See You Later
  • This was the 1st National Slang Term (1905)

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II. 1920-30s From Flappers to Jazz
  • 1920s captured by Harlem Renaissance writers
  • Times were good and decadent
  • The early 30s were depression years
  • Times were tough
  • The late 30s were swing and big-band jazz (the
    gangster rap of the age)
  • Strong slang influence from blacks culture

8
II. 1920-30s From Flappers to Jazz
  • 2) Half-cut, fried, jammed, juiced, pie-eyed,
    polluted, plastered, shot, tanked
  • Drunk (most popular reference of the age)
  • 3) Bat, brawl, buzz, rag, toot, wrestle, egg
    harbor
  • A dance party
  • 4) 5 Things Gob stick, dog house, gobble pipe,
    skins, git box
  • Instruments clarinet, bass, sax, drums, guitar
  • If you got all 3, you are swanky or tasty

9
III. 1940s From the War to Babies
  • 1941-45 saw WWII
  • Much slang was based on male war interactions
  • After the war, America experienced good times
  • Happy Days Are Here Again 1 Song

10
III. 1940s From the War to Babies
  • 5) Drooly, pappy, swoony, BTO (big time
    operator), PC (prince charming)
  • An attractive man (big-time operator, prince
    charming)
  • 6) 5 Things Moss, blinkers, flops, schnozz,
    pillars
  • Body Parts Hair, eyes, ears, nose, legs
  • 7) Fatal pill, go-away kiss, lead pill, check
    out, blotto, in the drink
  • WWII Terms Bullets and dying
  • If you got these 3, you are a real hep cat (most
    popular term)

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IV. 1950s From Cool to Beat
  • 1950s were Happy Days, at least on the surface
  • But there were always Fonzies
  • Young were restless (rejection of parents)
  • Salingers Catcher, Brandos Wild One, Deans
    Rebel, Elvis Jailhouse Rock
  • The Beatnick movement also exploded
  • Wore black, drank coffee, read poetry
  • Terms Hipster, like, daddy-o, cat, dig

12
IV. 1950s From Cool to Beat
  • 8) Bad news, beast, bomb, hack, kemp, wedge
  • Cars Hot Rods (many terms)
  • 9) Cut the grass, dont tense, fade out, get bent
  • Insults Shut up, take it easy, disappear, I hate
    you
  • 10) Squaresville, deadsville, dullsville
  • A bad place to be
  • If you got all 3, you are cool (1), creamy, fat,
    mad, hairy

13
V. 1960s From Surf to Dope
  • Breaking away from the conservative 50s
  • Rock Peaked
  • Motown, British Invasion, Acid Rock, Hippie Rock,
    folk, Woodstock
  • It was the most politically active individually
    expressive decade of the Century
  • Anti-Vietnam, Feminism, Civil Rights, Free Love,
    Free Speech, Black Power, etc.

14
V. 1960s From Surf to Dope
  • 11) Barf, blow, beets, flash, heave, ralph,
  • To get sick
  • 12) Category Hang ten, stoked, bitchin, dude,
    bro
  • Surf Terms
  • 13) Reefer, gage, mary jane, spliff, jay, doobie,
    roach
  • Marijuana
  • If you got all 3, youre bad, boss, freak, suave

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VI. 1970-80s From Disco to New Wave
  • 70s and 80s share a lot in common
  • Politically inactive, pop-culture driven, no
    wars, no meaningful direction
  • Called the Me Generation
  • Really big with 1 or 2 word exclamations!!
  • Basic! (right) Be real!, Bite me!, Cool Beans!,
    Eat me!, Go for it! H0! (great), Heard that!, Not!

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VI. 1970-80s From Disco to New Wave
  • 14) Boff, boink, grind, do the nasty, deed, or
    wild thing
  • Sex
  • 15) To chill, hang, veg, jell, kick it, ease
  • To do nothing
  • 16) Category Fer sure, Tscha, grody, totally, to
    the maxhttps//www.youtube.com/watch?vV4347ZE0NQM
  • Valley girl Gag me with a spoon
  • If you missed these, you are beat, gnarly, harsh,
    heinous

17
VII. 1990-2000 Your Generation
  • Times have been good
  • Strong economy, no world wars, high college rates
  • Three Major Influences
  • Pop culture (TV Movies)
  • Computers/Technology
  • Hip Hop

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VII. 1990-2000 Your Generation
  • 17) Biscuit, burner, heater, joint, steel, toast
  • Guns
  • 18) Category Later, Peace Out, How you doin,
    Whas up
  • Greetings
  • 19) Bones, Franklins, Gs, jacks, yard, clout
  • Money
  • 20) Break, bust, chat, comp, freestyle, kick, rip
  • Rap or sing
  • 21) Been there, done that outta my way man
    cowabunga hurl take a pill babe-osity Not!
    schwing party on!
  • Bart Wayne (pop culture icons)
  • https//www.youtube.com/watch?vBustEdWyqzk
  • If you got all 5, you are Phat, Tight, or
    the Bomb

19
Some Extra Credit Hip-Hop Digits
  • 10, 1555, 186(7), 40, 808
  • 10 Mac 10
  • 1555 The year the first slaveships arrived in
    America
  • 186 or (7) Police term for a homicide. To be on
    the lookout for someone who is trying to kill
    you
  • 40 1) a 40-ounce bottle of malt liquor or 2) a
    40 caliber gun
  • 808 1) The bass drum from a Roland TR-808 drum
    machine, which is now a popular sample and 2) the
    penal code for disturbing the peace. Refers to
    the sound of bass from stereos.
  • If you answered 3 of 5, give yourself 1 extra
    point

20
2001 20144th period
  • Salty basic wasted
  • anything turnt
  • Go lay down ratchet bye Felicia
  • Goon fleek whip
  • Fam thug swerve
  • Git R Done bruh cant even
  • Swag bands the daily

21
2001-2014 5th period
  • ratchet goon
  • bruh swerve chawdawg
  • cuz anything
  • Salty squad bangin
  • Turnt yo I cant even
  • Bye Felicia dawg
  • Fam swag whip
  • Hmu bae goochi
  • Hommie Lemme freak

22
How did you do on the test?
  • All 21 right You are a bad mother
  • More than 15 right You are the mac daddy
  • More than 10 right You are lame-o
  • Less than 5 right You are totally bogus

23
Closing Thoughts
  • What would you add to the list for 2011 2020?
  • Salty, LOL, rachet, making nouns into verbs
    (gerund) I really dont want to school right now.
    Like, swag, YOLO, whatever, sup?, F city, goon
    squad, tennis courts,
  • A) Many words are cyclical and reincarnated
  • 1930s gave us
  • Suck, sweet, mellow, not!
  • 1940s gave us
  • Brutal, cap, fly, scrub, tasty, groovy
  • 1950s gave us
  • Clue, hang, kill, nerd, trip, turn on
  • All have been reincarnated at least 3 times
  • Thus, each generation is not as innovative as
    they think

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Closing Thoughts
  • B. Every generation slangs the same 8 things
  • 1) girls/guys
  • 2) drinking
  • In 1737, Ben Franklin counted 228 terms for
    drunkenness (1st slang list)
  • 3) greetings
  • 4) sex
  • 5) popular people
  • 6) unpopular people
  • 7) money
  • Are these the most important topics for the
    young?
  • Looks like you, your parents, your grandparents
    were not that different after all

25
Closing Thoughts
  • C. What causes slang to change?
  • Answer When mainstream America starts using it!
  • Why Hip-Hop vocabulary changes so quickly
  • D. Slang is here to stay
  • And NO, you will not understand the next
    generation
  • Isnt that the point of slang?!

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Later Dudes!
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