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700rpm · 03-16-2012, 05:48 PM

I was thinking today about words and phrases that were common in the Model A era, and how they have all but disappeared from our everyday language. For example:

Tin Lizzy
Flivver
Oh You Kid!
Swell
So's yer old man
Flapper
Shingle-bob haircut
Jalopy
Bowler (hat)
Cat's Meow
Cat's Pajamas
Cat's Whiskers
Hootch
Gat
Spats
Swank (and Swanky)

I'm sure there are others. Anybody want to share what they remember?

03-16-2012, 05:48 PM	#1
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,906	The lost Model A vocabulary I was thinking today about words and phrases that were common in the Model A era, and how they have all but disappeared from our everyday language. For example: Tin Lizzy Flivver Oh You Kid! Swell So's yer old man Flapper Shingle-bob haircut Jalopy Bowler (hat) Cat's Meow Cat's Pajamas Cat's Whiskers Hootch Gat Spats Swank (and Swanky) I'm sure there are others. Anybody want to share what they remember? __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.