What are some popular phrases from the 1930's?

Question

I would prefer if you would just tell me a phrase, not give me websites. The person who gives the best phrase or phrases, and no " I don't know" !!!

Answer 1

Scram! or Beat it!

I'll moide de bum!

Swing it

You said it.

Answer 2

1930s Phrases

Answer 3

Dunno if these are all exactly from the 30s but I think they are:

Jack: "You and me is Jack"

Twist: a prostitute or a female known for manipulating men

"Take it on the heel and toe": get lost

"That mouse was quite a dish": describing a hot date

"Apple Annies" and "Apple Marys" was a term to describe a person who sold apples on the street during the depression.

affirmative action (1935) positive action by employers to ensure that minority groups aren't discriminated against.

arms race (1936) competition between unfriendly nations or groups in accumulation and development of weapons.

baby-sitter (1937), noun. (The verb "baby-sit" wasn't used until 1947.)

bingo (1936) a game.

Blitzkrieg (1939) a sudden attack.

bra (1938), shortened from brassiere.

bubble-gum (1937)

burger (1939) for hamburger, a term used since 1889.

café society (1937) group of people who frequent fashionable restaurants, night clubs and resorts.

cat (1931) for a jazz enthusiast or performer. Hep-cat (1938).

civil defense (1939) civilians working to preserve lives during air raids.

commercial (1935), TV or radio advertisement.

cool (1933), term of approval

crooner (1930) male singer like Bing Crosby. The "rock stars" of their day.

drive-in (1930).

drop-out (1930)

drunk driving (1937)

dumb down (1933)

dustbowl (1936), region subject to drought, particularly parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

end, the (1938), the limit of what can be endured. "Donald, you are the absolute end."

face-lift (1934)

family planning (1931), birth control or contraception.

fave (1938), favorite.

feel up (1930), grope, make out.

four-letter word (1934), obscene word.

gay (1933) adj. For homosexual.

germ warfare (1938)

groovy (1937) adj. In the groove (1932) performing well.

Lindy hop (1931), a dance.

New Deal (1933), program of social and economic reform under the Roosevelt administration.

nickelodeon (1938), a machine that played selected records for a coin; a type of jukebox.

Oscar (1936), given by the Academy of Motion picture Arts and Sciences.

pen-friend, pen pal, (1938), a friend via letters.

pizza (1935), an Italian food.

polio (1931), a disease.

racist (1932)

record player (1934)

seat belt (1932)

soap opera (1939), a radio or TV serial dealing with domestic situations.

spacecraft (1930).

Superman (1938), a comic strip hero.

supermarket (1933)

Suzie-Q (1936), a dance.

testosterone (1935), male hormone.

toots (1936), term of address, usually to a woman.

up-tight (1934), in a state of nervousness.

video (1935) coined as a visual equivalent of audio (1913).

And debatably some of these:
Don't stick yer neck out.
Hey, buddy can ya spare a dime?
Shut yer yap, or I'll box yer ears.
Ahh gwan, shut yer trap or I'll give ya a good hidin'.
Hey, that's swell! Yer a regular guy.
Better to be on the safe side.
Oh, a wise guy, huh?
Don't soft-soap me.
For the love of Mike, will you get off yer high horse?!
Oh, that'd be a fine how do you do!
You bet yer bottom dollar!
He was flyin' like a bat outta hell.
Yer a heel, Bill. A real rat.
Yeah? Says who?
For Pete sakes!
Take it or leave it, toots.
Get lost, sonny, ya botha me.
Didya hear the new tune by Benny Goodman's band? A real toe tapper!
That'd be the cat's pajamas.
Anything goes.
I got a kick outta that.
It takes two to tango.
Excuse me for livin'
I got a gal who's a real peach - a corker, I tell ya.
Don't kid yourself.
Excuse me while I powder my nose.
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