![20 Slang Terms From the 1920s That Guys Should Start Using Again](http://townsquare.media/site/17/files/2012/11/GiggleWater.jpg?w=980&q=75)
20 Slang Terms From the 1920s That Guys Should Start Using Again
The Oxford American Dictionaries announced its "Word of the Year" yesterday, and it's about as dumb as you'd imagine.
"GIF" beat out "YOLO" for word of the year in a battle of two acronyms that aren't actually words but, who are we to argue semantics?!?
These made up words makes a man long for the days of the past, when our grandpappies used hilarious slang. We miss terms like gams, flapper, and giggle water. No idea what the hell we're talking about? Well grab some wood and focus your peepers on these 20 slang terms from the 1920s that guys should start using again.
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