Welcome to our second installment of essential twenties slang where we walk you through the slang of the flapper sub-culture!

Caper - a criminal act or robbery

Cash or check? – Do you kiss now or later?

Cat’s Meow – Something splendid or stylish; similar to bee’s knees; The best or greatest, wonderful.

Cat’s Pajamas – Same as cat’s meow

Chassis - the female body

Cheaters - Eyeglasses

Copacetic - Wonderful, fine, all right

Daddy - a young woman’s boyfriend or lover, especially if he’s rich

Dame - a female

Darb - An excellent person or thing (as in “the Darb” – a person with money who can be relied on to pay the check)

Dogs - feet

Don’t take any wooden nickels - Don’t do anything stupid

Drugstore Cowboy – a guy that hangs around on a street corner trying to pick up girls

Dry up - shut up, get lost

Click here for Essential Twenties Slang A-B

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