Glossary of early twentieth century slang explained
Melodrama films captivate the audience by weaving narratives that evoke intense emotions. These films primarily focus on family dynamics, centering around characters who face adversity and exploring themes of duty and love. The melodramatic format portrays characters navigating their challenges with unwavering determination, selfless acts, and bravery. Movie critics and theater owners often use the certain expressions to describe the movies they are reviewing or showing.[1] [2] [3]
In crafting an article for a particular silent film recommends a section titled Critical reception. That section consists of movie critiques by professional critics and direct quotes from audience members.
This listing is a general glossary of slang terms commonly used by silent movie critics, theater owners, and film fans to describe the melodramatic films they are reviewing or screening. This glossary offers a fast reference to the slang used in these movie reviews.
(as of August 19, 2024)
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Web Dictionaries and PDFs
- Web site: Serrani . Alyssa . Comeback-Worthy 1920s Slang That Only Rag-a-Muffins Won't Appreciate . YourDictionary . December 13, 2021 . August 6, 2024.
- Historical Dictionary of American Slang (this version)
- Online Etymology Dictionary
- Web site: Dictionaries. An Encyclopædia Britannica Company . August 21, 2024.
- Web site: Time Traveler. An Encyclopædia Britannica Company . August 21, 2024.
- Web site: Dictionaries and Works Cited: Dictionary of Newfoundland English . Heritage.nf.ca . August 21, 2024.
- Web site: Thesaurus and word tools for your creative needs. WordHippo. February 19, 2009. August 9, 2024.
- Web site: 1920's Slang . huffenglish.com . August 3, 2024.
- Wiktionary - a free standard dictionary
- Web site: Slang of the 1920's. 2024. center.uoregon.edu. University of Oregon. July 22, 2024. Slang of the 1920's The twenties were the first decade to emphasize youth culture over the older generations, and the flapper sub-culture had a tremendous influence on mainstream America; many new words and phrases were coined by these liberated women. Many of these are still used today!.
- Web site: slang_of_the_1920s.pdf . August 3, 2024.
Websites
- Web site: Brockway . Laura Hale . phrases from the 1920s. PR Daily. March 25, 2021. August 9, 2024.
- Web site: 1920s Slang. 2024. Smoky Hill Museum. July 22, 2024.
- Web site: 1920s and 1930s Slang Dictionary . Orlando Dinner Show . August 3, 2024.
- Web site: 1920s Slang . Lighthouse Translations . February 5, 2024 . August 3, 2024.
- Web site: Learn 1920s Speakeasy Prohibition Slang! . Shot In The Dark Mysteries Murder. February 6, 2011 . August 3, 2024.
- Web site: The LSC After Dark Guide to 1920s Slang . Liberty Science Center . November 15, 2016 . August 3, 2024.
- Web site: Ross . Scott . Early 20th Century American Slang . Reader's Digest . 2013 . August 17, 2024.
- Web site: Smith . Sam Benson . 30 Slang Words from the 1920s That Are Worth Bringing Back . Reader's Digest . September 10, 2019 . August 9, 2024.
Further reading
- Book: Dalzell, T. . The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English . Taylor & Francis . 2018 . 978-1-351-76520-6 . August 11, 2024.
- Book: Farmer, J.S. . Henley . W.E. . Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A to Byz . subscribers only . Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and Comparative of the Heterodox Speech of All Classes of Society for More Than Three Hundred Years . 1890 . August 11, 2024.
- Book: Green, J. . Cassell's Dictionary of Slang . Weidenfeld & Nicholson . 2005 . 978-0-304-36636-1 . August 11, 2024.
- Book: Harold . Wentworth. Flexner. Stuart Berg . Dictionary of American slang - Harold Wentworth, Stuart Berg Flexner - Google Books . 9780690006704 . August 11, 2024 . 1975 . Crowell .
- Book: Hotten, J.C. . The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal . Chatto & Windus . 1894 . August 11, 2024.
- Book: Kipfer, B.A. . Chapman . R.L. . Dictionary of American Slang . HarperCollins . 2010 . 978-0-06-204324-5 . August 11, 2024.
- Book: Lighter, J.E. . Random House (Firm) . Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang: H-O . Random House . Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang . 1994 . 978-0-394-54427-4 . August 11, 2024.
- Book: Lighter, J.E. . Random House (Firm) . Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang . Random House . Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang.3 . 1994 . 978-0-679-43465-8 . August 11, 2024.
- Book: Lighter, J.E. . Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang: T - Z . Random House . v. 4 . 2007 . August 11, 2024.
- Book: Maitland, J. . The American Slang Dictionary . R.J. Kittredge & Company . The American Slang Dictionary . no. 0; no. 445 . 1891 . August 11, 2024.
- Book: Maitland, J. . The American Slang Dictionary (Classic Reprint) . Fb&c Limited . 2017 . 978-0-266-32805-6 . August 11, 2024.
- Book: McCutcheon, M. . The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life from Prohibition Through World War II . Writer's Digest Books . The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life Series . 1995 . 978-0-89879-697-1. July 23, 2024.
See also
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Notes and References
- Book: Brooks, P. . The Melodramatic Imagination: Balzac, Henry James, Melodrama, and the Mode of Excess . Yale University Press . 1995 . 978-0-300-06553-4 . July 14, 2024 .
- Book: Costello. Robert B.. 1991. Random House Webster's College Dictionary. New York. Random House. 845. 978-0-679-40110-0.
- Book: Stevenson. Angus. Lindberg. Christine A.. 2010 . New Oxford American Dictionary, Third Edition. New York. Oxford University Press. 1091 . 978-0-19-539288-3.
