![]() ![]() And of course, slang can quickly become really uncool, especially if your old man used to it. The thing about slang is that it oozes over from generation to generation, occasionally changing spellings or meanings ("hep" used to mean "hip," until "hep" wasn't hip anymore). As you might expect, Prohibition slang is overflowing with references to speakeasies, flapper babes, and cocktails - not to mention about a million ways to say "I'm drunk." Marijuana references become more and more popular once the hippies burst onto the scene, '80s slang is as cheesy as aerobic-wear, and '90s slang borrows heavily from hip hop ( bling-bling, homie, dawg). ![]() ![]() Like fashion or music or poor Congressional choices, slang is a fantastic way to get a sense of another era. Writers need slang like bearcats need giggle water, know what I mean? Sure, you could spend the rest of your writing life using pristine, multi-syllabic words from the 16th century that have been honed into Latinate diamonds by the passage of time - or you could give in to the joy of juice joints, Shebas, and spliffication, and have yourself a grand old time frolicking through the hilarious world of American slang. ![]()
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