Vintage Slang

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15 questions · Published April 11, 2022

Trivia questions (5 of 15)

Multiple Choice
1. Which of these phrases does NOT apply to someone who finds themself in a difficult situation?
Over the moon means extremely happy and wouldn't typically be used to describe a sticky scenario.
Multiple Choice
2. What does "poke" refer to in the idiomatic expression "pig in a poke"?
The expression "pig in a poke" is a warning to inspect something before buying.
A "poke" refers to a bag, from the French poque, meaning "pocket."
The idiom was born out of a trick in which a farmer would substitute a cat for a pig at market and conceal his scam in a bag. This also led to the phrase "let the cat out of the bag," when the buyer would discover the deception.
Multiple Choice
3. What would a real cool cat do if a beatnik asked him to "blast the Edison"?
Beatnik slang "blast the Edison" simply meant to turn off the lights, ya dig?
Multiple Choice
4. What does it mean if something or someone is said to be "a gas"?
"It's a gas" means that something is really wonderful, like a song, a party, or even a person.
A well known example is the Rolling Stones lyric "Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas."
Multiple Choice
5. Someone who's a real "square" and boring would be called _____________.
FUN FACT
Button-down derived from the shirt collars favored by businessmen, politicians, and other so-called "squares."

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