By: Charlee, Ariel, Emily Pop culture in Canada 1920 By: Charlee, Ariel, Emily
Slang Bimbo: refers to a macho man Butt me!”: “I would like a cigarette.” Cash: a smooch Cheaters: Glasses or bifocals Choice bit of calico: a desirable woman Berries: like “bee’s knees,” denotes that something is good, desirable or pleasing. “That sounds like berries to me!” Darb: something deemed wonderful or splendid, similar to “berries” “Don’t take any wooden nickels!”: “Don’t do anything dumb!” Dumb Dora: an unintelligent woman Tomato: a woman Sinker: a doughnut Upstage: arrogant, snobby Gasper: cigarette, “fag” (also of the 1920s) fag is a British term for cigarette. Manacle: Wedding ring Handcuff: engagement ring “Go chase yourself!”: “Get out of here!” Giggle water: liquor, alcoholic beverage Hotsy-totsy: attractive, pleasing to the eye Know your onions: to know what’s up or what’s going on Noodle juice: tea. Mazuma: Dollar bills, cash, money Oliver Twist: an extremely good dancer. Ossified: drunk Petting pantry: a cinema or movie theatre Reuben: a hick or redneck Rub: a dance party for college or high school students
Poplar pastimes Most time people will do some Hobbes People will go out to watch a movie in a theaters with their families, friends Radios would play music and baseball games and others programs Plays are popular as well as for theaters Reading a newspaper Family’s would get in there cars and pleasure of traveling together, would not have a fixed places in mined and this is called “Sunday drives”(but most people would not have them) Drinking was the most popular thing to do Sports was the most popular pastime like: hockey, baseball, soccer, field hockey, rugby church Poplar pastimes Popular pastimes are all different to people and family's because they all like different thing.
During the height of the Great Depression, jazz was considered a little avant garde, a little dangerous and was flourishing in Montreal. Black Americans developed jazz at the turn of the century. The improvised music combined elements of ragtime, blues, spirituals, and band music. By the 1920s, jazz had migrated across the border to Canada. Music Canada in the 1920s was also know as “the Jazz age”.
Those of us weaned on ''technicolour" and bombarded by "surround sound" may conclude that silent black and white films could never excite the audience. Not so. In 1923 release starring Lillian Gish, the Herald enthused. Movies in that time where very entertaining to the viewers. As silent movies became more popular, people began coming to view them more and more so as movies spread through Canada. The average cost to view on was : Adults 25cents Children 15 cents Movies Cary on, Sergeant!-1928 The Great Shadow-1920 NaNook of the North-1922 Blue Water-1924
Dance Techno shuffling Belly dancing Cheerleader Street dancing Latin New vogue Waltz Fox trot Quick step Samba The Tracy lee waltz The Charmaine The gypsy tap The tangeite Poso doble Jive Viennese waltz Contemporary tap Folk dancing Dance A young teenager in the 1920's was hospitalized for non-stop dancing for four days. ( Name of teenager is unknown.) Slang's for dancing Oliver twist – a really good dancer
Fashion in the 1920's. Women Fashion: Short Flapper style clothes that provided freedom of movement Art Deco designs Cloche hats and bobbed hairstyles The boyish 'garconne' look and adoption of male clothing Casual styles for day wear as worn by Norma Shearer in the photo Fun, fringed flapper dresses or glamorous silk gowns for evening attire Fashion in the 1920's.
Men's fashion in the 1920's.
Daily life People were eager to get home after the war Many moved to the city in the hope of finding jobs many Canadians out of work in the early twenties. 1926 better market for the traditional resources, like wheat and timber, and increasing demand. Women, finally allowed to vote Factory's are getting bigger and better and need more people to work in them. More people are coming in to cities and are getting closer to towns as well Daily life Daily life in the 1920s was hared for women and kids.