
If you watch older movies or hang around your older friends and elderly relatives, you probably have heard some words that you may not be familiar with. Just like today's "bae" and "lit", people in previous eras had their own set of slang words.
For example, if you brabble about something, what are you doing? Well, in the the 1530s, it meant you were arguing about something insignificant. In the 1580s, a guy who's full of himself was known as a "scrub". The word eventually found popularity in modern times through a 1999 TLC song. What about the word "monsterful"? Despite sounding like an adjective for something scary, the word was actually used to describe something wonderful or extraordinary in the 1810s. One slang word that remains in use today is "puke", which was uttered in a Shakespearean play in the 1600s.
Test your knowledge of some old-fashioned slang in this quick quiz. Some of these words are so fun-sounding, you may want to introduce them into your vocabulary!
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What does 'horsefeathers' mean?

Untrue words
Heavy feathers
Harsh thoughts
What does 'tommyrot' mean?

Stupidity
Bad kid
Rotten food
What does 'stultiloquence' mean?

Elegance
Intelligent talk
Pointless talk
What does 'blatherskite' mean?

Absurd person
Talkative person
Mess
What does 'flapdoodle' mean?

Crazy words
Crazy dance
Pancake art
What does 'jiggery-pokery' mean?

Suspicious activity
Fun activity
Dancing
What does 'crapulous' mean?

Scary event
Sick from eating too much
Fun
What does 'jargogle' mean?

Confuse
Applause
Exciting thing
What does 'applesauce' mean?

Silliness
Delicious drink
Easy
What does 'monkeyshine' mean?

Prank
Alcoholic drink
Love
What does 'bafflegab' mean?

Confused
Triumph
Gibberish
What does 'taradiddle' mean?

Quick drawing
Pretentious lie
Beauty
What does 'twattle' mean?

Music
Gossip
Games
What does 'snoutfair' mean?

Pet
Good-looking person
Cry
What does 'codswallop' mean?

Nonsense
Disgusting food
Beating
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