What are some slang words from the 1910's?

Answer 1

The more questions I answer, the more wonderfully interesting resources I find. I started answering slang questions about decades I remembered--but I don't remember, sadly, say, 1911. For that, there's Google. And more.

I'm gonna leave you a link to this resource at the bottom of this post. I found both its material and its organization something close to top drawer. I hope you do come back, read this answer, and find the link. It's good, by the way, for a lot of other decades too. In the interim, here are a few pieces of slang I found thereupon--to whet your appetite for more:

new slang words 1910s:

the word jazz

the phrase [as first used] the acid test

the phrase come hell or high water

the phrase a fate worse than death

to see red

to bone up on something

the phrase tall, dark and handsome

grease monkey

aw shucks

don't mind if I do

tennis, anyone?
"your a goon" is a good one to tell to a friend
Some slang from 1910 is rotten, ripping, right ho!