What are some slang words from 1944?

Answer 1

I have a book called "Dewdroppers, Waldos and Slackers" that has a chapter on the 40's. Here is a few:

Foods

• albatrosse is a chicken
• armored cow is canned milk
• black strap is coffee
• grass is salad
• punk is bread
• sewer trout is any white fish
• tiger beef is meat loaf

Love

• behavior report is a GI letter to his girl
• blind flying is a date with someone you don't know
• delayed action bomb is a young woman who is always late
• skirt patrol is looking for girls
• snore sack is a sleeping bag
• sugar report is a letter from a girl a fellow left at home

POW's

• brew is anything to drink
• glop is a mixture of food
• goon is a German guard
• goon up is to watch out for guards
• in the bag is captured
• project is a escape plan
• snoop tour is a guard's rounds
• tobacco is a code word for news

Home Front

• blue points is a type of rationing coupon
• bomb boogie is a type of jitterbug
• canary is a gas mask
• gas hog is someone who went around the gas rationing rules
• liberty ship is a cargo ship

Clothing

• do-rag is a scarf around the head
• popover dress is a wraparound
• playsuit is a one piece short set with a wraparound skirt
• vingle is a haircut for victory
• zoot suit is a suit for men

Answer 2

Some slang words from 1944 include "cat's meow" (excellent), "wolf" (a man who makes unwanted advances towards women), "bug" (to annoy or bother), and "zoot suit" (a style of men's clothing characterized by exaggerated proportions).