Half pint meant the same thing in the 1920s as it does now. Somebody [or maybe some animal] who's only a little thing. I would think it could be used for everyone from the achondroplastic to the child and back again. Had I more time I could probably find the time and place for when [and where] the term originated. Since I don't I will leave you with the mini-tantalizer [the half-pint tantalizer, as it were] that, if one has patience, there definitely are places online whereat one can learn these things.
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It's 1920s slang for 'may I have a cigarette?'
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to deride; make fun of; tease.
In the 1920s, the word "buffalo" was slang for the nickel. It was commonly used in reference to the five-cent coin.
In 1920's slang, half-pint would have meant a small child.
its means a quarter
It is 1920s slang that means you are boring (like a sleeping pill that can put people to sleep).
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In the 1920s, the slang word for grandmother was "granny" or "nana."
16 halfpint cartons of water are needed to fill the gallon container
In 1920s slang, "fun" could be described as a "gas" or "a barrel of monkeys."