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View synonyms for Roaring Twenties
Roaring Twenties
plural noun
- the 1920s regarded as a boisterous era of prosperity, fast cars, jazz, speakeasies, and wild youth.
Roaring Twenties
- The 1920s in the United States, called “roaring” because of the exuberant, freewheeling popular culture of the decade. The Roaring Twenties was a time when many people defied Prohibition , indulged in new styles of dancing and dressing, and rejected many traditional moral standards. ( See flappers and Jazz Age .)
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Origin of Roaring Twenties1
First recorded in 1925–30
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