1940s Slang

What does the word 'grand' mean?

• great

• smelly

• tall

• policeman

What was a nickname for a policeman?

• bobby

• billy

• brian

• bathgate

Which word means stinky?

• pongy

• pingy

• pungy

• pangy

What does the word vacs mean?

• vaccums

• vaccines

• evacuees

• evacuates

In a tizzy means that someone is

• flustered

• excited

• sad

• hungry

To describe something as happening very quickly, we could say 'in the shake of a _____ tail'

• lamb's

• dog's

• fish's

• cat's

Someone who is untruthful, tells lots of...

• fibs

• fobs

• fabs

• fubs

What does it mean to clock something?

• time it

• hit it

• count it

• see what time it is

His house is very spruce means it is very...

• big

• clean

• empty

• messy

Who might you need to see if you 'nick' something?

• a policeman

• a doctor

• a nurse

• a soldier