A

all wet: wrong

ankle: to walk, i.e.. "Let's ankle!"
Attaboy!: well done!; also, Attagirl!

B
baby: sweetheart.
baby grand: heavily built man
balled up: messed up.
baloney: Nonsense!
beat it: get lost.
bee's knee's: great; a fad expression
beeswax: business, i.e. "None of your beeswax." Student.
big shot: important person
bootleg: illeagal liquor
breezer (1925): a topless automobile
bump off: to kill

C
caper: a criminal act or robbery.
cat's meow: great, also "cat's pajamas" and "cat's whiskers"
clam: a dollar

D
dogs: feet
dolled up: dressed up
don't know from nothing: doesn't have any information
dough: money

E
earful: enough
edge: a buzz. i.e. "I've got an edge."

F
flapper: modern woman
flat tire: a bore

G
get in a lather: get worked up, angry
gold-digger (1925): a woman who pursues men for their money.

H
heebie-jeebies (1926): "the shakes," named after a hit song.
hooey: bullshit, nonsense. Very popular from 1925 to 1930, used somewhat thereafter.
hopped up: under the influence of drugs

I
"I have to go see a man about a dog.": "I've got to leave now

J
Jalopy: a dumpy old automobile
john: a toilet
joint: establishment
K
keen: appealing
killjoy: a solemn person
knock up: to make pregnant

L
left holding the bag: to be blamed for something
level with me: be honest
line: a false story, as in "to feed one a line."
lollygagger: (1) a young man who enjoys making out (2) an idle person

M  moonshine: homemade whiskey

N  nifty: great

O
on the lam: fleeing from authorities
on the level/on the up and up: legitimate, honest
owl: a person who's out late

P
pill: (1) a teacher (2) an unlikable person
pipe down: stop talking
putting on the ritz: after the Ritz Hotel in Paris; doing something in high style. Also "ritzy."

R
rag-a-muffin: a dirty or disheveled individual
razz: to make fun of

S
sap: a fool, an idiot. Very common term in the 20s.
says you: disbelief
sitting pretty: in a prime position
skirt: a female
speakeasy: a bar selling illegal liquor
spill: to talk
swanky: (1) good (2) elegant
swell: (1) good (2) high class

T
tasty: appealing
tight: attractive

U  upstage: snobby

V  Vamp: an aggressive flirt

W
wet blanket: see Killjoy
whoopee: wild fun

Y  You slay me!: That's funny!

Z  zozzled: drunk
 Music of the 1920’s

Rhapsody In Blue - Paul Whiteman featuring George Gershwin

Ol' Man River - Paul Robeson / Al Jolson
Sweet Georgia Brown - Ben Bernie / Isham Jones / Ethel Waters
I Ain't Got Nobody - Marion Harris / Sophie Tucker / Bessie Smith
Someone To Watch Over Me - Gertrude Lawrence / George Olsen
Sleepy Time Gal - Ben Bernie / Gene Austin / Nick Lucas