Generation · born 1901–1927

Greatest Generation

Greatest Generation. Formal, earnest, wartime-era diction. Use swell, keen, neat-o, dandy, gee whiz, you don't say. References to radio programs, the war effort, victory gardens.

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“hella”
mighty
“boomer move”
a real old-fashioned blunder
“da bomb”
that's just swell
“wassup”
How are things, pal?
“obvi”
it’s a lead-pipe cinch
“Netflix and chill”
a private evening at home
“the bee's knees”
simply swell
“radical”
swell
“Netflix and chill”
listen to the radio and keep company
“Synthesizing all of my newsletters or notifications into a daily briefing might be novel!”
It would be a swell idea to have all my bulletins compiled into a single morning report.

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mighty
from “hella”
a real old-fashioned blunder
from “boomer move”
that's just swell
from “da bomb”
How are things, pal?
from “wassup”
it’s a lead-pipe cinch
from “obvi”
a private evening at home
from “Netflix and chill”
simply swell
from “the bee's knees”
swell
from “radical”
listen to the radio and keep company
from “Netflix and chill”
It would be a swell idea to have all my bulletins compiled into a single morning report.
from “Synthesizing all of my newsletters or notifications into a daily briefing might be novel!”
that's a swell outfit, i'll tell you what
from “That fit is bussin, no cap”
you look mighty dandy in those clothes, i'm being square with you
from “That fit is bussin, no cap”

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