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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- Apply yourself, old sport.from “Lock in twin”
- that's just swellfrom “wholesome 100”
- mightyfrom “hella”
- a real old-fashioned blunderfrom “boomer move”
- that's just swellfrom “da bomb”
- How are things, pal?from “wassup”
- it’s a lead-pipe cinchfrom “obvi”
- a private evening at homefrom “Netflix and chill”
- simply swellfrom “the bee's knees”
- swellfrom “radical”
- listen to the radio and keep companyfrom “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!”