Roaring Twenties

NOUN

the 1920s era

Synonyms

WEAK

Age of the Red-Hot Mamas Flapper Era Golden Twenties Jazz Age Mad Decade

Example Sentences

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"From valets to duchesses, from three-piece suits to the Roaring Twenties, there is something for every taste," it boasts on its website.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

President Donald Trump hosted a “Great Gatsby” themed party for Halloween, complete with tuxedos, flapper dresses, jazz covers and cocktails that evoked the opulence of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Roaring Twenties.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

It’s a term not commonplace today, but in the Roaring Twenties, it often turned up in headlines and news stories.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024

"The Roaring Twenties saw major advances in science and technology. But the decade also brought the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression."

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023

This was the Roaring Twenties, a time of great affluence and extravagance among wealthy Whites.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson