naughty nineties

British  

plural noun

1. (in Britain) the 1890s, considered to be a period of fun-loving and laxity, esp in sexual morals

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Example Sentences

Best extras: First, the discs offer optional commentary tracks with film historians on 13 of the movies including “The Naughty Nineties,” “Ride ‘em Cowboy” and “Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy.”

From Washington Times

I was reminded of Bennett’s words by David Friend’s fascinating recent book, “The Naughty Nineties: The Triumph of the American Libido,” about the sexual scandals and cultural upheavals of that decade.

From Seattle Times

At least according to Vanity Fair editor David Friend’s new book “The Naughty Nineties: The Triumph of the American Libido,” a chronicle of the sex, lies and reality TV that shaped the country that would eventually vote Donald Trump into the White House.

From Washington Post

In “The Naughty Nineties,” David Friend turns instead to the 1990s, when those same baby boomers were in positions of greater power: from Bill Clinton in the White House to Howard Stern on the radio to the producers Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray on MTV with “The Real World.”

From New York Times

“The Naughty Nineties” is not your typical work of American cultural history: It’s funny, it’s dirty, it’s deeply reported — and millennials like it.

From New York Times