Roaring Twenties

American  

plural noun

1. the 1920s regarded as a boisterous era of prosperity, fast cars, jazz, speakeasies, and wild youth.

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Roaring Twenties Cultural  

1. The 1920s in the United States, called “roaring” because of the exuberant, freewheeling popular culture of the decade. The Roaring Twenties was a time when many people defied Prohibition, indulged in new styles of dancing and dressing, and rejected many traditional moral standards. (See flappers and Jazz Age.)

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Etymology

Origin of Roaring Twenties

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

"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

Their works are shown alongside classical sculpture, as well as posters, fashion and photography from the "Roaring Twenties" - a decade that saw dramatic economic and social change.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

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

During the years right after my birth and well into the Roaring Twenties, the Greenbrier was very popular among the industrialists and other extremely wealthy people in American society.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson