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Social Life

From music to sports to community gatherings — social life was a popular topic in the interviews. The following terms refer to many different aspects of recreation and relationships.

barn dance

bawdy song

bee

beer money

beer parlour

blood book

box lunch

box social

broomball

call

card party

chicken supper

church picnic

church supper

corn-shucking bee

cross the lines

Crown and Anchors

dance hall

dance pavilion

dance square

do

drive-in

fish pond

forty-fives

horse draw

house dance

house party

jam (session)

Jaycees

jitterbug

jitterbugging

jukebox

June ball

kitchen party

neighbour

neighbour woman

nickelodeon

plowing match

slo pitch

smoking room

soapbox derby

speakeasy

square dance, n.

square dance, v.

step

step dance

step dancer

street dance

supper (event)

toboggan

tobogganing

turkey supper

two-step

wake, n.

wake, v.

wood bee

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