1910's Buzzwords

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Across
  1. 2. This is a type of art in which bits of flat materials are pasted together onto a surface for their symbolic or metaphoric significance.
  2. 5. hit This term comes from baseball and means to bat in the place of the regular player when a hit is especially needed.
  3. 6. This slang term means bad, foul, or inferior.
  4. 7. This word for a type of knapsack, usually attached to a frame and worn
  5. 11. test This refers to a standardized series of questions or problems meant to test an individual's intellect.
  6. 13. in slang,this term of contempt designates an individual lacking a high degree of cultural knowledge or intellectual prowess.
  7. 14. the back of a hiker, originated during World War I.
  8. 16. This is slang for a trip by motor car taken just for the joy of riding.
  9. 19. This type of syncopated, heavily accented music originated with New Orleans black musicians and was originally improvisational.
  10. 20. A shortened form of moving picture, this word refers to films.
  11. 22. remark This slang expression suggests a comment made to emotionally injure an individual.
Down
  1. 1. This is slang for fine or excellent.
  2. 3. fringe This term originally was slang for hair bangs; now it means an extremist or irrational member of a group.
  3. 4. This is a slang expression denoting someone who is influential.
  4. 8. This term, which originated in France during World War I, denotes aviators who shot down at least five enemy aircraft during war. The downing must be confirmed by an eyewitness or be recorded on film in order to qualify
  5. 9. Originally aeroplane, this is an aircraft kept aloft by aerodynamic force.
  6. 10. This refers to a condition of unusual sensitivity to a substance, often characterized by systemic disturbances
  7. 12. This is a thin, transparent product made from cellulose.
  8. 15. tag This is a term for a military identification tag worn by a soldier around the neck. It comes from the tag's resemblance to an identification tag on a dog's collar.
  9. 17. station This is a building with equipment for broadcasting radio waves.
  10. 18. First used during World War I, this word came from the French camoufler; it means to disguise or to change the appearance of people or things to protect them from being sighted by the enemy.
  11. 21. a cinch This slang expression means that something is done with ease.