Quite possibly the darkest decade of humanity. The onset of WWII really brought out the sheer brutality of human nature. Millions of unspeakable violent atrocities were committed by men who weren't even "evil".
The 1940s also marks the onset of the baby boomers, who were raised with traditional and conservative beliefs/principles.
Friend: Name which decade of the last century you'd least want to live in?
Me: The 1940s
A variant that blends Frutiger Aero’s glossy futurism with the restrained, industrial aesthetics of the 1940s. 1940s Aero emphasizes functionality, clean lines, and a sense of progress forged in wartime and postwar reconstruction. Glassmorphism takes the form of polished metal, Bakelite, and early plastics, while nature motifs are often military‑styled—maps, topographical lines, and idealized patriotic landscapes. The aesthetic appears in designs that imagine technology as a tool for rebuilding, with a sober optimism that contrasts with later decades’ exuberance.
Example: “The dashboard had matte metal dials, a softly glowing screen, and a map of the coastline—1940s Aero, the future built on wartime engineering.”
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.