Online Etymology Dictionary

stand-out (n.): "one who is conspicuous in a crowd," 1928.
seven-up: children's game, 1830; with capital initials, as the prop. name of a brand of carbonated drink, it is attested from 1928.
nookie: "sexual activity," 1928, perhaps from Du. neuken "to fuck."
assimilationist: 1928, "one who advocates racial integration;" see assimilate.
perm (n.): 1927, shortened form of permanent wave (1909). The verb is first recorded 1928.
whatchamacallit: 1928, compressed form of phrase "what you may call it." Earliest recorded variant is what-calle-ye-hym, attested from c.1473.
loganberry: 1893, Amer.Eng., named for U.S. horticulturalist James H. Logan (1841-1928), who developed it by crossing a blackberry and a raspberry.
stand in (v.): "substitute," 1904, show-biz slang, from stand (v.). As a noun, it is attested from 1928.
horsefeathers: "nonsense," 1928, said to have been coined by U.S. cartoonist Billy De Beck; perhaps a variant of horseshit "nonsense," though the latter is attested only from 1940s.
Hertz: unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second, 1928, named in reference to Ger. physicist Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894).
no-nonsense: "not tolerating foolishness, businesslike," 1928," from phrase to stand no nonsense, which is attested from 1821, originally in sporting slang.
bebop: 1944, from bebop, rebop, bop, nonsense words in jazz lyrics, attested from at least 1928. The style is associated with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
barnstorming: 1815, in reference to a theatrical troupe's performances in upstate N.Y. barns (usually featuring short action pieces to suit vulgar tastes); extended 1896 to electioneering, 1928 to itinerant airplane pilots who performed stunts at fairs and races.
Sandinista: member of a Nicaraguan revolutionary group, 1928, from Sp., from name of Augusto César Sandino (1893-1934), Nicaraguan nationalist leader; the modern organization of this name was founded in 1963.
Che: nickname of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Ernesto Guevara (1928–1967), acquired when he was working with Cuban exiles in Guatemala in mid-1950s, from his dial. use of Argentine che, a slang filler word in speech.
functional: as a term in architecture, "utilitarian," 1928 (see function). Related: Functionality.
Mickey Mouse: cartoon mouse character created 1928 by Walt Disney (1901-66). As an adj. meaning "small and worthless" it dates from 1936, originally used especially of mediocre dance-band music, a put-down based on the type of tunes played as background in cartoon films.
cue (1): "stage direction," 1553, from Q, used 16c., 17c. in plays to indicate actors' entrances, probably abbrev. of L. quando "when" or a similar word. The verb is 1928, from the noun.
tailspin: 1917, "downward spiraling dive of an aircraft," from tail (n.1) + spin. Fig. sense of "state of loss of control" is from 1928.
socialite: 1928, probably a coinage among writers and editors at "Time" magazine, perhaps as a contraction of social light, in imitation of words in -ite.
constructivism: 1924, in ref. to an abstract artistic movement begun in Russia c.1920, from Rus. konstruktivizm. Related: Constructivist (1928).
bypass: 1848, of certain pipes in a gasworks, from by + pass. First used 1922 for "road for the relief of congestion;" fig. sense is from 1928. The heart operation was first so-called 1957.
bottleneck: "narrow entrance, spot where traffic becomes congested," 1896; from bottle + neck. Meaning "anything which obstructs a flow" is from 1928; so is the verb in this sense.
splurge (n.): 1828, "ostentatious display," perhaps a blend of splash and surge. The meaning "extravagant indulgence in spending" is first recorded 1928. The verb, in this sense, is attested from 1934.
cine: abbreviation of cinema used in compounds or as a stand-alone, 1928, perhaps partly from Fr. ciné (1917).
congestive: 1846, from congest. Congestive heart failure is recorded from 1928.
trailer: 1890, "vehicle pulled by another," from trail (v.); originally a small carriage drawn along by a bicycle. Meaning "preview of a coming movie" first attested 1928. Trailer park first recorded 1947.
bankroll (n.): 1887, from bank (1) + roll (n.). The verb is attested from 1928.
deadpan: 1928, from dead + pan in slang sense of "face."
Chunnel: 1928, a blend of (English) Channel and tunnel.
liaise: 1928, back formation from liaison (q.v.). Said to be a coinage of British military men in World War I. Related: Liaised; liaising.
snatch (v.): early 13c., perhaps from M.Du. snacken "to snatch, chatter." The noun is attested from c.1300; vulgar slang sense of "vulva" is recorded from 1903; from a much older sense of "sexual intercourse quickly performed" (1580s). Weight-lifting sense is attested from 1928.
scram: 1928, U.S. slang, either a shortened form of scramble (q.v.) or from Ger. schramm, imperative sing. of schrammen "depart."
dead end: "closed end of a passage," 1886, from dead + end. Figurative use is attested from 1922. As an adj., from 1928; as a verb, from 1921.
clerihew: humorous verse form, 1928, from Eng. humorist Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956), who described it in a book published 1906 under the name E. Clerihew.
jive: 1928, "to deceive playfully" (v.), also "empty, misleading talk" (n.) and "a style of fast, lively jazz and dance music," Amer.Eng., from Black English, probably of African origin (cf. Wolof jev, jeu "talk about someone absent, especially in a disparaging manner"). Used from 1938 for "New York City African-American slang." The adj. meaning "not acting right" is attested from 1971.
dendrochronology: "dating by tree rings," 1928, from dendro- (see dendrite) + chronology.
gimlet: early 15c., from Anglo-Fr. guimbelet, perhaps from M.Du. wimmelkijn, dim. of wimmel "auger, drill." The meaning "cocktail made with gin or vodka and lime juice" is first attested 1928, presumably from its "penetrating" effects on the drinker.
billing: 1875, "announcement on a bill or poster," from bill (1); hence top billing (1928). Meaning "act of sending out a bill" is recorded from 1908.
clinical: 1780, "pertaining to hospital patients or hospital care," from clinic + -al (2). Meaning "coldly dispassionate" (like a medical report) is recorded from 1928. Related: Clinically.
maillot: "tight-fitting one-piece swimsuit," 1928, from Fr. maillot (13c.) "swaddling clothes," probably an alt. of maillol, maille "mesh" (see mail (2)). Borrowed earlier in the sense of "tights" (1888).
twisty: "attractively feminine," 1970s slang, is from twist "girl" (1928), apparently from rhyming slang twist and twirl (1924).
redox: 1928, from red(uction) + ox(idation).
hassle: 1945, Amer.Eng., perhaps from Southern dial. hassle "to pant, breathe noisily" (1928), of unknown origin; or perhaps from hatchel "to harass" (1800), which may be a variant of hazel, the plant that furnished switches for whippings.
TWA: formed May 16, 1928, as Transcontinental Air Transport, merged 1930 with Western Air Express to form Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. (TWA). Name changed to Trans World Airlines 1950, but the moniker remained the same. Last remnants bought out by rival American Airlines in April 2001.
blood type: 1928, from blood + type. That there were different types of human blood was discovered c.1900 during early experiments in transfusion.
mirth: O.E. myrgð "joy, pleasure," from P.Gmc. *murgitha, noun of quality from *murgjo- (see merry). Mirthquake "entertainment that excites convulsive laughter" first attested 1928, in ref. to Harold Lloyd movies.
narcolepsy: 1880, from Fr. narcolepsie, coined 1880 by Fr. physician Jean-Baptiste-Édouard Gélineau (1859-1928) from comb. form of Gk. narke "numbness, stupor" (see narcotic) + lepsis "an attack, seizure."
channel: c.1300, "bed of running water," from O.Fr. chanel, from L. canalis "groove, channel, waterpipe" (see canal) Given a broader, figurative sense and a verbal meaning 1590s. Meaning "circuit for telegraph communication" (1848) probably led to that of "band of frequency for radio or TV signals" (1928).
upsurge: 1928, from up- + surge.