Bra: The colloquial abbreviation became the standard term.

Electric blankets arrived, along with other mod cons, as part of the early-20th-century obsession with electricity.

Gestapo: Originally an acronym of the name of the secret state police, the word entered the English language along with other terminology from Germany.

Jitterbug: Either a jittery or nervous person, or the dance; first recorded as the title of a song.

Parking metres made an appearance in the US, alongside the increase in numbers of motor cars.

Soap operas on the wireless began to take popular hold, first sponsored by soap manufacturers.