thirties
Between twenties, forties
The thirties are the years from 30 to 39 in a century or a life.
The Great Depression defined the thirties.
Someone in their thirties is between 30 and 39 years old: She started her business in her early thirties.
The thirties can also refer to temperatures in that range: Overnight lows will dip into the thirties.
Depression-era presidential initials
- HoovervilleDepression-era squatter camp
- breadlineQueue for free food
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- HindenburgIll-fated German dirigible
foreclosure · shantytown · hardship · deflation · WPA · isolationism · pre-war
Doing mundane grownup tasks
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- parenthoodState of having children
responsibility · stability · family · midlife · growth · ambition · maturity · development
Suspended recreational seat
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- JitterbugSimplified phone for seniors
- scatImprovised vocal jazz
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
Old valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- retroEvoking recent past
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- classicOf lasting excellence
heirloom · memorabilia · restoration · timeless · heritage · patina · provenance · bygone
FDR
Depression-era presidential initials
- HoovervilleDepression-era squatter camp
- breadlineQueue for free food
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
Hindenburg · foreclosure · shantytown · hardship · deflation · WPA · isolationism · pre-war
adulting
Doing mundane grownup tasks
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
parenthood · responsibility · stability · family · midlife · growth · ambition · maturity · development · lifestyle
swing
Suspended recreational seat
improvisation · ballroom · orchestra · crooner · jukebox
antique
Old valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- retroEvoking recent past
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
classic · heirloom · memorabilia · restoration · timeless · heritage · patina · provenance · bygone · curio
thirtiesRoaring Twenties
Prosperous 1920s era
postwar era · Gilded Age · Jazz Age · prosperity · forties