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1780s Slang Terms
Bushell bubby - a full-breasted woman.
Dicky - a woman's petticoat.
Fussock - a lazy fat woman.
rish apricots - potatoes.
Itchland - Scotland. -
1800s Slang Terms
Church bell - a talkative woman
Hornswoggler - a fraud or cheat
Jollocks- a fat person
Meater - a coward -
1920s Slang Terms
23 skiddoo - to get going; move along; leave; or scram
The cat's pajamas - the best; the height of excellence
Gams - legs
Hotsy-totsy - perfect
Moll - a female companion of a gangster
The bee's knees - excellent; outstanding -
1930s Slang Terms
I'll be a monkey's uncle - sign of disbelief; I don't believe it!
Gig - a job
Girl Friday - a secretary or female assistant
Skivvies - men's underwear -
1940s Slang Terms
Blockbuster - a huge success
Keeping up with the Joneses - competing to have a lifestyle or socioeconomic status comparable to one's neighbors
Cool - excellent; clever; sophisticated; fashionable; or enjoyable
Sitting in the hot seat - in a highly uncomfortable or embarrassing situation
Smooch - kiss -
1950s Slang Terms
Big brother is watching you - someone of authority is monitoring your actions
Boo-boo - a mistake; a wound
Hi-fi - high fidelity; a record player or turntable
Hipster - an innovative and trendy person -
1960s Slang Terms
Daddy-o - a man; used to address a hipster or beatnik
Groovy - cool; hip; excellent
Hippie - derived from hipster; a young adult who rebelled against established institutions, criticized middle-class values, opposed the Vietnam War, and promoted sexual freedom
The Man - a person of authority; a group in power -
1970s Slang Terms
Catch you on the flip side - see you later
Dig it - to like or understand something
Get down/Boogie - dance
Pump iron - lift weights
Workaholic - a person who works too much or is addicted to his or her job -
1980s Slang Terms
Bodacious - beautiful
Chillin' - relaxing
Fly - cool; very hip
Gag me with a spoon - disgusting
Gnarly - exceptional; very cool
Wicked - excellent; great -
1990s Slang Terms
Diss - show disrespect
Get jiggy - dance; flirt
Homey/Homeboy - a friend or buddy
My bad - my mistake
Wassup? - What's up?; How are you? -
2000s Slang Terms
Bromance - a close friendship between two or more men.
Credit crunch - sudden reduction in the general availability of loans (or credit) or a sudden tightening of the conditions required to obtain a loan from banks.
Hella - is used as an adverb such as in "hella bad" or "hella good"
Tokkie - a pejorative noun for lower-class people who often are seen as likely to engage in anti-social behaviour -
2010s Slang Terms
A Tiger Woods - a playboy
Foe- friend
Pullin a Kanye - when you totally went hard with your opinion
Precious - the new ugly -
So what is Slang now?
Our language renews itself and changes with the times.Words like "dude", "smooth" and "yo" are examples of words that have been around for a long time, but whose meanings were changed to make them slang words.Slang is mixed with old and new terms. It has certainly changed throughout the years, and there is no telling what words people will be saying 50 years from now. -
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