Summary of 1960’s Groovy Slang Words
- What slang did they use in the 60s?
- What is groovy slang for 1960s?
- What was the slang word for cool in the 60s?
- What was the slang for man in the 1960s?
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Sixties slang was vibrant, with terms like “groovy,” “far out,” and “outta sight” for cool things, “dig it” for understanding, “bummer” for a downer, “bread” for money, and “fuzz” or “the Man” for the police, reflecting the era’s youth culture, civil rights, and hippie movements, using words for fun (“a gas”), people (“cat, chick, fox”), and experiences (like “bogarting” or “flipping your wig”).
General & Positive
A Gas/A Blast: A lot of fun.
Boss: Really great or cool, as in “that car is boss”.
Choice: Excellent, pristine.
Copacetic: Very good, excellent.
Cool/Groovy/Far Out/Outta Sight/Fab/Right On: Excellent, hip, fashionable, or enjoyable.
Decked Out: Dressed up nicely.
Dig It: To understand or appreciate something.
Jazzed: Excited or elated.
Nifty: Cool, neat.
Sharp: Good-looking.
People & Social
Cat: A guy, a cat.
Chick/Skirt/Broad/Fox: A girl or woman (Foxy meant attractive).
Chrome Dome: A bald man (humorous).
Fink: A tattletale, informant.
Flower Child/Freak: A hippie, someone into the counterculture.
Square: Someone uncool, conformist, or old-fashioned.
Sosh: A stuck-up person.
Actions & Situations
Bogart: To hog something (like a cigarette).
Bookin’: Going fast (in a car).
Bummer/Drag: A depressing or boring experience.
Burn Rubber: Spinning tires when accelerating hard.
Crash: To go to sleep or bed.
Cut Out/Split: To leave quickly.
Don’t Flip Your Wig: Don’t get upset.
Freaking Out: Stressed or losing control (especially on a trip).
Gimme Some Skin: Shake hands.
Gone: Under the influence of drugs.
Hacked Off: Angry, irritated.
Jumped/Rolled: Mugged or attacked.
The Munchies: Hunger from smoking weed.
Money & Drugs
Bread/Scratch/Dough: Money.
Fuzz/The Man/Pig/Heat: The police.
Bong/Queen Mary/Shotgun: Terms for smoking marijuana.
Phrases & TV/Pop Culture
“Live long and prosper”: From Star Trek.
“What’s your bag, man?”: What’s your problem/interest?.
“See ya later, alligator!”: A farewell.
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One of the fun parts of looking into the past is seeing how people lived. A part of how they lived is in how they spoke. Growing up mostly in the 1980’s I used words like radical, cool, like omg, awesome, and excellent. When you look at the slang used you get a better insight to how people were communicating with each other. Call me a nerd (well I am) but I love how slang is used not just in the past but today as well and in other countires. I think its a hoot.
Here are some choice slang words that will transport you straight back to the hip and happening 1960’s:
A Gas: A Lot of Fun
Ankle Biter: A Baby or Small Child
Ape: Gone Wild
Bad: Awesome
Bag/Kipe: To Steal
Ball: To party. Later meaning Intercourse
Beat Feat: Leave in a hurry
Blast: A great time
Blitzed: Drunk
Bogart: To hog something
Book: Leave the area
Bread: Money
Bummed Out: Depressed
Cat: A guy
Choice: Something that is really cool
Chop: To cut down verbally
Cool Head: Nice Guy
Copacetic: Everything is alright
Crash: Go to bed
Decked Out: Dressed up
Dig: Do you understand?
Dip Stick/Dork: What an idiot
Dude: A geek
Fab: Far out
Flake: Useless person
Fox: An outstanding looking girl/woman
Fuzz/Pig: Police
Gimme Some Skin: Shake hands
Groovy/Gone: Really cool
Hacked: Angry or disgusted
Hairy: Out of control
Jam: To leave the area
Jazzed: Excited or elated
Jesus Boots: Sandals
Later: Goodbye
Lay It On Me: Speak your peace
Loaded: Intoxicated
Make Out: Kissing session
Moon: Drop your pants
Neat/Nifty: Cool or nice
Old Lady: Your mother
Outta Sight: Fantastic
Panty Waist: A mama’s boy
Primo: First class
Pin: To look hard at someone
Primo: First class
Rags: Clothes
Rap: Talk
Right On: I agree
Scarf: Eat very fast
Scratch: Money
Skag: Ugly girl
Sosh: Someone who is snobby
Stuck Up: Conceited
Teach: A Teacher
The Most: Something that is amazing
Thongs: Something you wore on your feet like sandals
Twitchin: A word you used instead of Bitchin around your parents
Wet Willie: When someone puts their wet finger in your ear
Wicked: Term for admiration
Zits: Pimples or acne
Were there any words you were surprised to see on this list? Are there any that are a part of your everyday slang vocabulary that you weren’t aware they started out in the 60’s?