Slang has a way of making it into our everyday vocabulary and staying there for years to come. There are slang words from the 1950’s and 1960’s that many of still use today even though we weren’t even born during those decades. Words like cool, groovy, dig, or flake snuck into our vocabularies and ver left.

The 1970’s gave us a heap of slang words that still are used and have no plans of ever leaving. I, myself use words like bummer, chill, funky and snaps.

Here are a slew of 1970’s slang words that you will find to be radical and leave you stoked to use on your friends and family:

aww sooky sooky: aww yeah, baby

bogart: to be greedy; keeping something for yourself that’s meant to be shared

bomb: cool in a hip or awesome way

boogie: dance

boogie down: to dance very enthusiastically

book it: to quickly run away

buggin’ out: freaking out

bummer: too bad

can you dig it?: asking someone if they understand or agree

catch my drift?: asking if someone understands your meaning

catch you on the flip side: see you later

check ya later: see or talk to you later

chill: relax

chillaxin’: chilling and relaxing

close the shades: shut up

closet disco queen: one who dances at home where no one can see but not in public

crib: apartment or home; place of residence

do me a solid: help me; do a favor

don’t be a bunny: don’t be stupid

do you copy?: asking if a person understands your meaning

dork: nerd

down with: okay with

dream on: response to someone who’s being unrealistic

fake me out: trick me

far out: very cool in a weird way

flat leaver: ditch someone to hang out with someone cooler

flower power: choosing peace over war

foxy mama: a sexy lady

freaky deaky: odd; something that’s very strange

freak out: become frightened; be bothered by something

funky: cool in an eccentric way

get your groove on: to dance

gimme some skin: low five

going around: dating

good vibes: positive energy

groovy: cool in a hip way

jive-talking: foolish chatter; saying things that aren’t true that don’t really expect anyone to believe

jive turkey: one who tries (unsuccessfully) to be cool

keep on steppin’: keep it moving; get out of here

later days: goodbye; farewell

lowdown: the truth; an overview of facts

mind your potatoes: mind your own business

my man, my man: hello, friend; general greeting for a male friend

out of sight: very cool in an impressive way
pad: where someone lives
peace, love, and granola: goodbye and positive wishes
peace out: heading out; I’m leaving
radical: cool in an awesome way
right on: yes; I agree
rip off: lesser value than expected; poor quality; waste of money
say, brotha’: friendly greeting for a male friend
sound as a pound: all is well; everything’s fine
snaps: my bad
space cadet: airhead, goofy person
spaz: klutzy person; someone who is acting silly
stellar: cool in an incredible or awesome way
stoked: excited; thrilled
stone fox: a woman who’s really hot
take a chill pill: calm down
the flip side: See you later
the man: law enforcement or establishment authority figures
the skinny: the whole truth; the real story
threads: clothes; apparel
to the max: take something to the extreme
trippin’: acting crazy

wally wally, blood and dolly: you’re crazy about someone in an unhealthy way

what’s crackin’: general greeting, like asking someone what’s going on


what a nightmare: something is very wrong or difficult
what it is: hey, hi; asking what’s up
what’s your 20?: tell me where you are
you ain’t just a woofin’: asking if someone really means what they’re saying
youngblood: a young man; boy