Every generation has its own slang, but you have to admit: the 1960s gave us some of the most creative ways to communicate … among other things.

Along with the unique sense of style that emerged throughout the decade that gave us the “Summer of Love,” the words and phrases of the time became especially popular among teens.

Basically, these were the “bae” of their time.

Everyone knows about “psychedelic,” “groovy,” and “fab,” but how many of these more obscure examples of slang from the ’60s do you remember using?

I’m honestly considering bringing more than a few of them back for my own vocabulary! I absolutely love the quirky word in No. 7 — and I’ve definitely used No. 13 without realizing it was popular back in the 1960s!

Take a look for a trip down memory lane with all the charming words and phrases folks used back in the day.

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1. It’s A Gas

The Rolling Stones immortalized this phrase for a fun time. It came from their song “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” with the repeated line, “it’s a gas, gas, gas.” And it was quick to catch on and long to stick around.

2. Bogart

According to dictionary.com, this was inspired by the iconic image of actor Humphrey Bogart with a cigarette hanging from his mouth. You can use it for just about anything, though. These days, it’s commonly used to refer to someone who is taking more than their share of something — often while sharing the popular herbal drug from the era.

3. Chrome Dome

Pretty self-explanatory, but this was a colorful term for someone who had a bald head. It’s still as funny as it ever was. Still, this is one we don’t hear too often these days.

4. Cool Head

You can hear the Beach Boys referencing this phrase in “I Get Around” while describing themselves as a “real cool head.”

Basically, they were claiming to be the hippest guys around. It’s definitely hard to argue with the dreamy picture of drummer Dennis Wilson above.

5. That’s A Drag

This was frequently heard while discussing things that were also a real bummer. “That’s a drag” will probably be around for the long haul. It just hits the nail right on the head.

6. Sosh

S.E. Hinton used this term for the preppy kids at school in her iconic 1967 novel, The Outsiders. No one really says “sosh” anymore. If they did, though, that would be very “sosh” of them.

7. Marvy

Fans of the mod scene would use this shortened term for “marvelous” when they found something especially delightful, as dictionary.com explains. This is one that we should totally bring back. Wouldn’t that be marvy?

8. Can You Dig It?

This was how you would ask someone if they agreed with you about a certain situation. It can also mean you just really like something. It was also the name of a song by The Monkees from their 1968 film, Head.

9. Bag

A bag was what someone’s scene was, like a mod or a rocker. John Lennon later wrote a song called “Bagism,” admonishing the phrase for pigeonholing people into stereotypes. Bagism is certainly around today. The word, though? Not so much.

10. Scratch

Money was called “scratch” or “bread,” something Audrey Hepburn’s character in Breakfast at Tiffany’s would need a lot of to purchase one of the items at the jewelry store. If you called cash money scratch these days, people today might not know what you mean. We bet your scratch they don’t!

11. Fuzz

This was heard frequently on Dragnet to refer to police officers. It’s at least nicer than calling them “pigs.” The fuzz still wasn’t a super complimentary term, however.

12. Sock It To Me

This phrase for asking someone to give you the information. It became popular even before Goldie Hawn used it on a regular basis on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. You might still say “sock it to me.” But if you do, you might also be old.

13. Let’s Split

This wasn’t used for splitting a check or sharing an item, but a way of saying they were going to leave wherever they were. That’s the end of the list, so we’re gonna split now, too!

Do you remember using these words and phrases back in the 1960s?

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