Welcome to your personal dictionary for 80s words, slang and sayings.
80s slang terms that start with A
Airhead

Someone who isn’t very smart

Amped

Excited

80s slang terms that start with B
Bitchin’

Really good or very impressive

Bod

Short for body (often referring to someone’s attractiveness)

Bodacious

Attractive or impressive

Bogged Down

To be stuck or overwhelmed

Bogus

Lame, unfair, or fake

Booyah!

Expression of excitement or triumph

Buggin’ out

Overreacting or acting crazy

Burnout

Someone who parties too much

80s slang terms that start with C
Cheesy

Over the top or corny

Choice

high-quality

Cowabunga

Expression of excitement

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80s slang terms that start with D
Decked Out

Dressed up or stylish

Dipstick

A fool or idiot

Don’t Have a Cow

Don’t overreact

Don’t Sweat It

Don’t worry

Dipstick

A fool or idiot

Ditz

Someone who isn’t very smart

80s slang terms that start with E
Eat My Shorts

A rebellious insult.

Fun Fact: While the phrase “Eat My Shorts” is known as an iconic catchphrase of Bart Simpson, it’s also part of an unforgettable scene in The Breakfast Club.

80s slang terms that start with F
Faceplant

Falling flat on your face

Fresh

Cool or stylish

Funky Fresh

Very cool or stylish

80s slang terms that start with G
Gag Me

Expression of disgust

Gag Me with a Spoon

Expression of disgust

Ganked

Stolen or taken

Get Bent

Go away or get lost

Get Real

Stop being unrealistic

Get Stoked

Get Excited

Gnarly

Cool, awesome or extreme

Goober

A silly or foolish person

Goth

A dark, punk-inspired subculture

Grindage

Food; something to eat

Grody

Gross or disgusting

80s slang terms that start with H
Harsh

Mean or critical

Heavy

Serious or intense

Hella

Very or extremely

Home Slice

Close friend

Homeboy/Homegirl

A close friend

80s slang terms that start with I
I Kid You Not

I’m serious

I’m So Sure

Sarcastic disbelief

80s slang terms that start with J
Jump the Shark

When something becomes ridiculous or past its prime.

Fun Fact: The phrase, jump the shark, originates from a 1977 episode of Happy Days where Fonzie jumps over a shark while waterskiing. This is often denoted as the moment the show declined in quality and felt ridiculous, thus the saying.

80s slang terms that start with K
Kick Rocks

Go away

80s slang terms that start with L
Lame-O

A very uncool person

Like, Totally

Used for emphasis

80s slang terms that start with M
Mad

Very or extremely

Major Drag

Something disappointing

Majorly

extremely

Mic Drop

When someone finishes speaking and leaves dramatically.

Often means that the speaker feels their point has been made and there is nothing else to be said.

Motorhead

Someone obsessed with cars

80s slang terms that start with N
Nerd

An overly studious or socially awkward person

New Wave

A music genre & fashion style

No Duh

Sarcastic way of saying “obviously”

No Way, Jose

Absolutely Not

80s slang terms that start with O

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80s slang terms that start with P
Party On

Keep having fun

Psych!

Just Kidding

80s slang terms that start with Q

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80s slang terms that start with R
Rad

short for radical, meaning extremely cool

Right On

Exactly, Agreement

Righteous

Excellent, worthy of respect

Rip Off

A Scam or an unfair deal

Rock On 🤘

Keep enjoying rock music or life

80s slang terms that start with S
Scarf

To eat quickly

Shred

To perform really well

Often used when referring to skateboarding or guitar playing

Sick

Really Cool

Sketchy

Suspicious or questionable

Spaz

Someone who is overly hyper

Sweet

Awesome, cool

80s slang terms that start with T
Take a Chill Pill

Relax or calm down

That’s Clutch

That’s really good, that came right in time

Totally

Used for emphasis or to agree with something

Trippin’

Overreacting, acting crazy

Tubular

Totally cool

80s slang terms that start with U

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80s slang terms that start with V
Veg Out

To relax or do nothing

80s slang terms that start with W
Wannabe

Someone trying way to hard to be cool

Way Cool

Very cool

What’s Your Damage?

What’s Your Problem?

Where’s the Beef?

Questioning the substance of something

Wicked

Really good, extreme

Wimp

Weak person

Word

Overreacting, acting crazy

Word to Your Mother

Phrase of agreement or acknowledgment

80s slang terms that start with X

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80s slang terms that start with Y
Yuppie

Young urban professional

80s slang terms that start with Z

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