Summary of What slang was actually popular in the 60s and 70s?
- 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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