Sunday 24 October 2010

Slang in the 70s & 80s ...

Amplify’d from www.inthe70s.com

What new slang was introduced during the 70s that you can think of? This is a list of
all the words that were in popular usage during the 70s.

We also have pages on this topic devoted to the 80s and 90s

  • skinney
    real deal or truth ex "let me give you the slinney on the deal"

  • ' Can You Dig It'
    Do you understand? " Can you dig it man?"

  • ' Psyche'!!!
    To trick someone. To b.s. someone. As if to psyche them out.

  • 'Bogue'
    Used to describe something offensive or an unrealistic idea. "That's so Bogue" or "That's Bogue" or "Bogue, man..."

  • 'Bootin'
    as in; Are you going Bootin? "I'm going Roller Bootin" or rollerskating

  • The 'Crib' and going to the 'Gig'
    The "crib" was going home or to someone else's house, and "gig" was work or job.

Read more at www.inthe70s.com
 

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