The relaxed and laid back attitude of the 1970s fostered an almost Alien language of the Hippie sub-culture. Generally Slang serves two purposes; first it lowers the formality of language and secondly it is used to identify with ones Peers. The tribe mentality of the 1970s was prime breeding ground for some great slang. So do me a solid, take a break from working on that MBA online, and chill with this flash back. I'll catch you on the flip side!

Slang Terms of the Seventies

Slang introduced during the 1970s. This is a list of the slang words words that were popular during the 1970s. skinny real deal or truth ex "let me give you the skinny 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..." The 'Crib' and going to the 'Gig' The "crib" was going home or to someone else's house, and "gig" was work or job. 'Don't Be Such A 'spaz' A 'spaz' was someone that was accident prone,clutsy, or just acting stupid. 'Dream On' a term used to get someone down to earth, or tell them they are being unrealistic about something, e.g. when someone would say, "I'm getting a brand new car!" you'd respond, "Yeah, right; dream on man!" 'Far Out' cool 'Good night, John-boy.' An annoying phrase popularized by the entire cast of "the Waltons" -- except by John-boy" himself. 'In Your Face!' I have succeeded in embarrassing or up-staging you 'Lay A Gasser' to fart. 'May The Force Be With You' The most popular line from one of the greatest movies of the 70s(and of all time) StarWars. 'Phony' To describe an overbearing, "two faced", or deceitful person or thing. Also: "Phony Baloney" which then became: "Baloney" which is an active form, used to instantly dismiss the phony person or utterance. 'That's Sick!' A Midwestern phrase in the late 70's. To describe something odd or unusual. Not necessarily an person or object of distaste, but something suspect but also intriguing. "Sick!" 'The Man' the man to me means any authority, corporations, police, government, they're all the man tho first used in the 60's by the hippies it live through the 70's,80's,90's and still to this day 'To The Max'! Take it to the maximum. The best it can be. 'You Know' This was said at the end of nearly every sentence :) 'You're So Stunned' Meaning the person acted or said something stupid, dumb. 'Your Mama' "Your Mama" was said a lot of my school, with also "Joe Mama." With "Happy Days" that brought us the word "Nerd" which was VERY popular. 'book' Or 'booking' To leave or run quickly, usually away from something. 'bunny' a cute girl 'catch You On The Flip~side' see you later 'chill' 'be Cool' relax, man! 'city' everything had "city" after it. That was cool-city. 'fab' same as fabulous. ex: "that movie was fab" 'feel Tha Funk' feel the music. get down wit da boogie. 'fool That You Are' it is like saying "dork" or "goofball". also like saying you know that you are a dork in a playing around tone or way. 'get Down,' Or, 'boogie' dance 'keep On Truckin' go w/ the flow 'like' Beginning every sentence with "like". "Like we went to the mall and like I saw him looking at me." 'looo-king Gooood!' a phrase popularized by the late Freddie Prinz Sr. on the tv sitcom "Chico and the man." 'putz' Jewish slang for someone who a constant screw up or foul up or just being a jerk 'right On' !! Right on--was a slang used for cool people when you agreed to something ex: Are you going to the club tonight--Right on! 'to The Max.' Taken to an extreme. As in: That dude is so bitchen, to the max. 'what It Is, What It Is' a greeting usually meaning,"hey", "What's up?" ...with Ending a question or sentence using the word "with" has been used in the scandinavian communities of the mid-west since the early 70's. I remember getting flack from people we visited out east, in Boston, during the bicentenial when I used it that way. The most common questions I remember asking are; "ya wanna go with?" or "can I go with?" 4-sho for sure, or for real Ace Just another groovy word for funky and awesome. Airhead Reference to a stupid person, usually a woman, usually blond. Often someone pretending to be stupid in order to be considered attractive to the opposite sex. "Chrissy on Three's Company is such an airhead." All Right that's da bomb Are You Decent? Are you fully dressed? Awesome Cool: That's totally awesome Man! Baby sexy, groovy person or someone you love Backatcha! "You too". Bad Very cool or very good. As a rule, "Bad" was applied most readily to songs and outfits that you liked. Be There Or Be Square Means Be at the party or place or be boring. Bear or Smokey Since they wore the standard uniform with a "Smokey the Bear" hat, mobile police officers were referred to as "Smokey Bears" or, as it was quickly shortened to, "Smokies",a "smokey" or "Bear(s)". As time went on the term naturally got picked up and applied to any mobile law officer or any officer in general. The movies were quick to pick up on this slang and popularized it in the movie Smokey and the Bandit. Beat The Drag driving up and down the 'loop' or the designated driving area as defined by the cool kids with cars!!! Bitch'n awsome Black Saber you're finished Blazin like on fire (totally) hip or hot. Blood Used for like a greeting to a friend used for ex: What'sgoing on BLOOD. Blow Off/blew Off to skip, avoid or ignore someone or something. "I blew off that class." or "He was such a jerk, I just blew him off." Bogart To hog something. Like, "Hey man, don't Bogart that smoke. Pass it down!" Bogue Bad, like "That food was really bogue tonight. Bogus! Dang it! To be annoyed with something. Also means fake. Bomb adj. to be hip, cool. ex. That guy has a bomb Chevelle. Bomb Dude that's sweet. Awesome, something very cool. Boob Tube Television, TV Boogie to get your groove on; to dance. Book To leave or move in a hurry. "I've gotta book. I'll catch you later" Boss! Cool; awesome Brawl To engage in a heavy fight, often to the death. Bread Money; Cash. "Do you have any bread?" Brick House a brick house is when someone is well built. Brother Mate, buddy, good friend Buff Physically well built. Buggin Out, Bugged Out Meant something freaked you out or "what a trip", how wild Bummer bad news, not good, Bunk Low quality stash or anything felt to be cheap or untrue. Burn Out a regular user of drugs Busted! Someone who has been caught doing something wrong. Buzz Off Get Lost C.B. Radio The most memorable fads of the 70's 10-4 Good Buddy! Can You Dig It? means "Do you understand?" Casanova Boys who were unusually smooth operators with the girls. Catch My Drift? get it? Catch You on the Rebound like see you on the flipside Check You Later I will see you later Cheesier Used in the Bronx; Little kids called other kids this if you sucked up to grown ups. Chick girl Chicks "pretty girls" Chill stay cool Chump a loser, a fool, a rube. Cool Someone or something that is very smooth or nice. Cool Dude! that's cool. Cool Man! equivalent to right on or sweet Cool-o-roonie Something really cool Cooler means prison or jail Copasetic cool, or something that's cool. Crib Your 'crib' meant your 'house', where you lived. Cut The Cheese farted Cut out When someone is leaving they 'cut out'. Cya Later Alligator 'Cya Later Alligator' is a cheeky term and it usually means cya round. Dang Mighty fine Deadhead a grateful dead fan Decent Very cool, something you are excited about. Dig It Means "I understand." Sentence Form: That's cool, I can dig it. Disco really cool or something that resembles coolness, That shirt is totally Disco. Do It/score have sex Do You Copy? Do You Copy? Understanding what someone is saying. Don't Bogart Don't be selfish Doobie A joint, marijuana cigarette Doofus An individual who is dim-witted and or socially inept. Dope Drugs or a Doofus. Dork Or Dorky a dull or slow-witted person Drag as in, "What a drag!" meaning, "man, that's lousy." also, to "Take a drag", aka a "hit". Dude "Man" "Guy" person. Dude cool Dude A way to address someone: Dude, that's totally awesome Dude, Dudet man and girl Dy-no-mite! Inspired by JJ Walker when he was on Good Times in the early to mid 70's. It meant that something was terrific. Fake Me Out To be deceived or tricked. Far Out really cool; "righteous" Far Out Man "so cool" "Awesome" Flash Back Sudden memory of a past time or event. Feeling high /acid flash back. Flower Power Rather choose peace over war Fooey "something that is just plain rubbish" For Sure Usually pronounced "fer shure"; synonym for the gazillion other things meaning, you are correct, such as, right on, I'm hip, I dig, etc. Fox Noun, good looking dude or chick. "John Travolta is such a fox!" Foxy Mama hot chick, hot girl Freak-me-out Means : that really surprised me! Freak-out An event at which the participants do psychedelic drugs and "freak out." Freaky-deaky very weird Freak weed Pot or a drug user of Marijuana. Also the Pot plant itself. Fruit adjective; something that is stupid or excessively nerdy; "I hate David Cassidy. He's so fruit." Funk cool Funkadelic Awsome, Cool: "Man,that dance was funkadelic!" Funky Weird or cool. Fuzz Cops,- police,- law enforcement Gag Me with a Spoon something weird or disgusting, a chick who's ugly Gas fantastic! Gearhead person interested in cars Gee Wiz oh wow! Geek a nerdy/loser breed of person, socially inept and some may even go as far as saying tragic. Get Bent Get messed up. Get Real means to simply get a life or get out of site Get-go from the beginning Gig Job. e.g. I start my new gig today. Gimme Five Slap hands (one palm over the other, then in reverse) with another person, as in agreement with you, or something you really like Gimme Some Skin This means to shake someone's hand. It lasted from the 60's into the 70's. Gnarly cool, awesome, very good Gobs lots of something Going Around Two people that are dating each other Good Vibes positive energy Goon a nerd Gravy Sweet, cool, excellent or easy. Grit dirty person Grody Gross, disgusting "That was grody!" Groovy Cool,hip or wicked Hang to exist with a person or in a place; Hard Core Not something that lightweights would do. Heads commonly referred to as the pot heads in the 70's. Heads And Jocks And Nerds Heads were drug users , jocks played sports and nerds were book smart. Heavy Something serious or important or really cool. Here's The Skinny It means ok here's the lowdown or here's the catch Hertz Donut A painful joke. A bully asks the nerd, "Do you want a nice Hertz donut?" When the nerd answered in the positive, the bully twists the nerd's nipple or punches them in the arm(either one) and exclaims, "Hurts, don-ut?" Hip Hip was used just as we use "cool" in today's family language. It's an expression of stating something is groovy. Hip Cool. "That song was very hip" Hip To The Grove down with the music Honkey A term (usu. derogatory) of a white man. Most known by George Jefferson of "The Jeffersons" TV series. Hood A bad boy (one your mama wouldn't approve of!) Hot Pants hot pants means look at her she is very cute or she is a hooty Hotdog When you are amazed at something or a person showing off. How's It Hangin' Hi how are you, what'sup? Hubba Hubba Used when an attractive person walked near by. Hunk Girls' term for a handsome or otherwise attractive boy. "Ooh, he's such a hunk!" I Am Out To Lunch I am confused I Dig It! that's awesome...good idea I Hear That. I accept your decision. I'll Call You Out Let's fight!! I'm Bad meaning really cool slick top person. I'm Hip I agree with you I'm On A High Some body on a high I'm Trippin going nuts on drugs or something. It's Casual meaning things are okay, instead of saying "don't worry about it" you'd say "it's casual" Jack Squat (n.) Nothing. Jeepers Creepers Oh my God or another way of saying far out Jell to hang out and get stoned or someone who was wasted all the time was a jell head Jelly Brain Someone who is slow from excessive drug use, particularly LSD Jesus Freak Young, usually longhaired Evangelical Christian. Jiggy dance in a funky way Jinkies Sign of surprise, "Oh my god!" Jive Turkey full of it, crazy Jive or Jiving Jive can mean to talk or chat. Jiving means to talk nonsense, to be deceptive, or nonsensical. "You ain't Jiving man?" That would be the same as, "Is that the truth?" Jock very popular guy like a football player The Joint Something that is way cool or outta sight. Joshin you gotta be joshing me like you are kidding. Juicer a ladies' man Jump Back! meaning, "are you serious? Wow! Jump Your Bones Jump (someones) bones meaning to want to have sex with that person. Keen Another word for Cool. Keep On Keepin On have a good day or hang in there Keepin' It Real it means you are keeping it cool. Kicks shoes, running shoes "hey, I like those new kicks you got there" Killer A way of saying very cool Kosher cool, sweet. La La Stupid idiot.... That guy is so La La! Later See you at another time. Let It All Hang Out! Go for it! Let's Blow This Taco Stand. Let's leave Let's Boogie Lets get going, or Let's dance Let's Book Lets leave this place Lets Boogie On Down dance....like drop it likes it hot. Lightweight Something that is not hard core or someone who can't handle large quantities of substance. The Lowdown The truth, inside info, unadulterated facts; or dirty, mean. "I got the lowdown." "That was a lowdown trick, man." Man an abundant phrase it has been replaced by the more common "dude" The Man The cops. Mary Jane is a different name for Marijuana or Pot Meeeeoooooowww! What a really good looking chick walks by or when a really good looking guy walks buy you would say this. Mellow Out Chill out; Calm Down: Take a pill; Relax kid. Mind Your Potatoes to mind your own business Mondo Cool cool; awesome Mr. Natural Mr. Natural was a cartoon creation by R. Crumb, pictured with a long beard and a long stride and with the words "Keep On Truckin'" (had nothing at all to do with trucks). He showed up in Head Comix and other underground mags and also on T-shirts and other counter cultural gear. Mulah money, cash Nanoo, Nanoo The greeting phrase from Mork and Mindy--when I was in high school it was all the rage to greet each other with it. Narc Narc: Tattler. Someone who turns other people in for anything, especially drug use. Narly cool, sweet Naughty to be incredibly cool Neat this is cool Neato Cool Nifty Neat, interesting, making fun of something involved with a nerd... No Duh A response to use when someone states the obvious No Fake term similar to no foolin' No Way, Jose this means a person disagrees about something. Nowhere Meaning various things, e.g. "That's/You're nowhere, man!" meaning that something or someone is boring, uncreative, clueless, foolish, or otherwise "out of it." Off The Hook cooler then cool Operator A guy who knows how to get the lady's and cheat with them without getting caught Outta Sight Like far-out. Very cool, good. P.O.W. Piece of work. Used to degrade someone. Check out that chick in the red dress, what a P.O.W. Pad House, home Pansy Sissy. A coward. Pardy, Hardy to party until dawn Pass the J to pass the marijuana cigarette Peace relax "chill" Peace peace and don't forget the two fingers Peace Out it means gotta go Peace, Man! Meaning "Hello." Or "Good-bye." Although, it's associated with Hippies of the 60's, there were plenty of us hippies in the 70's using this term a lot. It always came with the two-fingers up "V" "peace sign" as a required accompaniment. Peel Out to leave quickly or in a hurry, usually on your bike or other vehicle. Pigs cops Pimp stud Plastic Fake, Phony - Not real. Pop a Wheelie When driving a bike when you lift front wheel and keep rear wheel on the ground Powerful that's was strong, amazing or awesome! Primo High quality stash, or anything considered to be of excellent quality. Psyche Out Astonished, intense experience. That was a real psyche out, whoa what a trip. Psyched Excited. "Hey I am so psyched about this concert." Psychedelic awesome; That is one psychedelic fad! Que pasa What's Up? The Rabbit Died a way of saying someone is NOT pregnant. It refers to the old test of injecting a rabbit with a woman's urine. If the rabbit didn't live, the woman wasn't pregnant; if it did, she was. Rad radical, cool, wicked Radical It means cool Radical Dude or Radical Means that it was something cool. Raggin' or Rag On first became popular in the 60's and means putting someone down, to cut them down. Raunchy gross, disgusting Real Cool, hip, with it. Also, "It's been real", said either genuinely or sarcastically at the end of an event or a rendezvous. Reamed A verbal or physical beating. Right Arm/ Farm Out slang making fun of slang Right On cool man or correct Righteous Meaning Groovy or real cool Ringin' cool/hip/hot/chic Rip-off something that was less than the promised value..."what a rip-off" Ripped Off Or Rip Off Having something (could be a material item or an idea)stolen from you. "I got ripped off." Or the idea of purchasing something and not getting your money's worth being a "rip off" Rite Quick really quick and or right now Rock On! it would mean awesome cool, and totally far out dude Rockin cool Say What? What are you talking about? Say, Jack? Excuse me, phrase used to get ones attention Say-bro means, what's up/what's going on Scarf To eat with great appetite and gusto. Example : "I scarfed down the entire bag of chips." Scooby don't be so clumsy. Don't be a Scooby Scoping (scope On) To be working your crush on someone; they don't necessarily know you're doing it. See ya on the flipside See ya later Shagadelic To be very hot or sexy. Shaggin' Wagon A customized van with mags, an elaborate paint job, opera windows and a bed in the back. Said van often had window stickers that read "If this van's rockin', don't bother knockin'" Shick As in "hot". Dude, that girl is shick. Shotgun Laying claim to the front seat Shrimp Farming neat Shuck Shuck-means to fool someone or make a fool out of someone. Signed, Sealed, And Delivered been there.... done that.... Sit On It Made popular by "Happy Days," it means basically "shut up," "go to hell," or some other exasperated expression. "Up your nose with a rubber hose" was a similar expression, but popularized by "Welcome Back, Kotter." Slam Dunk A close-range, empathatic score in a basketball game. Started in 1972 and popularized in the mid-seventies by the likes of Julius Erving (Dr. J) of the ABA. Slammin like cool, or awesome Slap Me Some Skin Give me a five man Slick sneaky. Smoke used as a noun, refers to marijuanna; "got any smoke?" Smoke It Or Hand It Meaning to smoke the joint and get high or hand it over to me! Smokey used in the C.B language to define a cop. Ex: Hey, there is a smokey on our tail. Smooth Play Shakespeare Said or did something really stupid So Radical that is like so sweet Solid Solid- A gracious, friendly, or obliging act;(as in) favor: Please do me a solid. Spiffy a word used to describe something that's looks or sounds good. Split To Leave. "I'm gonna split". Square not cool Stash Your personal supply of contraband. Static Nonsense, as in "man, quit talking all that static." Stella A rude connotation for a 'disco' chick. Stellar Cool Stoked Feeling happy with something. Stone Fox A "fox" was a really cute guy, but a "stone fox" was the ultimate cute guy! Stoned High on dope Streak To run in public in the nude. Very popular in 1974. Sucka! someone who just got hustled. Dummy or stupid. Sup Babie hey sexy ,you look good Sweet Man that's awesome or very cool Sweet! so awesomely cool, dude. Sweetness Something cool, fun, or awesome. Swingin' having a good time Take A Chill Pill Calm down, cool out. You're too hysterical. Talking Jive making no sense when speaking Tattered beat really bad Ten-four Good Buddy Borrowed from CB slang; probably not used as much by kids as adults. "Ten-Four" means "I got your message" and "good buddy" was what CB'ers called each other. That's Bogus. That's a raw deal, That's not fair. That's Cool sure why not or no thanks. That's Old School That means it is an old style of being. That's The Joint! if something was cool, or what's happening, or by todays term "hot" in the 70's it was "the joint" That's Tight, Man. Maybe it was a Northwest thing, but when we said, "Oooh, that's tight, man." It meant, "Okay, that was a low blow" or not very nice at all, a real cut down. That's Wacked that's screwed up, that's weird, theres something wrong with that, ex: "that dude was wacked" That's Jive Man Somthin that aint cool. Usually when someone did somthin uncool to someone else. That's Smashing that is awesome, cool, and great. "That show was smashing baby yeah!" This Is Wicked, Man very cool Threads your clothes Tight! awesome, cool, being excited. Tighten Up. A phrase used by a "dumb" student in acknowledging to the "smarter" student that he/she was wrong. To Go Bananas To go crazy! To The Bone totally; completely; to the max. He is scopin' on her to the bone (or TTB) Toke take a hit off a joint Token Up The act of smoking weed. Totally definitely as in "that's right" Totally Hot Usually referring to someone's good looks. Totally Man It's like saying that is so cool man! Totally Awesome totally cool. Tough Cool or impressive. "That's a tough car!" Tough great! Terrific! Really cool. "That's a tough looking car." "Those new shoes are tough" Tripping A term used to describe a deemed insane action or comment by others. i.e. The teacher wants us to read 10 chapters tonight, They are tripping if they think we can read this much tonight. Trippy Means 'Cool'. Also used when someone is drinking or smoking, or listening to acid rock. "That music is so trippy." Truck To Leave Move or Go. Let's Truck, Man - later man gotta truck. Keep on Truckin' Truckin Moving along, taking off, splittin' Tubular Awesome, Cool! Tuff Cool or sharp Tunes music Turkey Synonymous with "jerk" or "idiot". Often used in conjunction with "jive" an in "jive turkey". Twitchin' A slightly more polite form of bitchin': "That's twitchin'!" ; Awesome; cool; far out Unreal Strange, odd, unique in a weird way, e.g. "That's unreal, man!" Similar in meaning to "far out." Up Your Nose With A Rubber Hose! No way, or I'm ticked off by what you did. From "Welcome Back, Kotter." Also, In your ear! Veg Out to relax WBS appeared at the end of notes you passed in high school. Write Back Soon Wango cool, sweet. That car is so wango. Wassup Hello Way Cool Way Cool: very cool, like wow man. "That was a Way Cool move" Waz Up what is going on Well Excu-u-use Me! Another Steve Martin-ism,often heard when he hosted Saturday Night Live, and often abused by would-be comedians at parties, etc. by people who thought they sounded as funny as he did, but who usually didn't. What A Fry! Something so freaky, wild or weird that it fried your brain thinking about it. Often exclaimed when high. What A Goof Bizarre, wacky, unusual What a Grueler! A grueler is an obnoxious person who gruels (stresses)others. Also a hard test in school. What A Nightmare! When something was wrong in life, it was defined this way. Used a lot in the Midwest. What Is Hip! An expression of agreement with something cool. What It Iz? Used as a greeting. " What's happenin' bro. What it iz?" What It Was, What It Is, What It Will Be.... What it was, what it is, What it will be gonna change for me, gonna set me free- chant- means things are going to work out for the best, and are gonna change What's Happenin' see What's Up, Dude? What are you doing? What's Shakin'? Casual greeting; equivalent to "What's Happening?", "How's it going?" What's The Buzz? What's going on? What's happening? What's Up, Dude what are you doing, how are you doing, or just Hey! What's Your 20? Derivation of the CB radio term "10-20"--meaning one's present location. In common usage, the phrase "What's your 20?" is someone asking where you are or live. Whatever you don't care What's Hanging that's cool & what's up What's Poppin what's going on with you What's the Skinny What's up? what's going on? Where Ever You Go, There You Are A statement showing revelation at a situation or result of an event Wicked Something so very cool or awesome, usually expressed as like "That's so wicked cool!" Wipeout Surfing term; when you are separated from your surfboard by a big wave, eg. "Did you see that wipeout!" Wired high Wizard another word for cool, or awesome. Word It means, that you agree with the person. Wowzers unbelievable Ya Baby Of course, sure Ya Ya That's right, I understand. Yank My Chain To mislead someone. To waste their time. To be dishonest. "Don't yank my chain buddy." Yea Right A response to use when someone says something totally bogus Yeah, Baby! oh yeah; great. Yo 'sup? Hi, what is going on? Yo All Stop Jivin'! Quit, now, this is serious! Youngblood It means young man/young boy Your Groovy Your cool Your Mother refers to someone telling someone else that they had sex with someone elses mother. the statement is of course not meant to be taken seriously, but is used as a bad comeback. Zappy When someone is acting crazy. Zen means at peace, totally cool with one self. Zipperhead Guys with short hair, usually into disco music. Zippy to go Fast. ex. dang you are zippy. or. you are zip! Zoinks! scared, horrified or shocked. Zomba something is really cool Zoot For something to go flailing outwards, usually shouted as like "ZOOT!"

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