Militant– old term which was used a lot in the 60s, means someone who advocates violence to achieve political goals Mint– clean, like new, groovy(courtesy of Dennis Rimmer) Mirror warmer– woman who spends extraordinary time looking in the mirror(courtesy of Caitlyn P) Mister (adjective)– ...
Welcome to1950s slang. Slang has always been the province of the young. Words come in and out of favor in direct proportion to the speed with which they travel through the age ranks. Once college kids know that high school kids are using a term, it becomes passe. And seniors don’t w...
fairofface,andunfamiliarwithhomosexuality“SomanychickenswereflappingaroundthatIthoughtweweretouringColonelSander’s(sic)plantation”2.juvenile,youthful,young-looking.Syn:chicken-looking(“You’rechicken-lookingenoughtoposeforMaypocerealboxes”);tender3. (rare,kwnLV[knowninLasVegas],mid’60s)to[sodomize]a...
yep im still at school and i surfed in the 60s Driftwood on Dec 6, 2014 Include "Santanas" describing 'Devil Winds' that are warm brisk offshore winds off the California coast. This term was used extensively by SoCal surfers during the 60s. Guest on Dec 10, 2014 What about Surfer's ...
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gaycat n., the young homosexual companion of an older tramp; but note Rodgers, The Queen’s Vernacular (1972) suggests: ‘fr. 16th cent Fr. gaie = homosexual man’; this has not been substantiated); the wider use in the heterosexual world did not begin until c.1970, with the ...
In terms of this '60s slang, you're not actually "buying" anything—unless you mean buying an early trip to the grave. The phrasebuy itactually means "to die." For instance, if you don't slow down when you drive, you're gonnabuy itin a wreck. ...
(1) etc), Partridge’s suggestion of a root in the Lat. pugnare, to fight or strike is appealing but currently dismissed. Considered (with cunt n. (1) and motherfucker n.) as the ultimate in taboo terms, fuck is in fact SE, but has been listed as taboo, and thus as slang, sin...
as a grommet in the 60s i would go sick mode every second day of the week - yew keep up the goodies broseph. keep it tight x Guest on Dec 2, 2018 This was helpful since I don't know anything about surfing, but I would love to learn. The bad news is I probably will never lear...
1972(ref. to late 1960s)B. RodgersQueens’ Vernacular45: any boy under the age of consent [...]zit(late ’60s). 5.a skin blemish left by a lovebite. 1975 197519801985 1989 1975G. Underwood‘Razorback Sl.’ inASL:1/2 69:zitnReddish mark caused by kissing. ...