Most of what you’ll read here is unique to the sixties, some however are words or phrases that were popular in the past but took on new meanings in this decade. Please take your time and meander through these lists letting your memory try to picture where you where or how you might h...
Since time travel isn't invented yet, the only way to feel like you're back in the '60s is by using its slang. Some of these words sound ridiculous to our ears, but they were popular during their day. What's your favorite slang word to use from any century?
Many of these words, in fact most words can have “ville” added to them. There wascoolsville,deadsville,Doodyville,squaresville,weirdsvilleand so forth. Oh and here’s a piece of news for you. “Cool” was a 50’s word. It was used as an idiom but said it a bit differently. Today...
Some dating words fell out of favor because they were used in a sexist way.Bunnyis one of those words.Bunnyis an outdated slang term used to describe “a pretty, appealing, or alluring young woman, often one ostensibly engaged in a sport or similar activity.” For example, an attractive ...
1897 School Life in Paris 14: ‘Dkd you ever see such big voluptuous thighs?’‘Ah! but look at the “pussie” in between them!’. 1985 J. Wambaugh Secrets of Harry Bright (1986) 145: ‘I used to date a girl with a pussy like that!’‘Green?’ said the club pro. ‘Velvet,’...
in Leader (2000) 12: It is nice to be able to write the words ‘I want to fuck you’ in a letter. 1949 H. Miller Sexus (1969) 102: She was fucking with desperation, I guess. Fuck for fuck’s sake and the devil take the hindmost. 1956 K. Amis letter 24 Sept. in Leader (...
Describing 'Devil Winds' that are warm brisk offshore winds off the California coast. This term was used extensively by SoCal surfers during the 60s. SAS See Surfers Against Sewage. Shacked Getting completely barreled, riding a phat tube. Shaka A common hand signal used by surfers, with an ...
Cherry:designation for new replacement from the states. Also referred asFNG(fucking new guy),fresh meatandnew citizens Chop-chop:food, or eat – used primarily by Vietnamese. Some troops used the words to ‘hurry up”. CIDG:Civilian Irregular Defense Group. Friendly indigenous forces, usually...
Here are some Chinese online buzzwords for you. They’re especially used online and by young Chinese people. Note that some of these words were used before, but here we specifically focus on their newly-earned meaning. Learn to use these Chinese phrases from the real world with this list:...
If you have to ask what it means to be cool, well, you probably aren’t cool. What is cool, though, is just how many slang words we’ve used over the years to talk about people and things that we think arefab,funky,fresh,groovy,fly,phat,lit,gnarly,rad, andthe cat’s meow. And...