Slang has a way of making it into our everyday vocabulary and staying there for years to come. There are slang words from the 1950's and 1960's that many of still use today even though we weren't even born during those decades. Words like cool, groovy, dig, or flake snuck into our vocabularies and ver left.
The 1970's gave us a heap of slang words that still are used and have no plans of ever leaving. I, myself use words like bummer, chill, funky and snaps.
Here are a slew of 1970's slang words that you will find to be radical and leave you stoked to use on your friends and family:
aww sooky sooky: aww yeah, baby
bogart: to be greedy; keeping something for yourself that's meant to be shared
bomb: cool in a hip or awesome way
boogie: dance
boogie down: to dance very enthusiastically
book it: to quickly run away
buggin' out: freaking out
bummer: too bad
can you dig it?: asking someone if they understand or agree
catch my drift?: asking if someone understands your meaning
catch you on the flip side: see you later
check ya later: see or talk to you later
chill: relax
chillaxin': chilling and relaxing
close the shades: shut up
closet disco queen: one who dances at home where no one can see but not in public
crib: apartment or home; place of residence
do me a solid: help me; do a favor
don't be a bunny: don't be stupid
do you copy?: asking if a person understands your meaning
dork: nerd
down with: okay with
dream on: response to someone who's being unrealistic
fake me out: trick me
far out: very cool in a weird way
flat leaver: ditch someone to hang out with someone cooler
flower power: choosing peace over war
foxy mama: a sexy lady
freaky deaky: odd; something that's very strange
freak out: become frightened; be bothered by something
funky: cool in an eccentric way
get your groove on: to dance
gimme some skin: low five
going around: dating
good vibes: positive energy
groovy: cool in a hip way
jive-talking: foolish chatter; saying things that aren't true that don't really expect anyone to believe
jive turkey: one who tries (unsuccessfully) to be cool
keep on steppin': keep it moving; get out of here
later days: goodbye; farewell
lowdown: the truth; an overview of facts
mind your potatoes: mind your own business
my man, my man: hello, friend; general greeting for a male friend
- out of sight: very cool in an impressive way
- pad: where someone lives
- peace, love, and granola: goodbye and positive wishes
- peace out: heading out; I'm leaving
- radical: cool in an awesome way
- right on: yes; I agree
- rip off: lesser value than expected; poor quality; waste of money
- say, brotha': friendly greeting for a male friend
- sound as a pound: all is well; everything's fine
- snaps: my bad
- space cadet: airhead, goofy person
- spaz: klutzy person; someone who is acting silly
- stellar: cool in an incredible or awesome way
- stoked: excited; thrilled
- stone fox: a woman who's really hot
- take a chill pill: calm down
- the flip side: See you later
- the man: law enforcement or establishment authority figures
- the skinny: the whole truth; the real story
- threads: clothes; apparel
- to the max: take something to the extreme
- trippin': acting crazy
wally wally, blood and dolly: you're crazy about someone in an unhealthy way
what's crackin': general greeting, like asking someone what's going on
- what a nightmare: something is very wrong or difficult
- what it is: hey, hi; asking what's up
- what's your 20?: tell me where you are
- you ain't just a woofin': asking if someone really means what they're saying
- youngblood: a young man; boy
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