20 Argot Terms All the 1970s

These claw terms of the 70s are as memorable as embarrassing.


The 1970s were really once like any other. The platform shoes were so high that you could break your ankle that tries to get out of the door, the shag carpet was aMust-have in every hip houseand nobody beat an eye when you told them that you had seenStars wars A dozen times in the theater. Of course, not all aboutthe 70's The trouble of reliving and some of the trends in the era were downright ridiculous, especially the slang. To discuss how "fashion choices" of your friends "had to talk like a trucker, it's theClamp terms of the 70s which are impossible to forget and for more nostalgia of this period Groovy, check these50 things that only people who lived in the 1970s will remember.

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1
Pill cold

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The "cooling pill" mentioned here is not something you could recover in a pharmacy - it's fully figurative. And, more importantly, it means that your stress affects others and you have to calm you seriously.

Example: "Hey, you are totally stressed. Take a cold pill, guy."

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2
Slim

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When you want the whole truth and nothing but the truth, you ask the skinny. Because, apparently, the truth had a high metabolism in the 70s.

Example:"Yes, I want to know who she was with last night. Give me the skinny!"

3
You catch on the Flip-side

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The other side of today is tomorrow, in order to catch you on the low side means to see you again tomorrow. Yes, we know that this slake of the 70s does not make much sense for us, either. And for a larger open slang, check theterms of the 1950s that seem hilarically dated now.

Example: "I have to run, but I'll catch you on the side rock."

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4
Dancing without conviction

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Dancing, but to do so particularly enthusiastic. Ideally, while being accompanied by disco music.

Example: "This abba song makes me want to drink."

5
Psych!

70s slang no one uses
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When something is presented, then removed quietly. A raffle word for a jovial denial.

Example: "Oh, do you want a piece of gum? Of course, you go there. (Pull it.) Psych!"

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6
A brick house

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If you find the body of a particularly attractive woman, you could say that she was built like a brick house. As in: well put together, proportionally perfect.

Example: "This girl is so beautiful, she is a brick house."

7
Stop soaking in my Kool-Aid

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When someone is in your business and they will not leave you alone, just say they stop soaking in your Kool-Aid. Your Kool-Aid, in this equation, is your business and ladle is the person who will not leave you alone.

Example: "I told you that I do not want to talk about my divorce. Stop soaking in my Kool-Aid."

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8
What a fry

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If someone acts unusual or crazy, you could accuse them to be a frie. Were French fries especially Kooky during the 70's? So it seems.

Example:"Have you heard that Steve went hanging out last weekend? What fry!"

9
The man

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An authority figure. This could mean the police, the government or even your parents. Anyone with the power to have fun.

Example: "I would like me to do better, but the man keeps me."

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10
Make me a solid

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A solid is a favor because, uh ... the favors were not liquid in the 70s? When you make someone a solid, you help them significantly.

Example: "Do you want to make me a solid and give me a tour at the airport?"

11
Bug

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You want to call something wrong, but you do not have time or energy to pronounce the "gus" part. It's like a millennium talk, but with more chest hair.

Example: "He made me half again? It's the bug."

12
Stella

70s slang no one uses

This claw of the 70s was conceived as an insult to disco dancers. Call them Stella means that you think they are arrogant and full of themselves. Unless their name reallyis Stella, so your insult is just a friendly hello.

Example: "Naw, do not invite him to the party. She is a total stella."

13
From afar

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Despite what might seem, this phrase of the popular 70s does not tell you where something is happening to you how cool it's.

Example:"Did you see his new mood ring? This chick is far away!"

14
Days later

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Why say something boring like "goodbye" when you leave the room when you could drop this sweet slang instead?

Example:"I feel tired, so I'm going out. Later, the guys."

15
MAXIMUM!

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When something is taken to the extreme, and it could not be wilder or crazier, you have reached the maximum level of genius.

Example:"We will have fun tonight at themax! "

16
10-4, good boyfriend

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When you talk to someone on a CB radio and you want them to know you heard what they just said. In the 1970s, a real CB radio was not necessary to use this slang. It was not just truckers who wanted to talk like truckers.

Example: "10-4, good boyfriend. I heard you strong and clear."

17
Sit down

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This insult of Fonzie onHappy Days Always the origins of the slang were in the 50s. But in fact, "sit down" - a nicer way to say "shut up" - not catching on the 70s.

Example: "I had enough of you. Sit as you!"

18
Cadet of space

70s slang no one uses
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If someone is not everything and their attention is the equivalent of someone floating through space, looking at nothing in particular, they certainly qualify as a spatial cadet.

Example: "Take a look at this spatial cadet. She is in her own little world."

19
For lunch

70s slang no one uses
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Once again, not a slang term to take literally. There is no eating involved. Instead, he connotes confusion. All they try to understand have no sense for them. They had to lunch when he was explained.

Example:"I have no idea what that means it means lunch."

20
Fresh beans

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You do not order a flat of support in a barbecue place. Rather, it's the expression of approval.

Example:"Of course, I would like to see a movie tonight. It would be cool beans."


Categories: Culture
Tags: 1970s / Nostalgia / Slang
By: ted-lang
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