20 Argot Terms Each child of the 1980s will remember

These tubular sentences are definitely better left in the past.


Even in 2021, there are many reasons for reasons why many people are alwaysNostalgic for the 1980s. The hair was larger, the epaulets were wider and when Frankie said relaxing, you have forced. And while everyone has made its fair share of decisions that seem rough of retrospects (what did we think we try a permanent house?!) There are few things as strance as the way people spoke to the era. The slang of the time is so weird - and frankly, risically - by today's standards, but that's what makes it so memorable. So, if you aspire to a moment when there were no coronaviruses and subtle fashion trends, read it for the slang tergimes of the 80s that you are sure to remember. And for more blows hilarious - past sentences, check these20 Argot Terms Each child of the 1990s will remember.

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Not even

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"Not even" is a quick way to say: "I think you're wrong, but I'm too lazy to get into a case in a case in which I lists the reasons." If the person you are talking to "even", the argument is officially completed.

Example:"She is totally in you, guy." "Not even!" "Same."

And for the stars you like to grow, checkThe biggest teenage idols of the 80s, then and now.

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Gag me with the spoonful

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"Gag me with a spoon" is an expression that you can use when you want to show disgust or disappointment and it's not enough to say, "I disapprove". Basically, you are so disturbed that you want to test your Gag reflex.

Example: "I can not believe she wore these shoes. Gag me with a spoon!"

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Cow

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In the 80s, if you step up too emotionally or annoyed by something, you were "having a cow". How exactly this cow was open to interpretation - but really, there is no good literalWhere metaphorical way of having it.

Example: "I'm just teasing you. You do not have a cow, man!"

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No duh

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When someone pronounces something that is extremely obvious and apparent, there was a lot of "non duhs" in response in the 80s.

Example: "Do you think you grow up a rattaway might not be the best looking for me?" "Uh no duh."

And for more slang of a different decade,20 Argot Terms All the 1970s.

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Grumbling

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When something is rude but with a little moreI do not wanthe is crossed inTerritory of Grolesse. And when something is really graze, it's when it becomes fat maximum. You can not get more disgusting than that.

Example:"You eat so much Nacho cheese. It's a cylinder head at most!"

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Grumpy

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"Grindage" describes a delicious cuisine that you intend to Chowler with extreme enthusiasm. This slang wasendowed by pop culture byPauly Shore.

Example: "Mind if I forget me to Gringer in your fridge?"

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CHEUH!

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"Cheuh" -a Slang term used to recognize that something is true - is not so much a word that it is an expulsion of random letters of your mouth. To pronounce it, claim that you are trying to say "Cheetah" after consuming a bottle of vodka.

Example: "Do you wear your Frankie t-shirt tell you tonight?" "Cheuh!"

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Butter

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Just like the things you have spread on your morning toast, something is "butter" if it'ssmootothooth.

Example: "Naw, man, you have to prick your pants. It's butter!"

And for more language gifts, the 80s gave us, check these25 common words that did not exist before the 1980s.

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Bod

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As a gymnastic rat in the 80s, it was not enough to have a beautiful body. You had tohave a great deal ofbod.

Example:"You would wear muscle t-shirts all the time if you had a body like that."

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Zenchy

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When a geek hasundeniable sexual callHe or she is raised to the status "Zeek".

Example: "Do not tell anyone that I said that, but I think Urkel is a total ZEK."

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Bounce

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We reached the end. It's time to leave - and leave, we hear "bouncing".

Example:"This list of argot terms of the 80s is totally completed. Bond!"

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Gnarly

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When surfers describe something like Gnarly, they mean it's particularly difficult or even dangerous. However, in the 1980s, "Gnarly" became a shortcut for everything and considered fresh and / or exciting.

Example: "ThisBill Murray The movie was so gnarly! "

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Tubular

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Be tubular or better, totally tubular - must be remarkable and breathtaking. This is another example of the surfer slake that dominated the 80s.

Example: "The way he looks in Parachute's pants are totally tubular!"

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Word

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Say "word" is the equivalent to say "I agree". Or, if you say the term of slang with an intonation interviewed, it can also be used to express doubt and disbelief in what someone says.

Example: "This film was terrible." "Word?" "Word."

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Choice

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The term "choice" of the slang is a sign of approval and possibly even Envy. If someone says something yours - like your look, your car, oryour hair-Luit "choice", they say that you have made the right decision.

Example: "Your mule is looking for the choice today, my man."

And for more fun of the era of big hair and wham!, Check these20 funny things in the 1980s were totally guilty of doing.

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Phat

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The term "slang 80s" phat "has nothing to do with overweight. When" Phat "is spelled with apHHe describes something so exceptional. Yes, quite strangely, be called "phat" is a compliment!

Example: "This velvet sweatshirt is Phat!"

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Bag your face

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If your facial appearance leaves something to be desired, you may feel more comfortable with a brown paper bag on the head. This thought train is precisely the way the hips in the 80s came with the sentence of the cruel argal "bag your face".

Example: "I have so much zits - I should just sacrify my face."

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Barf me outside

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What is it with the 80s and regurgitationslang? Obviously, "Gag me with a spoon" was not enough to express contempt. In the 80s, if youreally You wanted people to know your level of physical re-evaluation, you used this induced sentence.

Example:"He wears jam shorts at the church? Barf out!"

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Bad

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If something was "bad" in the 80s, it meant it was good. However, "good" did not mean "bad". "Well" always meant "good" and "bad" just meant "really Well."

Example: "Just see the baddest trans are you in the block."

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What are your damage?

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It's not a sincere question. Invented by the 1988teenager HeatherIt's a way of saying, "What's wrong with you?"

Example: "You said to Brenda what I said about her? What are your damage?"

And for more dated trends, check these25 things that cool people wore in the 1980s.


Categories: Culture
Tags: 1980s / Nostalgia / Slang
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