![]() Not necessarily an person or object of distaste, but something suspect but also intriguing. Also: "Phony Baloney" which then became: "Baloney" which is an active form, used to instantly dismiss the phony person or utterance.Ī Midwestern phrase in the late 70's. To describe an overbearing, "two faced", or deceitful person or thing. The most popular line from one of the greatest movies of the 70s(and of all time) StarWars. I have succeeded in embarrassing or up-staging you ![]() when someone would say, "I'm getting a brand new car!" you'd respond, "Yeah, right dream on man!"Īn annoying phrase popularized by the entire cast of "the Waltons" - except by John-boy" himself. The "crib" was going home or to someone else's house, and "gig" was work or job.Ī 'spaz' was someone that was accident prone,clutsy, or just acting stupid.Ī term used to get someone down to earth, or tell them they are being unrealistic about something, e.g. "That's so Bogue" or "That's Bogue" or "Bogue, man." Used to describe something offensive or an unrealistic idea. Real deal or truth ex "let me give you the skinny on the deal"ĭo you understand? " Can you dig it man?" This is a list of the slang words that were popular during the 1970s. Slang Terms of the Seventies Slang introduced during the 1970s. So do me a solid, take a break from working on that MBA online, and chill with this flash back. The tribe mentality of the 1970s was prime breeding ground for some great slang. Serves two purposes first it lowers the formality of language and secondly it is used to identify with ones Peers. ![]() The relaxed and laid back attitude of the 1970s fostered an almost Alien language of the Hippie sub-culture. ![]()
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