Vintage Slang

Some popular idioms from the 1950s include "the bee's knees" (something excellent), "cool as a cucumber" (calm and composed), and "living in the fast lane" (engaging in a risky or extravagant lifestyle).

In North America the 50s ended in 1963 in the opinion of my peers. As our world changed so did the slang.

The "old Gaffer" is what Samwise Gamgee called his father Hamfast.

"What what what" repetition is often used informally to express disbelief, confusion, or surprise in a playful or sarcastic manner. It is typically used to emphasize a reaction to something unexpected or puzzling.

Some teenage slang from the 1950s included phrases like "cool it," "cruisin' for a bruisin'," "pad," "threads," and "hot rod." These terms were often used by young people to express approval, warn of potential trouble, refer to a hangout spot, describe clothing, or talk about a fast car.

CBD stands for cannabidiol, which is a naturally occurring compound found in the cannabis plant. It is non-psychoactive and is known for its potential therapeutic benefits in managing various health conditions.

A scapegrace a wayward or mischievous person. In most cases the person in question is usually a child.

Probable cause is a legal standard used to determine if there are sufficient grounds to make an arrest, conduct a search, or obtain a warrant. It requires that there be a reasonable basis to believe that a crime has been committed or that evidence of a crime can be found at a specific location.

"Class County" on inmate information typically refers to the classification level of the correctional facility where the inmate is being held. This classification system helps determine the level of security and supervision the inmate requires based on factors such as criminal history, behavior, and potential risk to the community.

Some popular slang words in 1941 might have included "cat's meow" (something excellent or stylish), "gig" (a job or performance), and "zooted" (dressed in flashy, exaggerated style).

Slang in the 1920s included phrases like "cat's meow" (something excellent), "bee's knees" (top quality), and "23 skidoo" (to leave quickly). Other popular slang terms from the 1920s were "flapper" (a fashionable young woman), "daddy-o" (a term of address for a man), and "hooch" (alcohol).

Groovy

Some popular 1970's slang words included: groovy, far out, funky, cool, and dude. Other terms like "bogart" (to hog something) and "bummer" (unfortunate situation) were also commonly used during that time.

Applesauce: an expletive. Bank's closed: no kissing or making out. Bee's knees: an extraordinary person, thing, idea. Beef: to complain or a complaint. Bimbo: a tough guy. Blind date: going out with someone you don't know. Butt me: I'll take a cigarette. Cash or check: kiss now or later? Cat's meow: something splendid or stylish. The best or greatest. Ciggy: cigarette. Crush: infatuation. Daddy: a young woman's boyfriend/lover, especially if he is rich. Dapper: a Flapper's dad Dolled up: dressed up Double cross: to cheat, stab in the back. Flapper: a stylish, brash hedonistic young woman with short skits and short hair. Fly boy: a glamorous term for an aviator. Glad rags: going out on the town clothes. Gold digger: a woman who associates with or marries a man for his wealth. Hair of the dog: a shot or liquor. Hooch: bootleg liquor. Hood: hoodlum. Java/Joe: coffee Joint: a club, usually selling alcohol. Moll: a gangster's girl. Neck: kissing with passion Ossified/spifflicated: a drunken person. Also, canned, corked, tanked, primed, jazzed, plastered, lit, fried to the hat, Pill: a teacher or an unlikable person. Spiffy: an elegant person. Take for a ride: to drive off with someone in order to bump them off; kill them. Tomato: a female. Upchuck: to vomit when you have drunk too much. Whoopee: to have a good time. ----

Some of the slang words that were used in the 1960s include hip, boss, and happening. Other slang words from the 1960s are book, which means leave the scene, bad, which means awesome, and bread, which means money.

The term "baloney" emerged in the 1950s as slang for nonsense or foolishness. It likely derives from the idea that bologna sausage (or baloney) is made up of various mixed meats, hence something that is a mixture of different things and therefore nonsensical.

"Bunk" is a slang for "Boring or Plain" often used in the Canadian prairies. It comes from bunk bed. Just like a bunk bed is plain, boring and there is nothing to it a person or event can be "Bunk" meaning it is boring and plain.

A hoodlum or a thug.

This proverb means that when one person's actions cause trouble or create a problem, it can affect everyone else involved. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of individuals and the idea that one person's actions can impact the group as a whole.

Even if something good happens to you, it doesn't mean there will be many good things happening too. For example: Bill passed an exam in Math yesterday, but one swallow doesn't make a summer. He still needs to work on it continuously since he is not good at it.

* STFU stands for "Shut the (expletive) up." It's used mostly in online gaming.

* STFU stands for the Southern Tenant Farmers Union, a labor organization of sharecropper farmers in the United States. * STFU is a modified STS submission hold in professional wrestling used as a finisher by WWE superstar John Cena.

Some common slang terms from 2007 include "bling bling" (flashy jewelry), "crunk" (energetic or wild), "flossin'" (showing off), and "sick" (awesome or impressive).

TATA is a mnemonic that represents the sequence of four nucleotides (thymine, adenine, thymine, adenine) found in DNA molecules. It plays a crucial role in gene transcription as it serves as the binding site for transcription factor proteins.

According to the Urban Dictionary, it means depression. If you have the hedgehog, you're depressed.