Flashback Friday

Slang is such a funny thing. While I was looking up slang words, I found several that started out meaning something entirely different than what they mean today. How does that happen? I'm still going to do my best to bring back "dig" and "cat". Anyway, here are some the best slang words of the 60's; "boss" is fun but that whole "ball" or "balling" for sex is downright weird! I've heard that term before but it's weird.

A Gas – having a fun time

Ape – crazy or mad

Bad – awesome

Badass – trouble maker

Bag – steal

Ball – have sex

Blown – drunk

Boogie – a short surfboard

Bookin’ – going fast

Boss – fantastic

Bug out – to leave

Bummer – a bad thing

Chickabiddy – because I told you so

Chop – a person you dislike

Crash – sleep

Dibs – ownership

Flower child = a hippie

Freak out – get excited

Gone – under the influence of drugs

Groovy – nice

Groady – dirty

Hairy – out of control

Hang loose – take it easy

Heavy – a controversial subject

Hodad – a person who does not surf

Jelly Roll – heroin

Later – goodbye

Lay it on me – tell me

Loaded – drunk

On the make – looking for a date

Pad – where you live

Padiddle – a car w/only one headlight

Panty waist – a boy who does not have a tough personality

Paper shaker – newsboy

Peeper – eyes

Peggers – jeans w/tight calfs and ankles

Pig – cop

Pig Out – overeat

Rap – to talk

Rip off – steal

Scratch – money

Skuzz – disgusting person

Slug bug – VW

Solid – I understand

Stoked – likes something a lot

Stoned – high on pot

Threads – clothes

Tooling – driving around

Wiped out – fell off the surfboard

What’s your bag man – what is your purpose