It takes a groovy brain to remember all this 1970s slang
Are you ready for a stone groove?
Hey there, all you foxy fans of the 1970s. Are you ready for a stone groove?
Here's the skinny. We've gathered some slang words from the super funky Seventies. All we want to know is if they mean something good or bad.
Good luck!
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If something is "far out" is that a good thing or a bad thing?
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If someone does you a "solid" is that a good thing or bad thing?
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If someone calls you a "jive turkey" is that a good thing or a bad thing?
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If someone calls you a "space cadet" is that a good thing or a bad thing?
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Is "Bogart" a good thing or a bad thing?
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If you have "bread" is that a good thing or a bad thing?
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If someone says "phooey" is it for a good thing or a bad thing?
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If something is "gravy" is it a good thing or a bad thing?
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If something is "bunk" is it a good thing or a bad thing?
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If something is "cool beans" is it a good thing or a bad thing?
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Is being a "brick house" a good thing or a bad thing?
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Would you "dig" a good thing or a bad thing?
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If someone gives you some "skin" is it a good thing or a bad thing?
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If something is "bogue" is it a good thing or a bad thing?
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Is being "copacetic" a good thing or a bad thing?
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Is being "outta sight" a good thing or a bad thing?
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Is being the "square biz" a good thing or a bad thing?
It takes a groovy brain to remember all this 1970s slang
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16/17 I also missed #17. Also, I often use the term "Cool Beans", but I never heard it until the 90's.
MISSED ONE! I remembered Teena Marie's song "Square Biz" at the last second after I made my choice! If you were a "square" it made you a chump, the song was the only positive use I can remember!
* Yet in George M. Cohan's era "square" was a good thing in the lyrics of the song "Mary's A Grand Old Name" ~> For it is Mary, Mary
Plain as any name can be
But with propriety, society will say Marie
But it was Mary, Mary
Long before the fashions came
And there is something there that sounds so square
It's a grand old name
Plain as any name can be
But with propriety, society will say Marie
But it was Mary, Mary
Long before the fashions came
And there is something there that sounds so square
It's a grand old name
This “bunk” is short for “bunkum,” a simplified spelling of “Buncombe,” a county in North Carolina.
In 1820, Representative Felix Walker, whose district included Buncombe County (Ashville Metro area), rose on the floor of the US House of Representatives to address the debate of the day, the famous Missouri Compromise. As Walker began to speak, it became clear that what he was saying had nothing to do with the issue at hand and was, in fact, irrelevant nonsense. Also, he refused to stop. Challenged by his colleagues, Walker replied that his constituents expected him to “make a speech for Buncombe”, and started yammering again. As a result, “Buncombe,” later “bunkum” and simply “bunk,” became national shorthand for “nonsense.”
In 1820, Representative Felix Walker, whose district included Buncombe County (Ashville Metro area), rose on the floor of the US House of Representatives to address the debate of the day, the famous Missouri Compromise. As Walker began to speak, it became clear that what he was saying had nothing to do with the issue at hand and was, in fact, irrelevant nonsense. Also, he refused to stop. Challenged by his colleagues, Walker replied that his constituents expected him to “make a speech for Buncombe”, and started yammering again. As a result, “Buncombe,” later “bunkum” and simply “bunk,” became national shorthand for “nonsense.”