80's Slang

Dammit_Carl! · 02-01-13, 08:17 AM

The words, "gnarly," and "rad," jump out at me for some reason - "grody to the max," as well.

Could always throw in the, "where's the beef," thing too.

Sorry; drank some since then. Grew up in the 80's but outside of also recalling those horrible neon color schemes that were popular for clothes, Airwolf, and Miami Vice, I'm tapped for memories.

For what it is worth, nothing kills slang moreso than when old dudes start saying it which is why I make every effort to keep up to the dizzate on my lingo, yo.

Takeda Shingen · 02-01-13, 09:14 AM

I use 'sick' for 'cool' colloquially. I don't use it in class or other places where I need to speak formally. My wife uses it too.

AVGWarhawk · 02-01-13, 09:36 AM

Rad, radical, bitch'in(sry fellas), gnarly, bogus.

mookiemookie · 02-01-13, 09:45 AM

Watch Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure or any Pauly Shore movie (hope you have a strong stomach).

AVGWarhawk · 02-01-13, 09:53 AM

Bill and Ted(not so bad) Pauly Shore....help....

Tubular dude.

Onkel Neal · 02-01-13, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

MTV Classics: Memories of the 1980s (How We Talked)

Urban Slang in the 1980's (Part 4)

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Originally Posted by FloppyRat

Sorry, never been one to keep up with the current slang'ish terms of any decade. When someone rolled into the shop slinging words of such, i usually would have to point them to my buddy, or hand them a shop form to fill out.

Don't have anything against those who wish to express themselves differently, but don't feel i should be required to memorize a different language every six to twelve months. I have too much to do already.

You could just start talking like Jack Burton...
Jack Burton: When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail."

One of my favorite movies,

.

On a side note, sport bikes with extended swing arms.

Yes, that is also one of my favorites! Wish my name was Jack Burton. Neal Stevens does not have the same ring

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Originally Posted by Skybird

One deed or sight says so much more than a thousand words, Neal. Stop talking, dye blond your hair again and get a wave or popper hairdo like it was fashionable in the early and mid 80s. Next see those cycle dudes drop like flies!

Ha, I don't dare mess with my hair, it may give up completely and I'll end up looking like Dr. Evil.

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Originally Posted by Dammit_Carl!

The words, "gnarly," and "rad," jump out at me for some reason - "grody to the max," as well.

Could always throw in the, "where's the beef," thing too.

Sorry; drank some since then. Grew up in the 80's but outside of also recalling those horrible neon color schemes that were popular for clothes, Airwolf, and Miami Vice, I'm tapped for memories.

For what it is worth, nothing kills slang moreso than when old dudes start saying it which is why I make every effort to keep up to the dizzate on my lingo, yo.

Lol, yeah. Thanks, good pointers.

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Watch Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure or any Pauly Shore movie (hope you have a strong stomach).

Wolferz · 02-01-13, 11:38 AM

I was going to say the same thing but Mookie beat me to it.

Purple Sticky Punch bra.

How does that Texas drawl go again?

Here you go Neal... print this picture and hang it in the shop for pointing to when you can't understand the Yuppies.

Penguin · 02-01-13, 11:40 AM

Dude, this thread is totally awesomely rad!
Though my broad and me are Dinks today, I still think Yuppies can eat my shorts!

I started learning English in the 80s - haven't learned much since

.So I don't know how many words I picked up during this time, really originated from this decade.

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Watch Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Excellent, dude! *plays airguitar solo*

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Stop talking, dye blond your hair again and get a wave or popper hairdo like it was fashionable in the early and mid 80s.

Luckily for the rest of the world, Popper were only a German phenomenom - maybe a little in Holland, too. Sadly they won

- today the majority of Krautteens seem to yearn for overpriced label clothes.
Still: Popper überfährt man mit'm Chopper!

Sailor Steve · 02-01-13, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by FloppyRat

Jack Burton...

WHO???

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

bitch'in(sry fellas), gnarly

Holdovers from the '60s.

Oh, and you're right to apologize. It's "bitchin'". Get that apostrophe in the right place!

AVGWarhawk · 02-01-13, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Oh, and you're right to apologize. It's "bitchin'". Get that apostrophe in the right place!

Mr. Hand.

Sailor Steve · 02-01-13, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Mr. Hand.

I love Ray Walston! Ever since My Favorite Martian!

AVGWarhawk · 02-01-13, 12:58 PM

Oh gosh, I remember, "My Favorite Martian." "Mr. Ed's Talking Horse." was another good one at about the same time

Mork_417 · 02-01-13, 11:57 AM

Could just get a mohawk.

August · 02-01-13, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dammit_Carl!

The words, "gnarly," and "rad," jump out at me for some reason - "grody to the max," as well.

Could always throw in the, "where's the beef," thing too.

Exactly, surfer talk was big in the '80s.

Neal check out this website:
http://www.liketotally80s.com/80s-slang.html

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Like, Ok. So, this is like a study in 80s slang. I mean, like, the way people talked in the 80s – like, the phrases they used. Ya know? It all started in Cali – I mean, doesn’t everything? In the Valley – the San Fernando Valley, where, like the girls talked a certain way, ya know? Valley Girls

02-01-13, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Exactly, surfer talk was big in the '80s.

The '80s slang was mostly Surfer or Valley Girl talk.
Most never made it out of that area in real street talk.
(Thank God or whoever you belive in)
Most of the slang came from the '60 - '70 era for where I lived.
The people I ran with would actually gag me with a Spoon if I used that phrase!

02-01-13, 09:36 AM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,268 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Rad, radical, bitch'in(sry fellas), gnarly, bogus. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-01-13, 09:45 AM	#4
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02-01-13, 09:53 AM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,268 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Bill and Ted(not so bad) Pauly Shore....help.... Tubular dude. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	80's? What were those again? I was going to say the same thing but Mookie beat me to it. Purple Sticky Punch bra. How does that Texas drawl go again? Here you go Neal... print this picture and hang it in the shop for pointing to when you can't understand the Yuppies. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

02-01-13, 12:58 PM	#12
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,268 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Oh gosh, I remember, "My Favorite Martian." "Mr. Ed's Talking Horse." was another good one at about the same time __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-01-13, 08:17 AM	#1
Dammit_Carl! Torpedoman Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: WNC, USA Posts: 115 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	The words, "gnarly," and "rad," jump out at me for some reason - "grody to the max," as well. Could always throw in the, "where's the beef," thing too. Sorry; drank some since then. Grew up in the 80's but outside of also recalling those horrible neon color schemes that were popular for clothes, Airwolf, and Miami Vice, I'm tapped for memories. For what it is worth, nothing kills slang moreso than when old dudes start saying it which is why I make every effort to keep up to the dizzate on my lingo, yo.

02-01-13, 09:14 AM	#2
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I use 'sick' for 'cool' colloquially. I don't use it in class or other places where I need to speak formally. My wife uses it too.

02-01-13, 11:57 AM	#13
Mork_417 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: DB-15 Posts: 851 Downloads: 263 Uploads: 0	Could just get a mohawk. __________________ Heading to AM49.(U-553)