Thanks to Cal McDougal HHS62, for this one. Example: "The Beach Boys new record is really boss".īrody Also, Brody Out To skid in a half circle with the brakes locked up. Bogart To "hog" something.īookin' Going real fast, usually in a car.īoss A great or cool thing. Thanks to Judy DeGrazia (the leader of the "Rowdy Girls") (HHS 64) for this beauty. ( also in the slang section ) and add a big fart.then ignite it with a match. The blower made it go faster, which was always good.īlue Flamer Take a B.A. Goes between the intake manifold and the carburetors/injectors except in the case of a Paxton/McCullough which delivered pressurized air to the carb. Example: "We had a blast at the Prom".īlew the doors off Easily beat the other car in a race.īlown A car engine that has a blower (supercharger) installed. Ball To party, as in Little Richards "Good Golly Miss Molly, Sho Like To Ball".īarf Counter digestate the previously consumed.īean Wagon A Lowered all the way around, usually Hispanic owned Chevy, but could be anything.īench Racing When a few of guys are sitting down (on a bench, maybe) talking about how fast a certain person's car is, or discussing who could beat who in a drag race.īitchin(See also Twitchin') Good, Exciting, Awesome.īlast A Great Time. Example: Who bagged my towel? also see ScoreĪlso "What's your bag" meaning what's your problem or where are you coming from. A guy you really don't want to mess with. To explode or go completely irate.Įxample: "When my parents saw my report card, they went ape.īadass A tough guy. Referenced to a car that had all the pretty chrome goodies,Īpe Used with "Go", "Gone" or "Went". I don't know how you two can keep coming up with words that I've long forgotten. Thanks to all, but mainly to Bob Rierdan and Ron Stowe for all the added words. Be sure to take a look at this Slang Dictionary compiled by his 9th grade English class. I get lots and lots of slang words from all over the world, but only about 5% are added.Īlso, we have more 60's slang donated by Dan McNeill HHS Class of 68. If you have any slang to add, please let me know and I'll add the word if I think it applies.
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If that's what you're looking for, go to and type in Drug Slang. There are plenty of Dope slang web pages out there. Your words may differ and may not be added.Īlso, notice that "Dope" slang has, for the most part, been omitted from this list. Also these words are words used in and around Hawthorne Ca., where I grew up. The keyword here is "used" as some of these words came from an earlier era. These are a few of the slang words that were used in the early to mid sixties.
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In the early 60's, as today, the young people had a different lingo and it, as today, drove our parents nuts. 1960's Slang Is "Slang" the past tense of "Sling"? Ivory Joe Hunter