1960s Slang

What did it mean in the 1960s?

Bad

• Awesome

• Bad

• Hard

• Easy

What did it mean in the 1960s?

Drag

• Someone/ Something Fun

• Someone / Something Boring

• Awesome

• To Leave

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What did it mean in the 1960s?

Dig it

• To literally dig something up

• To like something

• To understand something

• To not like something

What did it mean in the 1960s?

Crash

• To Crash your car

• To Sleep

• To flunk out of school

• To be rejected for a date

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What did it mean in the 1960s?

Dove

• Chocolcate

• To act like a bird

• Peace Lover

• Pro-War

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What did it mean in the 1960s?

Fink

• A smart person

• An athletic person

• A tattletale

• A tall person

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What did it mean in the 1960s?

The Man

• The boss

• Teacher

• The Government

• The Police

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What did it mean in the 1960s?

Groovy

• Outstanding

• Not Good

• The Man

• To Be upset

What did it mean in the 1960s?

Sponge

• To absorb knowledge

• A person who went to college

• To live off of someone else

• To Clean

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What did it mean in the 1960s?

Cherry

• Mint Condition

• Cola

• Red(Communist)

• Juicy