Summary of 80’s Slang Terms
- What was popular slang in the 80s?
- What are some 80s catchphrases?
- What is so cool 80s slang?
- What are the top 10 slang words?
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’80s slang was all about “rad,” “tubular,” and “bodacious” ways to say something was cool, with terms like “gnarly,” “gag me with a spoon,” “as if,” and “take a chill pill” expressing disgust or dismissal, while “dweeb,” “bogus,” and “heinous” were common insults, often used with a Valley Girl or hip-hop influence. Key phrases included “What’s your damage?” (What’s your problem?), “Grody to the max” (gross), and “Eat my shorts” (get lost).
Awesome/Cool
Rad/Radical/Totally Tubular: Excellent, cool, amazing.
Bodacious: Attractive, impressive, or excellent.
Bitchin’: Really good, impressive.
Choice/Mint: High-quality, perfect, awesome.
Dope/Fresh: Cool, great (still used).
Cowabunga: An exclamation of excitement (popularized by TMNT).
Disgust/Annoyance/Dismissal
Gag me with a spoon: Expressing disgust or annoyance.
As if!: “Yeah, right!” or “Not a chance!”.
Take a chill pill: Relax, calm down.
Bogus/Grody: Lame, unfair, gross, or fake.
Barf me out/Grody to the max: “I’m freaking out” or “disgusting”.
Eat my shorts: A comeback for an insult.
Insults/Nerdiness
Dweeb/Dillweed/Wastoid/Butt-face/Dip: A nerd, fool, or general insult.
Airhead/Ditz: Someone not very smart.
Mall-maggot: A derogatory term for a mall-frequenting youth.
General & Others
Buggin’ out: Freaking out or overreacting.
No duh/Like, no duh: Obviously.
Heinous/Harsh: Unpleasant, severe.
Major: To stress something immensely (e.g., “major dipstick”).
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