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Pages in category "1950s slang" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. G-man; H. Hip (slang) N.
Stereotypical beatnik woman. In her memoir Minor Characters, Joyce Johnson described how the stereotype was absorbed into American culture: "Beat Generation" sold books, sold black turtleneck sweaters and bongos, berets and dark glasses, sold a way of life that seemed like dangerous fun—thus to be either condemned or imitated.
The greaser subculture may have emerged in the post–World War II era among the motorcycle clubs and street gangs of the late 1940s in the United States, though it was certainly established by the 1950s, when it was increasingly adopted by ethnic urban youth.
The poetic slang for a cheap coffin originated in the late 19th century, with the earliest use found in The Chicago Tribune. Example: "Well, boys, it was a long ride, ...
The 20th century was a truly special time. One day we were "cruisin' for a bruisin'" with some "greasers" at the "passion pit," the next we're telling a Valley Girl to "talk to the hand"—or ...
Halbstarke (German: [ˈhalpʃtaʁkə], lit. "half-strengths", loosely "greaser" or "rocker") is a German term describing a postwar-period subculture of adolescents – mostly male and of working class parents – that appeared in public in an aggressive and provocative way during the 1950s in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The Beat Generation was a literary subculture movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-World War II era. [1]
During the 1950s, [9] they were known as "ton-up boys" because doing a ton is English slang for driving at a speed of 100 mph (160 km/h) or over. The rockers or ton-up boys took what was essentially a sport and turned it into a lifestyle, dropping out of mainstream society [ 10 ] and "rebelling at the points where their will crossed society's ...