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Hotpants or hot pants are extremely short shorts. The term was first used by Women's Wear Daily in 1970 to describe shorts made in luxury fabrics such as velvet and satin for fashionable wear, rather than their more practical equivalents that had been worn for sports or leisure since the 1930s. Hotpants are worn above the knees around the thigh ...
Very short denim shorts were the dominant style for both men and women of the 1970s. [7] In the 1980s, long jorts with high waists and light washes were popular. Tennis player Andre Agassi wore short, acid-washed Nike jean shorts at the 1988 US Open , an atypical choice of fabric for the sport.
Slang words by decade they were widely used in. ... 1970s slang (4 P) 1980s slang (1 C, 8 P) 1990s slang (2 C, 19 P)
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In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s; Pages in category "1970s slang" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Used to describe: Water. Back in the 1930s, ordering a dog soup would get you a tall glass of good ol' water. Considering that the slang originated during the Great Depression, it makes perfect sense.
The fitness craze of the 1970s continued into the early 1980s. General women's street-wear worn in the early 1980s included ripped sweatshirts, [22] tights, sweatpants, [23] and tracksuits (especially ones made in velour). [11] Athletic accessories were a massive trend in the early 1980s, and their popularity was largely boosted by the aerobics ...