enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Category:1960s slang - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1960s_slang

    1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; Pages in category "1960s slang" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent ...

  3. Dictionary of American Slang - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_American_Slang

    The Dictionary of American Slang is an English slang dictionary. The first edition was edited by Stuart Flexner and Harold Wentworth and published in 1960 by Thomas Y. Crowell Company . [ 1 ] After Wentworth's death in 1965, [ 2 ] Flexner wrote a supplemented edition which was published in 1967. [ 3 ]

  4. Groovy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groovy

    An early use of the word is in the trailer to the 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street, which depicts various viewers' reactions to the films, wherein a few of the younger viewers use the word “groovy” to describe the film. The term was also part of the title of a TV program called The Groovy Show, which ran from 1967 to 1970.

  5. Old-School Slang Words That Really Deserve a Comeback

    www.aol.com/old-school-slang-words-really...

    5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...

  6. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_early...

    Broad term for a man or woman, sometimes indicating "unusual," behavior e.g. "what a funny old bird" [8] biscuit Pettable flapper [31] bit Prison sentence [35] black hats Bad person, especially a villain or criminal in a movie, novel, or play; Heavy in a movie e.g. The Black hats show up at the mansion [36] blaah No good [8] blind 1.

  7. Dude - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dude

    From the 1870s to the 1960s, dude primarily meant a male person who dressed in an extremely fashionable manner (a dandy) or a conspicuous citified person who was visiting a rural location, a "city slicker". In the 1960s, dude evolved to mean any male person, a meaning that slipped into mainstream American slang in the 1970s.

  8. Detroit Slang - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/2010-10-20-detroit-slang.html

    Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others. The local ...

  9. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

    www.aol.com/20-iconic-slang-words-black...

    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 ...