Here's What Slang Word Was Popular The Year You Were Born!

Kevin Manno from Valentine In The Morning, found a list of the most popular slang words and sayings the year you were born!

1960, "dullsville" 

1961, "bratty" 

1962, "drop-dead gorgeous" 

1963, "Mickey Mouse," which meant goofing off at work 

1964, "aw shucks" 

1965, "grody," which meant gross 

1966, "kegger"

1967, "freak flag" 

1968, "bippy" 

1969, "out of sight" 

1970, "dorky" 

1971, "deadheads"

1972, "guilt trip" 

1973, "carbo," which is short for carbohydrate 

1974, "motorhead"

1975, "detox"

1976, "hardball" 

1977, "brewski"

1978, "pig out" 

1979, "nostalgia-fest."

1980, "frizzy"

1981, "chill pill" 

1982, "buff" 

1983, "beat box" 

1984, "that's major"

1985, "radness" 

1986, "studmuffin" 

1987, "couch surfing"

1988, "F-bomb"

1989, "trash talk." 

1990, "kewl," spelled K-E-W-L 

1991, "tighty whiteys"

1992, "NOT," mostly because of "Wayne's World" 

1993, "da bomb" 

1994, "Benjamins" 

1995, "as if" 

1996, "whatever" 

1997, "jiggy"

1998, "phat," spelled P-H-A-T

1999, "bling." 

2000, "whassup?"

2001, "whale-tail," which is when your thong sticks out

2002, "hella"

2004, "muffin top"

2005, "fo shizzle" and "fo sheezy" 

2006, "sick."  Like, sick dance moves, bro!


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