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70's Slang Words

70's Slang Terms/Phrases

Historical Background of the 1970s

Ten-four: used by truckers as code to say they understood and acknowledged a radio message

Hang-ten: meant at the time to hanging all ten toes out on the edge of the surfboard. It now means to take it easy.

  • New Music Genres
  • New Inventions
  • Hippie Movement

Cultural Background

  • Environmentalism
  • End of Vietnam War
  • Women's rights
  • Recession in Industrialized countries

70's (Additional) Slang Term/Phrases

"Psyche" means to trick somebody.

"Boogie" means dancing/having fun.

"Far out" describes something cool/ unbelievable.

"Stop dipping in my kool-aid" means "get out of my business".

"Dream on" was used to say that a person is unrealistic.

Works Cited

http://www.history.com/topics/1970s

http://www.pitlanemagazine.com/morals-values-and-norms/1970s-slang-words-slang-terms-70s-slang-peace-far-out-wipe-out-shag-disco-pad-pardy-hardy.html

http://www.pitlanemagazine.com/lifestyles-and-subcultures/how-life-was-back-in-the-ultra-cool-disco-loving-era-of-the-politicially-incorrect-1970s.html

http://www.pitlanemagazine.com/cultures/1970s-and-the-cultural-influences-in-america.html

http://www.classic70s.com/70s-slang.html

The 1970s are known as a time of freedom and expression of one's self. The lay-back-and-relax type of attitude influenced a unique dialect of its own.

Overview of the 1970s

Jive talking: way of saying that someone was speaking nonsense. Originated in the song "Jive Talking."

Can you dig it: means "Do you understand". Originates in the African-American community in the 60s and 70s but was popularized through film.

Historical Background of the 1970s

  • Hippie Movement
  • Music deviate from love themes
  • New types of music
  • New inventions
  • Environmentalism
  • Individual expression
  • End of Vietnam War
  • Women's rights
  • Oil and Energy Crisis
  • Recession in industrialized countries

70's Slang Term/Phrases

http://www.classic70s.com/70s-slang.html

http://www.pitlanemagazine.com/cultures/1970s-and-the-cultural-influences-in-america.html

http://www.pitlanemagazine.com/lifestyles-and-subcultures/how-life-was-back-in-the-ultra-cool-disco-loving-era-of-the-politicially-incorrect-1970s.html

http://www.pitlanemagazine.com/morals-values-and-norms/1970s-slang-words-slang-terms-70s-slang-peace-far-out-wipe-out-shag-disco-pad-pardy-hardy.html

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