Today, I’m sharing parenting advice on slang of the 60’s. So, I recently celebrated my birthday, and I’ve been reflecting on my years growing up. I born was in 1960. You remember the 1960’s or at least heard of the hippies, psychedelic era, go go boots, hot pants, mini skirts, the peace sign, and Woodstock. I’m a 60’s baby. As a matter of fact, there was alot going on during those years. I thought I would bring back a few memories or provide a little education for those who were born years later.
The 60’s were big in American History. There was the Civil Rights Movement, John F. Kennedy assassination and the hippie era happening. Teaching children about this time in history is important.
Here is some of the slang of the 60’s that was used:
- A Gas – Having fun.
- Ape: Upset, emotional etc.
- Bad Ass – Someone who appeared tough
- Ball – To party or have a good time
- Bum a Smoke – Borrow a cigarette from somebody
- Bitchin’ – Great or good
- Book – Leave the scene
- Bookin’ – Moving fast
- Bread – Money
- Bummed Out – Down or depressed
- Burn Rubber – Squeal tires and leave a rubber burn
- Candyass – Someone seen as a wimp or uncool
- Chick – a girl/woman
- Clean – Looking good
- Crash – Go to bed or to sleep
- Cruising – To drive around town looking for members of the opposite sex.
- Decked Out – Dressed Up
- Dibs – To own it.
- Dig – Do you understand what’s being said?
- Don’t Sweat It – Don’t let something bother you.
- Far-out – Sonething is awesome
- Fine as Wine – Someone who is good-looking
- Fink – Tattletale
- Five Finger Discount – Something obtained by stealing it
- Flower Child – A Hippie
- Fox – A good looking chick
- Fuzz – The Police
- Groovy – Something is cool or nice.
- Hang Loose – Take it easy
- Hickey – A passion mark on the neck.
- Hip – To be cool.
- Hunk – A good looking guy.
- Later – Goodbye
- Lay It On Me – Tell me about it.
- Loaded – Someone who is drunk.
- Make Out – Kissing
- Moon – To drop your pants and show your bare butt.
- Old Lady or Old Man – Mom and Dad.
- On the Rag – In a bad mood.
- Pig – A Cop
- Rap – To talk/have a conversation.
- Ride – A car, truck, or motorcycle.
- Right On – Exactly/got that right.
- Score – To have sex with a girl.
- Shades – Sunglasses.
- Shotgun – The passenger seat of the car.
- Skirt – A girl.
- Split – To leave.
- Square – Not cool.
- Stacked – A girl with a nice shape.
- The Bird – The middle finger.
- Threads – Nice Clothes.
I hope you enjoyed our list of slang of the 60’s. We want to know what was happening during your birth year. Leave us a comment with the slang that was popular during that time or add to our list of 60’s slang. You may also like Facts of the 60s.
