Generations of Slang

sassy September 9, 2015
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Generations of Slang

This is not a blog, oh heaven’s no! Me, sassy BLOG! What a joke and embarrassment that would come to be….lol.

I consider this more of a challenge or exercise, you might say, to anyone who would like to participate in a journey back in time to our younger days when we’d, be at school or simply ‘hanging out’ with our friends and used COMMENTS like: Can you dig it?, Peace out!, I’m gunna split, before someone wigs-out.

Translation? None needed, we all know what was said… or do we? Some lingo may not have made the journey across the Atlantic or the Pacific… nevertheless, with each generation there is slang! Care to share a few laughs? I apologize in advance if someone has already presented this challenge, even so, there may be some memorable chuckles with a revisit!

To those who didn’t get the just of the slang words used above…. dig = understand … peace out = gotta go …. split = leave … wigs-out = loses control or goes ballistic

I’m anxious to see a comment or two in the format outlined below.

Catch my drift? Please, don’t hang it up and be a drag, lay it on me. Y’all, get lip flappin’ and let’s have a blast! In plain and simple words…… Let’s get groovin’ and let it all hang out!

Remember, adherence to SC rules a must!

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    1. sassy September 10, 2015

      Thanks bloom for your participation in this ‘non-blog’, and the welcome into the non-blog world…lol I was hoping this exercise would sweep away cob-webs and stimulate a bit of creativeness throughout the SC world. Sprinkle a bit of slang within the comments. You “made the scene” with “square” is slang… congratulations…lol

  3. Unknown Member September 10, 2015

    I’m not too sure about the slang involved, but the Statler Brothers have a song called, Do You Remember These?………that song by those talented men will bring back a lot of memories……..at least in the US……..not sure about UK. Still a fun song though. Thanks, Sassy………….that’s a “cool” idea…………….heh.

    1. sassy September 10, 2015

      Thanks Scotty… I will lend an ear to that. Is it “funky” or “hot wax”?… Perhaps it is suitable for “backseat bingo”…thanks for the “shout out”

  4. Unknown Member September 10, 2015

    I can remember such slang as fab, grotty, gear, hip and cool from the 60s era. Some words were perpetrated by the Beatles and found their way into world vocabulary.
    These words can still be heard, albeit by the generation of “peace and luv”.
    In England, various areas of the country have their own slang associated with the dialect that is spoken.

    1. sassy September 10, 2015

      Johnny, thank you, I am hoping that the “cats” of SC will “eyeball” this exercise and “hit me’ with “far out” slang from their corner of the world. Or… some unwanted “mileage” may begin to show on me…haahaaa

  5. Unknown Member September 10, 2015

    on your bike = go away
    do a runner= went away
    legged it = went away fast
    getting on my wick = getting on my nerves
    done a bunk = disapeared
    dont give a monkeys = dont care
    have a butchers = have a look

    1. sassy September 10, 2015

      Thank you patricia…this is “radical” ! I love the “getting on my wick” I’m going to use that one! Patricia would one say …like, man oh man that “Mickey Mouse B” is “getting on my wick”? lol

  6. Unknown Member September 10, 2015

    there is also another slang , cockney ryming slang a lot use it if you live in or around londom is used a lot even in Hertfordshire
    mince pies = eyes
    apples ans pairs = stairs
    trouble and strife = wife
    whistle and flute = suit

  7. Unknown Member September 10, 2015

    Chillin = Relaxing. ,, or ,, Not eeeeeeven ( SPANISH slang ) = Unbelievable or Remarkable, ( LIE ). ,, or ,, Out of sight = Wonderful ( Awesome ) ( Inspiring ) ( exhilarating ). ,, or ,, Duds = Clothes or ( New clothes ). ,, or ,, Dig it = Likes ( Wants ) ,, or ,, What Sassy wrote ,, Dig = Understand.

    1. sassy September 10, 2015

      Thank you Skyler for your bit of slang – YOU be “chillaxin” here at SC most days and nights waiting for some “out of sight” chatterers to enter and share a “hip” story or two, but they must keep it “cool” cause the SC “fuzz” will be quick at their heals. lol just gotta laugh!

  8. sylvestercat September 11, 2015

    Fair Dinkum-conversationally>the true article,genuine,confirmed.if mild emphasis is placed on the F and D it becomes a question,if strong emphasis is placed on the F and D it becomes an exclamation of intolerance
    Dry as a Bone-wanting for rain,thirsty,state of depletion of eg dam,river
    Flat as a Pancake-reference to topography or a body of water,attributes of a lady,emotional state.
    Bucket Mouth,gossiper,talkative person,
    Just a few that come to mind.

    1. Unknown Member September 11, 2015

      Moves on everyday, doesnt it?
      Wicked = Great or good.
      Well Fit=Fanciable girl or fella.
      What evva =Have it your way
      Cool= impressive
      And of course, A Ruby (Murray) Curry.
      Clean=Stolen but untraceable.
      The Rattler = train
      The Smoke = London

  9. Unknown Member September 11, 2015

    off your rocker = out of you mind
    having a kip = having a sleep
    taking the mickey = making fun of some one
    have a jimmy riddle = having a pee
    up the spout = pregnant
    telling porkies = telling lies
    take a running jump = go away or clear off
    popped your clogs = dead
    kicked the bucket = dead
    up the swanny = you could be in touble or lost
    pen and ink = stink
    trouble and strife = wife
    whistle and flute = suit
    barney rubble = introuble
    minted = well off or rich
    barnet = hair
    north and south = mouth

  14. sassy September 12, 2015

    Omg there are hundreds of them Bob…. “Don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s raining”… “ass backwards”…”the blind leading the blind”…”I’m as busy as a one-legged man in a butt kicking contest”…”not playing with a full deck”… “not the sharpest knife in the drawer” ….and the list goes on … by the way I’ve never seen a drunk skunk … have you? lol as to where they come from….”beats the hell out of me” haahaaa

  18. Unknown Member September 12, 2015

    arse about face = doing somthing back to front = doing it all wrong
    bees knee’s = all dressed up looking good
    belt up = shut up
    brassed off = fed up
    full monty = see the whole thing
    having a gander = having a look
    dropped a clanger =
    shambles = a mess
    waffle on = keeps talking
    piece of cake = easy

  19. Unknown Member September 13, 2015

    These are just a few of the Aussy one’s …
    fair Dinkum.____ Honest
    A hoon_________Irresponsible person
    Arvo ___________the afternoon
    DONT COMETHE RAW PRAWN____ DONT TRY AND FOOLME
    In a blue________in a fight
    aCOLDIE _______a BEER
    Bloke __________A man
    A SHEILA_______a WOMAN
    No worries cobber_______________ Ok mate
    MAD AS A CUT SNAKE ___________ VERY VERYANGRY
    Ridgy didge____ TRUE
    Out to Billy Oh !_________________far away in the outback
    or beyond the black stumpsame ….
    Bog in _______eat your dinner
    These are just a few of many… lol

  22. sassy September 13, 2015

    ‘elevator stuck in the basement’ …never heard it but sure knows what it means…..lol too funny !!!!!

    nearly the same as ‘elevator doesn’t go to the top floor’ and a few French fries short of a happy meal….lol

  24. Unknown Member September 15, 2015

    Someone thats a bit of a fool , they are called ,…. a sandwich short of a picnic..
    or a bit lost in the top paddock …
    a boomerang , ….make sure it is returned.
    havn’t got a cracker ….. means i have no money …
    hump the bluey , go walking in the bush with your swag
    Swag….. blanket or sleeping bag…
    got a bone to pick with you ….. an argument
    he or she would bet on two flies crawling up the wall….. an addicted gambler…
    av a go ya mug, pub talk for i want a fight …
    all redheads …are called Blue….

    1. sassy September 16, 2015

      Thanks lani, if I ever get to Australia, and folks get to talking slang. I’m going to need an interpreter and a chauffeur to keep me from having a wreck! lol

      lol..that hump the blue…I would have interpreted that as’ walking with a redhead’….lol just kidding of course…haahaa

  25. suzan1957 September 15, 2015

    “Yo” Sassy. “What’s poppin”? Thanks for a “wicked” blog, it was “off the chain” girl. I’m pretty “stoked” about “putting my two cents in”. I was “chillaxin” in my “crib” and decided to “check out” the blogs on SC. “Totally” “tubular” of you to ask our “old school” sayings. Gave me a “flashback”. Some of the sayings are pretty “wacked”. Guess I’ll “pack my bucket” and “boogie” on down the road. Hate to “split” so soon but got to get back to the “grind” and make some “paper”. Went to the dentist and my “grill” needs some work.

    Yo = Hi
    What’s popin or what’s happening or what’s the buzz or what’s shakin=whats going on with you
    Stoked=excited, feeling happy
    Putting my two cents in=expressing thoughts
    Wicked=cool
    Off the chain=awesome
    Chillaxin=relaxing
    Crib=house, home, place you live
    check out=leave or take a look at
    Totally=definitely
    Tubular=awesome, great, cool
    Old school=things of or in the past
    Flashback=memory
    Wacked=out there
    Pack my bucket=get things together
    Boogie=leave
    Split=leave
    Grind=work, routine
    Paper=money
    Grill=teeth, smile

    1. sassy September 16, 2015

      Suzan..
      Thanks a bunch, you are totally “off the hook” in your reply! I’m glad you got the ‘drift’ and enjoyed the blast to the past ! This is a funky way to ‘yackaback’ . I am ‘freaked’ out at how much effort goes into a blog!

      Off the hook = cooler than cool
      Drift = idea
      Funky = different in a cool way
      Freaked me out = really surprised me
      Yackaback = communicate
      (if you say talking on the yackabacks, referring to walki talkies)

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