What are some slang words from 1954-1995?

Answer 1

That's a lot of years there. And a lot of years equals a lot of words. I'm gonna give you a few interesting ones and then I'm gonna give you a few links so you can find more yourself. It's always better to teach someone to fish than to give him or her a fish [if one can learn to fish ones self one can fish forever while a single fish is gone in a flash]. Here:

bad news: depressing person

bake biscuits: to make records

flutter bum: a good-looking boy

hipster: same as above (hip) <-- this actually dates from before the 50s

ice it: tell someone to forget something

like crazy; like wow: really good, better than cool

panic and a half: a very funny joke

go ape: go nuts

bitchen: awesome

cat: guy, dude

jonesin: needing something obsessively

keep on truckin: hang in there

hang in there: keep on keeping on

keep on keeping on: stay okay, keep going even when the world's got you down

Anyway. The 50s site listed below is the best. The 60s and 70s have some errors but some interest as well. Anything newer I think you can find. Good luck.

50s slang:

http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/staffdev/social%20studies/pdf/slang%20of%20the%201950s.pdf

60s slang:

http://the60sofficialsite.com/Do_You_Remember_The_60s_Slang_.html

70s slang:

http://www.inthe70s.com/generated/terms.shtm

Answer 2

Some slang words from 1954-1995 include "groovy" (cool or fashionable), "rad" (excellent or awesome), "bodacious" (remarkable or outstanding), and "phat" (great or impressive).