Add Some Vintage Slang To Your Life

Test your slang skills by playing bingo the next time you watch a Sixties movie or TV show.

It’s easy to add some vintage flair to your life with a little slang. You don’t have to make or buy anything, just pick a couple words and start using them. I hope you dig some of these.

Top 10 Sixties Slang Terms To Bring Back For A More Vintage Life

1. Bippy (butt)

2. Jet (move quickly or leave)

3. Dig (understand)

4. Heavy (deep)

5. L7 (square, loser)

6. Groovy (cool)

7. Split (leave)

8. Shades (sunglasses)

9. Drag (real bummer)

10. Hassle (annoy or bother)

    
    

Terms I Use Frequently But Didn’t Realize Are Sixties Slang

1. Chill Out

2. Back Off

3. Bummer

4. Crock

5. Slick

6. Fab

7. Grody

8. Quirky

9. Shotgun

10. Wuss

11. Cherry-pick

12. Chinese Fire Drill

13. Gnarly

14. Hang Out

15. Instant karma

16. Later

17. Tennies

18. Uncool

19. Wiped Out

20. With it

    
    

Want More?  Check out these sites:

https://www.the60sofficialsite.com/60s-Slang.html

https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/best-1960s-slang

https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/1960s-slang

https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/1960s-slang-terms

https://www.stltoday.com/life-entertainment/25-idioms-that-were-common-in-the-60s/collection_49cbf26f-dd8b-554b-b65a-e37134af780f.html#26

https://littlethings.com/lifestyle/60s-slang/3470851-6

https://vintagehandbook.wordpress.com/2014/10/10/1960s-slang/

https://www.alphadictionary.com/slang/?term=&beginEra=1960&endEra=1969&clean=false&submitsend=Search

Stay groovy!

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