slang from the past that i love and would love to make a comeback
*Any slang mentioned that’s still used today is marked with an exclamation point (!) before the word
The Tudor Period (1483-1603)
Barnicles - glasses
! Break Up - to end a relationship
Green - new, inexperienced
Pigeon - a gullible person
! Scott Free - without any penalty or damage at all
The Elizabethan Era (1558-1603)
Lubberwort - a lazy, stupid person
The Regency/Georgian Era (1811-1820)
A Fudge - a false rumor
All The Crack - very fashionable
Bag Of Moonshine - lot of nonsense
! Bamboozle - trick
Become a Tenant For Life - marry
Befogged - confused
Civil Whiskers - polite small talk
Cock-Sure - proud and confident
Faradiddles - lies
Pudding House - stomach
The Victorian Era (1837-1901)
Bit o’ Raspberry - attractive girl (raspberries were thought to be the most flavorful preserves, so the prettiest girls were called bit of raspberries)
Bubble Around - verbal attack
Chuckaboo - close friend
Dying Duck in a Thunderstorm - u g l y (or, in a nice way, unattractive)
Gigglemug - ‘a habitually smiling face’
Lallygagging - flirting
Rain Napper - umbrella
Sauce Box - mouth
Wooden Spoon - idiot
Edwardian Era (1901-1910)
Bonehead - stupid, foolish person
Boner - a mistake, an error
! Boy! - an emphatic interjection
Bunk - nonsense
! Butterflies in the Stomach - fearfullness, stage fright
! Buzz Off - leave, say good-bye
! Can - to fire
! Cold - completely, immediately
Curtains - the end
! Doll Up - dress up
! Double-Cross - betray
Duck Soup - something easy
! Fall For - fall in love with
! Frog - hoarseness
Gas - a joke
! Goof - someone stupid or foolish
Goop/Goopy - stupid person
Hoosegow - jail or prison
! Ice - diamonds, jewlery
! In the Bag -assured, guaranteed
Jake - good, okay
! Killer - something or someone excellent, outstanding
! Lay Off - to fire (temporarily)
! Lick - a bit, in the smallest amount
! Loaded - rich, wealthy
Louse - mean, despicable person
! Noodle - the head
! Nut - a crazy person
! Nuts! - an interjection of disappointment
Pug-Ugly - very ugly
! Screw - to harm greatly
! Side-Kick - accompanied by someone else
! Snarky - iritable, short-tempered
! Stand Up - to not show for a date
1920′s
Applesauce! - nonsense
! Bee’s Knees - something excellent, outstanding
Big Cheese - important person
! Cat’s Meow - something excellent, outstanding [similar to bee’s knees]
! Cat’s Pajamas - something excellent, outstanding [similar to bee’s knees and cat’s meow]
Cheaters - eyeglasses
! Heebie Jeebies - nervousness
1930′s and 1940′s
! All-Nighter - a store or restaurant is open all night
! Bananas - crazy, insane
Bill and Coo - to hug and kiss
! Bonkers - crazy, insane
Fruit - homosexual
Ginchy - sexy
Malarky - nonsense
Mickey-Mouse - minor, unimportant
Monday Morning Quarterback - someone who offers advice too late
Rhubarb - argument, sqwabble
! Take a Gander - look at, examine
Take a Powder - leave
Tomato - a female
1950′s
Chrome Dome - bald guy
! Eureka! - i’ve got it!
Fantabulous - fantastic, fabulous
I Feel Like A Defective typewriter - i missed my period
Kibosh - to stop something
! Later Aligator/In a While Crocodile - a fun way to say goodbye
Mickey-Mouse - easy, simple
On Cloud Seven - really happy
On the Rag - having your menstrual period
Peepers - eyeglasses
Razz My Berries - impress me
Ring-a-Ding-Ding - similar to ‘woop dee doo’, but it’s used as sarcasm
Zonk - to hit
1960′s
Boob Tube - tv
Cherry - (something) excellent, outstanding
Golden Arches - McDonald’s
Klutz - a clumsy person
On Cloud Nine - really happy
Zonked - tired, exhausted
1970′s
! Cool Beans - amazing, inceredible
Duck Soup - excellent, outstanding
Rug-Rat - small child
! Zippo - nothing
Zonk Out - to fall soundly asleep
1980′s
Crackalack - to happen, take place
Dead Presidents - money
Earthbound - old fashioned
Goober - an unsophisticated person
Paper Shaker - cheerleader
Squerrel - attractive female
1990′s
Betty - a girl
Circle - to marry
Illuminations - good ideas, thoughts
See the Dinosaur - misunderstood completely
Zeen - to understand
