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What was the most popular slang word in 1977? ›

Luckily, someone compiled a list of the most popular slang terms for every year. The list goes from 1926 to 2006, with the first slang term being “gold-dig” and the final word on the list being “sick.” Many slang terms stand out, like in 1977 everyone started calling beers brewski's.

Hip: cool, popular.

1986: Righteous

Perhaps its most famous usage happens in a scene from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," in which a school secretary uses the slang of the day (including several words on this list) to describe all the people who think Ferris is a "righteous dude."

Stone Fox, 1970s slang which means; a woman who's very hot. [Video] | Seventies fashion, 70s look, Stone fox.

Bunny is an outdated slang term used to describe “a pretty, appealing, or alluring young woman, often one ostensibly engaged in a sport or similar activity.” For example, an attractive woman at the beach might have been referred to as a “beach bunny.” This phrase was popular in the '70s but quickly fell out of favor.

Instead of saying "cool" when something good happens, he would say "yeet", which in slang can mean anything from "yes" to expressing excitement or approval.

Yeet is a slang word that functions broadly with the meaning “to throw,” but is especially used to emphasize forcefulness and a lack of concern for the thing being thrown. (You don't yeet something if you're worried that it might break.)

Calling someone “dank” is the equivalent of calling them cool or great. 15. Dead - When someone has laughed so hard they can't laugh anymore they're “dead.” The term is often seen in response to memes or other phrases.

Doll: 1920s Slang for Woman.

In the 1990s, phat came to be used as a synonym for cool.

What does Rizz actually mean? ›

What does it mean? Rizz is short for “charisma,” and it simply means an ability to charm and woo a person. It's pronounced, well, rizz, just like it's spelled. The term found its way into teen slang through TikTok and other social media. Rizz isn't being hot — though that can be part of it.

Yo suddenly has become slang for “hello,” “howdy,” “what's going on?” or “hey!” It even has crossover appeal, becoming popular among both blue-collar men and young urban professionals. Example: “Yo, Vinnie, I got da stuff. C'mere!” Or, “Yo, Jennifer, let's do brunch.”

Since the 1920–30s, face has been variously used in slang dealing with makeup and oral sex. Since at least the late 1980s, face! has been short for the dismissive exclamation in your face!, issued after a comeback or sick burn.

Grody to the max

This phrase means that something (or someone) is absolutely disgusting, gross, volatile, unwanted, etc.