View Full Version : Slang then & now


bansogirl
12-05-2005, 04:53 AM
Slang that we still use now: hell, damn, skank, what's happenin'
Slang that nobody uses anymore: "just jiving", "jive turkey"

Can anybody think of any others?

Brian Damage
12-05-2005, 11:41 AM
Nobody uses The Fuzz, groovy and out of sight.

bansogirl
12-05-2005, 12:33 PM
Nobody uses The Fuzz, groovy and out of sight.

What does "fuzz" mean anyway?

Brian Damage
12-05-2005, 12:35 PM
What does "fuzz" mean anyway?


Fuzz is a term to describe cops.

TVFactFan
12-05-2005, 01:34 PM
My mom still uses "jive"

GARFIELDKOOL
12-05-2005, 08:02 PM
Slang that we still use now: hell, damn, skank, what's happenin'
Slang that nobody uses anymore: "just jiving", "jive turkey"

Can anybody think of any others?


I still hear people say "sucka"

Ireneparalegal
12-06-2005, 01:24 AM
I hear people still say: Blood
now how did that term come abt?

E Money Bags
12-20-2005, 02:42 PM
watching JJ's birthday, when he said, "I wanna thank y'all for coming and making my party a groovy gig with a lot of out of sight gifts" or somethng like that....that's when I noticed how long ago the show was...

words we stil use from back then:

cat (look at that cat with the green pants!)
dude
my grandad still calls me a "jive turkey" when I crack a joke on him
cool
Dyn-o-mite! (just "jivin" about that one)

bansogirl
12-20-2005, 03:04 PM
"Yo mama!" (Used by Michael in the episode where Florida was trying to get the bus-driver job)