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Madame X · 10-12-2006, 08:24 PM

There were many words used in LITB that were indicative of the times. In the 70's we used "groovy" "far out" and "right on."

Here are some of the words used during Beaver's days. Add to the list if you remember.

crummy, creep(y), clobbered, jerk, rat, hunk a..., jalopy, heap, a dope, wiseguy, gee, golly, gosh, square, squirt, squeal(ed)

howilu · 10-12-2006, 08:46 PM

The business, flip, flaky, mushy stuff.

frani · 10-12-2006, 10:05 PM

Swinger, operator, almost anything eddie says in season six. space age,

I think season six was making a real effort to be less mayfield innocent and more "in the world" teenager show.

vedastone · 10-14-2006, 07:27 AM

Neat (as in "he's a real neat guy").

And they also used "kind of" and "sort of" a lot - these are common to all time periods, but Beaver and his friends and Wally usually used these terms in a weak attempt to bolster their position with their elders, for example: "...well, I kind of did my homework".

Madame X · 10-24-2006, 12:54 PM

Gyp, brush-off, off his rocker, holler

Madame X · 11-01-2006, 03:23 PM

I just heard these today:
rat-fink, goon, kook, junk, zombie

Mrs. Periwinkle · 11-18-2006, 03:51 AM

Wally always says "stuff and junk."

TheHappyBurgerMeister · 11-19-2006, 07:47 PM

Don't forget "On accounta". I always chuckle when I hear them say that.

Yooch · 11-19-2006, 07:54 PM

creepy, squirt, wise-guy, "the business" neat, cut it out and gee are the LITB words that most come to mind. (I actually still use some of them)

Mrs. Ducky · 12-03-2006, 02:50 PM

Ape, as in "Gee, Beav, I wouldn't tell Dad that now. He might go ape and clobber ya!"

FOL85NatandMrsGRock · 12-09-2006, 02:56 PM

haha, yea... and dig eachother... they say marks instead of grades... oh gee, oh golly... so many

Jack1000 · 01-01-2007, 05:26 PM

More quotes:

"Getting the business"

"Going Ape"

"Ascared": (A combination of being afraid and scared! hahaha)

"Hunk"

"Junk"

"kinda", "Sorta" and "Kindasorta!"

"Blow His Top"

"Hollorin"

"Clobber"

Jack

JudgeGarth · 01-01-2007, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL85NatandMrsGRock

haha, yea... and dig eachother... they say marks instead of grades... oh gee, oh golly... so many

I think using the word "marks" instead of "grades" might be more of a regional thing. When I was growing up way back then we always used the word "grades", but when I went away to college, people from other parts of the county (the East?) used the word "marks". Kind of like "soda" vs. "pop".

FOL85NatandMrsGRock · 01-01-2007, 09:43 PM

or how us wisconsin-ites say bubbler and everyone else says drinking fountain

dav4463 · 02-13-2007, 06:16 AM

When Eddie calls a guy by a girl's name. Like, "Hey Gertrude!"

10-12-2006, 08:24 PM	#1
Madame X Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,831	Beaver Lingo There were many words used in LITB that were indicative of the times. In the 70's we used "groovy" "far out" and "right on." Here are some of the words used during Beaver's days. Add to the list if you remember. crummy, creep(y), clobbered, jerk, rat, hunk a..., jalopy, heap, a dope, wiseguy, gee, golly, gosh, square, squirt, squeal(ed)

11-18-2006, 03:51 AM	#7
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11-19-2006, 07:47 PM	#8
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11-19-2006, 07:54 PM	#9
Yooch Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,180	creepy, squirt, wise-guy, "the business" neat, cut it out and gee are the LITB words that most come to mind. (I actually still use some of them)
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12-03-2006, 02:50 PM	#10
Mrs. Ducky Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,461	Ape, as in "Gee, Beav, I wouldn't tell Dad that now. He might go ape and clobber ya!"
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10-12-2006, 08:46 PM	#2
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,962	The business, flip, flaky, mushy stuff.

10-12-2006, 10:05 PM	#3
frani Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 445	Swinger, operator, almost anything eddie says in season six. space age, I think season six was making a real effort to be less mayfield innocent and more "in the world" teenager show.

10-14-2006, 07:27 AM	#4
vedastone Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 05, 2002 Posts: 120	Neat (as in "he's a real neat guy"). And they also used "kind of" and "sort of" a lot - these are common to all time periods, but Beaver and his friends and Wally usually used these terms in a weak attempt to bolster their position with their elders, for example: "...well, I kind of did my homework".

10-24-2006, 12:54 PM	#5
Madame X Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,831	Gyp, brush-off, off his rocker, holler

11-01-2006, 03:23 PM	#6
Madame X Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,831	I just heard these today: rat-fink, goon, kook, junk, zombie

12-09-2006, 02:56 PM	#11
FOL85NatandMrsGRock The Lovable Sarah Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2000 Location: Wisconsin (Same Place Charlotte's From and where That 70's Show takes place!) .... Wish I was in Mayfield USA! Posts: 1,770	haha, yea... and dig eachother... they say marks instead of grades... oh gee, oh golly... so many
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01-01-2007, 05:26 PM	#12
Jack1000 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 05, 2001 Posts: 2,055	More quotes: "Getting the business" "Going Ape" "Ascared": (A combination of being afraid and scared! hahaha) "Hunk" "Junk" "kinda", "Sorta" and "Kindasorta!" "Blow His Top" "Hollorin" "Clobber" Jack

01-01-2007, 09:43 PM	#14
FOL85NatandMrsGRock The Lovable Sarah Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2000 Location: Wisconsin (Same Place Charlotte's From and where That 70's Show takes place!) .... Wish I was in Mayfield USA! Posts: 1,770	or how us wisconsin-ites say bubbler and everyone else says drinking fountain

02-13-2007, 06:16 AM	#15
dav4463 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 18, 2003 Location: texas Posts: 252	When Eddie calls a guy by a girl's name. Like, "Hey Gertrude!"