Designing Your Character & Other Handy Things 2

1970's Slang

skinney
real deal or truth ex "let me give you the slinney on the deal"

' Can You Dig It'

Do you understand? " Can you dig it man?"

' Psyche'!!!

To trick someone. To b.s. someone. As if to psyche them out.

'Bogue'

Used to describe something offensive or an unrealistic idea. "That's so Bogue" or "That's Bogue" or "Bogue, man..."

'Bootin'
as in; Are you going Bootin? "I'm going Roller Bootin" or rollerskating

The 'Crib' and going to the 'Gig'

The "crib" was going home or to someone else's house, and "gig" was work or job.

'Don't Be Such A 'spaz'

A 'spaz' was someone that was accident prone,clutsy, or just acting stupid.

'Dream On'

a term used to get someone down to earth, or tell them they are being unrealistic about something, e.g. when someone would say, "I'm getting a brand new car!" you'd respond, "Yeah, right; dream on man!"

'Far Out'

cool

'Good night, John-boy.'

An annoying phrase popularized by the entire cast of "the Waltons" -- except by John-boy" (Richard Thomas) himself.

'In Your Face!' (or simply, 'Face!')

I have succeeded in embarrassing or up-staging you (usually as through an exceptional play in basketball).

'Lay A Gasser'
to fart.

'May The Force Be With You'
The most popular line from one of the greatest movies of the 70s(and of all time) StarWars.

'Phony'

To describe an overbearing, "two faced", or deceitful person or thing. Also: "Phony Baloney" which then became: "Baloney" which is an active form, used to instantly dismiss the phony person or utterance.

'That's Sick!'
A Midwestern phrase in the late 70's. To describe something odd or unusual. Not necessarily an person or object of distaste, but something suspect but also intriguing. "Sick!"

'The Man'

the man to me means any authority, corporations, police, government, they're all the man tho first used in the 60's by the hippies it live through the 70's,80's,90's and still to this day

'To The Max'!

Take it to the maximum. The best it can be.

'You Know'

This was said at the end of nearly every sentence

'You're So Stunned'

Meaning the person acted or said something stupid, dumb.

'Your Mama'

"Your Mama" was said a lot of my school, with also "Joe Mama." With "Happy Days" that brought us the word "Nerd" which was VERY popular.

'book' Or 'booking'
to run quickly, usually away from something. (ie The cops were after hi so he was booking down the street.)

'bunny'