8/13/2023 0 Comments Define gag me with a spoon![]() “I got tickets to Duran Duran.” “No Way!” Also the proper name of a tangy candy made by Wonka candies.Įxcl. “Bill Gates is one of the most successful nerds today.” Someone who is very smart and socially unacceptable. “How was your weekend?” “Mint, best yet!” This is done from behind the person in order to keep them defenseless.Īdj. To pull another person’s underwear upwards in a jerking motion untill it wedges between ones butt-crack. ex: “Nice move McFly” origin is the 80’s movie, Back to the Future.Īction Verb. Someone has just done something very stupid. “I just bought a new Englebert Humperdink album.” “Oh, don’t play it. Sometimes used as “Make me wanna barf.” ie. A way to signal disgust with a situation. “I was all like, No Way” Used mostly in Valley Girl speak, it was the most widely used aspect of this stereotype.Īdj. Used as a modifier, really has no definition. Seems to be primarily an East Coast term, started by rappers. Origins of phrase trace to the eighties BBS scene which is where most of the usage stemmed from.Īdj. Origins of phrase trace back to the seventies on the show “Alice”, it was a carry over for a few years into the eighties. A more polite way of saying “kiss my ass.” Widespread use can be attributed to the show “In Living Color” which had the demented clown (portrayed by Daymon Wayons) whose catch phrase was “Homey don’t play that” in response to a situation he didn’t approve of.Īdj. “I like to hang with my homeboys at the mall.” “My homey’s like to hang out with me in my ‘hood” The origins of this use can be traced to the sixties when it referred to a close personal friend.Īdj. Most notable use of this phrase was in Back to the Future by the lad character portrayed by Michael J. “That move you just did with your board was gnarly.”Īdj. “I got tickets to Duran Duran.” “Get Out!” “Hey man, do you like that new Atari game, Moon Patrol?” “Hell no, dude! That game is generic!”Įxcl. Of poor quality poorly planned or executed. A person who is not hip, usually implies stupidity as well. Very new, used in reference to music a lot. “Oh oh, chill, there’s a Five O comin'”Īdj. “Do you want to meet Duran Duran?” “Fer Sure!” “He has a 9600 BAUD modem, he’s elite now.” A person who has achieved a high status in the BBSing culture. “Only a dufus would play with matches.” or “Don’t be a dufus.”Īdj. Used to describe a place or thing as cool as someone dubbed a “dude”. It was originally used in reference to a horse’s penis. Origins of this context word can be traced to California. Used with a close friend that is considered cool. “Stop playing with your dork and get out here.”Īdj. “I’m gonna deck you if you play that damn Raffi album again!”Īdj. “I’m just chillin’ with my homey’s in my crib.” “I just scored tickets to Bruce Springsteen” “Cool!” “Take a Chill Pill! You’re gonna get us all busted.” “Slow down there is a Brody over there” Origin is from Roy Scheider lead roll as the police officer who sets out to kill the rogue shark in Jaws.Įxcl. Another name for preppie-usually a silly girl who wore a big bow in her hair. “That version of the “Synchronicity” cover is boss!” “My parents are going away next weekend, I’m throwing a party!” “Bonus!”Īdj. Used to denote satisfaction or one’s approval. “Aw man, that cop took my board.” “Bogus!”Įxcl. Hackers used these to exchange pirated software with one another.Īdj. Some offered over 100 phone lines and were networked with one another to provide message exchanges between remote systems and users. Basically, someone set up a computer which was left on 24 hours a day, and people would call it from their computers and use the system. Until the widespread popularity of the Internet around 1994 or so, this was the means for email and message postings. Person who wears all black and listens to The Cure et al…Ībv. “That movie was bad, man.” Used by rapper stereotypes mostly. Something extremely good, and exceptional example. “Hey why don’t you go out with that guy in the Izod shirt?” “AS IF!”Īdj. Prepare yourself by reminding yourself of the 80s lingo just in case the event ever occurs where you come face to face with a 80s dude who’s just stepped out of the freezer.Įxcl. ![]() There’s no point denying it and hoping that it’ll go away, cryogenics is a reality. ![]()
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