80’s & 90’s Words I’m Bringing Back

In my quest to irritate the crap out of my kid, I am always looking for a new angle.  See, she doesn’t have any siblings, so it’s my job to provide her with what that is like.  I grew up with 2 brothers, so I have a ton of ammo.

But I was inspired today – I think I’m bringing slang from the 80’s and 90’s back, because every time I say “Word” in front of her, she gets irritated.

Here is a list of 73 words I am going to resurrect:

1. Aiight (“She’s aiight!”)
2. All That (she’s not “all that”)
3. As if!
4. Bangin’ (in the “cool” sense; not sex)
5. Bitchin’
6. Bite me (not surprisingly I still use)
7. Blazed
8. Bogart
9. Bogus
10. Bohunk (Sixteen Candles anyone?)
11. Book it (leave the scene quickly)
12. Boo ya!
13. Bounce (leave)
14. Cheddar
15. Cheeuh! (Wayne’s World – not sure of spelling)
16. Chillin’
17. Choice (way cool)
18. Cowabunga
19. Crucial
20. Dag! (still use)
21. Damn Skippy!
22. Deep shit
23. Dope
24. Dude! (yes, still use that one)
25. Facial (“totally gave you a facial”)
26. Fart-Knocker
27. Fly (as in “that’s so fly!”)
28. Fricking
29. Get Bent
30. Goth
31. Harsh
32. Hella
33. Hoser (for my Canadian friends)
34. Jack (“he is all jacked up”)
35. Jam! (as in “that’s my Jam!”)
36. Jet
37. Koozbane
38. Later Days
39. Legit
40. Mad (“it was mad good!”)
41. Mash
42. Mondo
43. Narc
44. “No Doy”
45. Noid
46. Noob
47. Oh, Snap!
48. Outrageous!
49. Primo
50. Props (“I gotta give him props”)
51. Punani
52. Ralph
53. Scamming
54. Scoshe (actually this one irritated me)
55. Shady
56. Shiz Nits
57. Shredding
58. Space Cadet
59. Spiffy
60. Sportin’
61. Step Off
62. ‘Sup
63. Sweet
64. T.H.O.
65. Tight
66. Tits (*expression of approval)
67. Triflin’
68. Trippin’
69. Veg
70. Very
71. Warped
72. Whoa!
73. Wicked

Written by: Allyson Johns