The Most Popular Slang the Year You Were Born
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The Most Popular Slang the Year You Were Born
Getty - 2/82
1926: Gold-Dig
John Springer Collection/CORBIS - Getty Images - 3/82
1927: It Girl
Bettmann - Getty Images - 4/82
1928: Balony
Frank Muckenheim - Getty Images - 5/82
1929: It Boy
Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS - Getty Images - 6/82
1930: Booksy
H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile - Getty Images - 7/82
1931: Snazzy
John Kobal Foundation - Getty Images - 8/82
1932: Burp
Lambert - Getty Images - 9/82
1933: Beered Up
Fox Photos - Getty Images - 10/82
1934: Boffo
Kirn Vintage Stock/Corbis - Getty Images - 11/82
1935: Gramps
Kirn Vintage Stock/Corbis - Getty Images - 12/82
1936: Bingo
Bettmann - Getty Images - 13/82
1937: Gunky
George Marks/Retrofile - Getty Images - 14/82
1938: Fave
George Karger/Pix Inc./The LIFE Images Collection - Getty Images - 15/82
1939: Bad-Mouthing
Bettmann - Getty Images - 16/82
1940: Baby Blues
Tunbridge-Sedgwick Pictorial Press - Getty Images - 17/82
1941: Dreamboat
John Kobal Foundation - Getty Images - 18/82
1942: Hyper
Alfred Eisenstaedt/Pix Inc./The LIFE Picture Collection - Getty Images - 19/82
1943: Duh
Bettmann - Getty Images - 20/82
1944: Tag-Along
Lisa Larsen/The LIFE Picture Collection - Getty Images - 21/82
1945: Doh!
SSPL - Getty Images - 22/82
1946: Cheese (as in "Cheesed Off")
Bettmann - Getty Images - 23/82
1947: Artsy
Hulton Archive - Getty Images - 24/82
1948: Fannie Mae
Mark Wilson - Getty Images - 25/82
1949: Jet Set
Keystone - Getty Images - 26/82
1950: Beautiful People
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Sunset Boulevard - Getty Images - 27/82
1951: Nerd
Chaloner Woods - Getty Images - 28/82
1952: Divey (as in "Dive Bar")
FRANCIS MILLER - Life Magazine - Getty Images - 29/82
1953: Hippie
John S Lander/LightRocket - Getty Images - 30/82
1954: Boonies
Kirn Vintage Stock/Corbis - Getty Images - 31/82
1955: Cool
Bettman - Getty Images - 32/82
1956: Nit-Picker
H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile - Getty Images - 33/82
1957: Endsville
Bettmann - Getty Images - 34/82
1958: Nuke
Universal History Archive - Getty Images - 35/82
1959: Hot-Dog
Keystone - Getty Images - 36/82
1960: Dullsville
H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile - Getty Images - 37/82
1961: Bratty
H.Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock - Getty Images - 38/82
1962: Drop-Dead
Debrocke/ClassicStock - Getty Images - 39/82
1963: Mickey Mouse
Lambert - Getty Images - 40/82
1964: Aw-Shucks
SuperStock - Getty Images - 41/82
1965: Grody
H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile - Getty Images - 42/82
1966: Kegger
Images of our Lives - Getty Images - 43/82
1967: Freak Flag
Val Wilmer/Redferns - Getty Images - 44/82
1968: Bippy
Michael Ochs Archives - Getty Images - 45/82
1969: Out of Sight
Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone - Getty Images - 46/82
1970: Dorky
NBC/NBCU Photo Bank - Getty Images - 47/82
1971: Deadheads
Ed Perlstein/Redferns - Getty Images - 48/82
1972: Guilt Trip
H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock - Getty Images - 49/82
1973: Carbo
Tom Kelley Archive - Getty Images - 50/82
1974: Motorhead
Ken Towne - Getty Images - 51/82
1975: Detox
twomeows - Getty Images - 52/82
1976: Hardball
Lambert - Getty Images - 53/82
1977: Brewski
Evening Standard - Getty Images - 54/82
1978: Pig-out
Tom Kelley Archive - Getty Images - 55/82
1979: Nostalgia-Fest
Car Culture - Getty Images - 56/82
1980: Frizzy
Mike Moore/Evening Standard - Getty Images - 57/82
1981: Chill Pill
Ken Faught/Toronto Star - Getty Images - 58/82
1982: Buff
Mondadori Portfolio - Getty Images - 59/82
1983: Beat Box
Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG - Getty Images - 60/82
1984: Major
Movie Poster Image Art - Getty Images - 61/82
1985: Radness
Doug Pensinger - Getty Images - 62/82
1986: Studmuffin
David Sutton/NBCU Photo Bank - Getty Images - 63/82
1987: Couch Surfing
Alice S. Hall/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank - Getty Images - 64/82
1988: F-Bomb
Paul Natkin - Getty Images - 65/82
1989: Trash Talk
Focus on Sport - Getty Images - 66/82
1990: Kewl
WINCKLER/Gamma-Rapho - Getty Images - 67/82
1991: Tighty Whiteys
Brent Stirton/Liaison - Getty Images - 68/82
1992: NOT
Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank - Getty Images - 69/82
1993: Da Bomb
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc - Getty Images - 70/82
1994: Benjamins
Don Farrall - Getty Images - 71/82
1995: As If
Paramount Pictures - Getty Images - 72/82
1996: Whatever
Paramount Pictures - Getty Images - 73/82
1997: Jiggy
Vince Bucci/AFP - Getty Images - 74/82
1998: How You Doin'
Getty Images - 75/82
1999: Bling
Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone - Getty Images - 76/82
2000: Whassup?
Scott Nelson/AFP - Getty Images - 77/82
2001: Whaletail
Kevin Mazur/WireImage - Getty Images - 78/82
2002: Hella
UK Press - Getty Images - 79/82
2003: Peeps
Bernd Muller/Redferns - Getty Images - 80/82
2004: Muffin Top
Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times - Getty Images - 81/82
2005: Fo Shizzle/Fo Sheezy
Christina Radish/Redferns - Getty Images - 82/82
2006: Sick
Fox - Getty Images