1950

1950

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updownsmilefrown:

Teenagers in southern California, 1949
by Ralph Crane

updownsmilefrown:

Teenagers in southern California, 1949

by Ralph Crane

Teen Slang in the 1960s

Insults: Dimp, Dipley Nerdly, Nerd, Gink, Lunchbucket, Scuzz, Skag, Melvin, Ding-Bat.
Praise: Bitchin’, Mean, Savage, Tuff, Zero Cool, Unreal, Boss, Cherry, Choice, Mint, Neat.

Bread - Money.
Tough Head, Tough Fox, Stone Fox - A sexy girl.
Tiger - A cute boy.
Moby - Exceptionally large: “His house was really moby.”
Flag, Flush, Tube It - Fail.
Teenybopper - A pre-teen attached to teen culture.
Trip - A psychedelic drug experience.
Hot Dogger - A surfer with a lot of style.
Hodad - A non-surfer.
Honkin’ Around - Doing nothing important.
Coconut - Someone of low intelligence.

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Move-In Day

Move-In Day

oldfashionislovelyfashion:

high school teenagers circa the 1960s.

oldfashionislovelyfashion:

high school teenagers circa the 1960s.

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