80s Sayings Revival
Here are expressions from my youth that I would love to see make a comeback:
- You don't have to go mental
- NOT!
- Grody
- Gag me with a spoon
- No duh
- Wicked
- Gotta motor
Keep an eye out for these words in my future posts...
posted by DC Cookie @ 11:17 AM
38 Comments:
At December 08, 2005 11:37 AM,
I-66 said…
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At December 08, 2005 11:38 AM,
I-66 said…
ok let's try this again without half of my word ver ending up in my comment...
I could go for some "no duh"... but how about some "totally rad"?
At December 08, 2005 11:44 AM,
EJ Takes Life said…
I want to bring back "chode" for name-calling purposes. I didn't know what it was until eighth grade, but it was a great all-purpose insult!
At December 08, 2005 11:49 AM,
I-66 said…
[throwing all my support behind re-introducing "chode"]
At December 08, 2005 12:01 PM,
Anonymous said…
I was always partial to the "no duh - hickey!" myself...
At December 08, 2005 12:20 PM,
Kathryn Is So Over said…
What about modern spins on old favorites? For example, I'm partial to saying "barftastic" where I would have said "oh, barf" twenty years ago.
At December 08, 2005 12:32 PM,
Anonymous said…
I've been working on bringing back grody since...well, as far as I'm concerned, grody never left! :-)
At December 08, 2005 12:46 PM,
Anonymous said…
'bummer'
At December 08, 2005 1:10 PM,
Johnny said…
pour some sugar on me.
At December 08, 2005 1:14 PM,
cs said…
I'm fairly certain that in Boston, "wicked" has never left the vernacular.
At December 08, 2005 1:40 PM,
DC Cookie said…
But the Bostonian 'wicked' is always followed by another adjective (e.g. Cookie is wicked smaaht). The 'wicked' to which I'm referring would be a stand-alone adjective.
At December 08, 2005 1:52 PM,
Phil said…
"doo doo"
At December 08, 2005 2:14 PM,
Heather B. said…
"no duh" a definate yes
and I still call people buttheads, I also say 'duh' a lot and I don't even remember the 80's.
At December 08, 2005 2:40 PM,
PseudoIntellect said…
whatever...
I guess that one never really left.
Psyche...
At December 08, 2005 2:45 PM,
Anonymous said…
The best 80s expression ever? "What's your damage?" (nee: "What's your damage, Heather?") One woman's opinion.
At December 08, 2005 3:11 PM,
Kathryn Is So Over said…
I still say "What's your damage?" and I also like to say "color me impressed," etc. from that film. But I have to say, as someone who dressed as The Heathers for Halloween in high school (I was the yellow/cheerleader Heather McNamara, thanks very much) I can NOT condone anyone ever saying "f--k me gently with a chainsaw."
At December 08, 2005 3:13 PM,
Anonymous said…
I use 'wicked' quite a bit. It's a wonderful word.
At December 08, 2005 3:15 PM,
Anonymous said…
I am a huge fan of "whatever".
At December 08, 2005 3:32 PM,
Stef said…
Hmmm, I already still use 3 of them! Does that make me retro or fashion forward? ;-)
At December 08, 2005 3:40 PM,
PseudoIntellect said…
A broken clock is right twice a day.
The sun will rise and set.
Our parent's wardrobes will come back in style. One day. If it sits there long enough, it'll come back. I remember the nasty ass clothes that I was wrapped in during the '70's and now I can find the same ugly brown sweaters at the mall.
Totally...
Corduroys. Need I say more?
Fer sure...
At December 08, 2005 4:21 PM,
Anonymous said…
Is "don't have a cow" from the 80's or 90's? Either way I have been trying to bring it back and use it in the workplace - and hope to have started it back up.
At December 08, 2005 4:48 PM,
Marci said…
There is a woman in my office that says COOL BEANS all the freakin' time. The funniest part is that she is in her 50s
At December 08, 2005 5:26 PM,
GwenMarieDC said…
I have always associated Wicked with a North East thing rather than an 80s thing...
At December 08, 2005 7:53 PM,
Anonymous said…
Yes Way...
At December 08, 2005 11:26 PM,
Asian Mistress said…
I still say awesome...
At December 09, 2005 10:20 AM,
Anonymous said…
"Don't have a cow" is actually from the seventies, but of course it was jettisoned into the 90's via Bart Simpson.
Do any girls use the euphemism "I have to powder my nose" any more? I like that.
At December 09, 2005 12:58 PM,
VP of Dior said…
i'm going to have to disagree with kathryn. fuck me gently with a chainsaw is a classic and i still use it.
At December 09, 2005 2:05 PM,
PseudoIntellect said…
Powderroom? Oh, I think that's when everyone goes to the potty to snort coke or crank nowadays..
Powdering your nose?
No?
Whatever...
At December 12, 2005 11:13 PM,
Anonymous said…
Tubular was mid 70's surfer speak, but not widespread until the 80's...Gnarly, Bitchin', Killer, Rad...all from the 60-70's surf culture.
Grotty was Beatlemania 60's actually, a take off from grotesque. Grotty to the Max came much later.
At June 12, 2006 6:36 AM,
Anonymous said…
haha thanks guys this has been... totally rad!! im using these for my assignment- creating a film poster for the next austin powers movie- austin in the eighties- tubular!!
At July 27, 2006 3:11 PM,
Anonymous said…
"How's it hanging?" is a great 80's saying.
At July 27, 2006 3:12 PM,
Anonymous said…
"How's it hanging?" was a huge 80's saying.
Also, massive.
At January 18, 2007 11:43 AM,
Anonymous said…
Don't forget "Let's not and say we did."
I still say "Westerberg feeds the world," which sorts out both the Heathers fans and the Replacements fans.
At August 22, 2007 11:33 AM,
Unknown said…
what about "Shaka bro"
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At January 25, 2008 1:57 AM,
Anonymous said…
here are a few terms i use daily...
rad, awesome, hey bud, shaka brah, gnarly, wicked, and much more. i am in my early twenties, and i think bringing back the lingo from the 80's is totally nostalgic.
At May 27, 2008 6:56 PM,
Anonymous said…
im like 14 and i say every last one of these sayings your leagcies have been passed on
At June 24, 2008 7:28 PM,
Anonymous said…
I'm fifteen and my friends and I are so into bringing back the 80's. i think the 80's are so bitchin' and we're gonna do it. Trust me people, these sayings aren't going to waste. People all over will soon be using these. [:
<333
At July 16, 2010 5:28 PM,
Anonymous said…
The 80's sucked, please don't bring them back
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