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1980's slang

Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
beltway bandit
Washington, DC consultant
bean counter
numbers person, accountant
boom box
large portable radio
bow heads
girls wearing ribbons
break dance
style of gymnastic dance
CD
compact disk
casual
fashionable, good
chill
calm down
clonked out
broken
Clydesdale
handsome guy
couch potato
persistant television viewer
dancercise
aerobics to music
ditsy
flaky
dude
guy, man
dweeb
nerd
fast-tracker
person moving up the corporate ladder
fine tune
to adjust, perfect
floppies
computer disks
freezenik
person for a nuclear freeze
fresh
cool, nice
fuzzify
to muddle
gag me with a spoon
disgusting!
ghetto blaster
a big portable radio
go for it
try it
golden parachute
big severance pay agreement for executives of companies merging
groovy
old fashioned
hacker
one who breaks into computer files
hands-on manager
boss who gets directly involved
happening
an important event
happy camper
satisfied person
have a cow
get excited, over-react
house
to steal
I'm so sure
Right (sarcastically)
major league
important
make a run for the border
skip school
make my day
don't mess with me
maxed out
credit cards charged to the limit
networking
using personal contacts for career gain
PC
personal computer
photo op
chance for pictures of a politician
plastic
phony
power tie
dress for success necktie
prioritizing
establishing priorities
proactive
taking preventative action
quality time
giving attention to loved ones
radical
outstanding, excellent
rank
good looking
red eye
late night flight
rock-jock
a mountain climber
slammin'
enjoyable
sound bite
political quote for television broadcast
streamlining
making more aero-dynamic, simplifying
stretch
a long limo
totally gross
disgusting!
twisted grill
crooked teeth
VJ
video jockey
up-scale marketing
advertising targeted at wealthy consumers
upside potential
opportunity for a profit
verbal
to harass, rib
What's shakin'?
What's happening
Where's the beef?
Where's the result?
yo
hey, hello
YUPPIE
young urban professional
zapping
using fast forward on VCR to skip commercials
zedwig
nerd

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