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