I honestly couldn't think of a better way to describe her than with the word "pissa" or "pisser" if you're not from Long Island or New England, I guess. I had to apologize for my lack of a more modern term. The word just fit. Funny because a 50-year-old friend of ours used the word "panic" the other day which made me giggle. I hadn't heard that word since 1989 either.
For some reason, my most popular blog posts are about old-school slang. So no better time like today to post some more of my favorites. These slang terms, phrases and words were big over a decade ago and before you can comment that you still use them, that's fine. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with recycling old slang. I say we should keep the old, new and continue to battle the new slang with our old-school, retro words!
Dope 1990s Slang Terms
411 - Deriving from the universal phone number for information. What's the 411, yo!Audi 5000 or Audi- Cooler way of announcing one's departure. Okay, ya'll I'm Audi! or See ya, I'm Audi 5000!
Don't have a cow! - I think this was also popular in the late 80s. It meant to relax or chill out. Relax, don't have a cow!
Fresh - Another way of saying awesome, great or cool. Those Air Jordans are fresh!
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Panic - This means hysterically funny or wild in a good way. She's such a panic!
Pisser - See above. That chick Keri really is a pissa!
"Take a chill pill!" - Relax or calm down. Mom, I'll be home by 10. Take a chill pill, will ya?
Click here for more fun 1990s slang.
Isn't it weird how being with h/s friends can totally bring back all kinds of things that you didn't think of in like, 20 years??? LOL
ReplyDeleteI remember 'Don't Cry' was big around my middle school…basically, sheesh, don't let it bother you, man.
ReplyDeleteI thought I was stuck in the 80's but judging by my use of out-dated slang I think I'm stuck in the 90's!
ReplyDeleteI remember hearing the "i'm audi," but never audi 5000.
ReplyDeleteyou forgot "talk to the hand" LOL
ReplyDeleteWhat about "Did I do that?"
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"That's buttah" (as in, wow, rock on!)
"Stupid ___________" as an adjective to describe anything meant that it was UBER whatever. If that makes sense.
LOL! I hadn't heard of all of these...but then I grew up in California.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to have to correct you. Sorry. Mint was coined in the late 80s – 1988 to be exact. :)
ReplyDeleteI still use "take a chill pill". Aaack.
ReplyDeleteAnytime I think of 90s slang, I always think of Clueless and Wayne's World...what a plethora of slang just in those two movies! LOL
ReplyDelete"Man, he's such a bama."
ReplyDeleteI still use the word chill, fresh, 411.
ReplyDeleteI didnt know Audi was actually the correct term for outtie. LOL Reminded me of Clueless
Copyboy - I just recall "mint" was big in high school and I graduated in 1990, so it's possible the word lingered into 1990.
ReplyDeleteI just said Audi 5000 last night. How embarrassing. :)
ReplyDeleteraising 5 children in the 80s and 90s our family created our own unique slang words. we can still crack each other up with them...."don't get a truuuuuuuck!" ;)
ReplyDeleteI remember a few of these!
ReplyDeleteBart Simpson was the originator of Don't Have a Cow, I think.
ReplyDeleteForgot about Audi 5000. That car was way overrated though.
OMG, it was Audi 5000?! I always thought it was Outty 5000. I'm such a loser
ReplyDeleteThat's funny - "Mint" was and is popular in the UK to the extent that I never knew it was used over in the States.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'd assumed it was mint as in 'freshly minted coins' as in from the royal mint - implying that what's being described is both up to date and of high monetary value.
We do say someone is 'minted', here, meaning they have plenty of cash - so i always assumed 'mint' came from that. But I can also see the 'minty fresh' connection.
I wonder if it's a case of convergent slang evolution?
Gah -I can't believe I haven't visited here in awhile! But,love the 90's slang lingo -Ahh-the memories - Although I don't think I used panic or pissah that much ;)
ReplyDeleteHilarious! :)
ReplyDeleteDidn't "sweeeet" also originate in the 90's? South Park? I could be wrong, ha ha!
I probably still use "have a cow", but then, I'm kinda old-school like that.
I do still hear people use "mint" from time to time. :)
I've heard most, but not all of them. That "step off" T-shirt is a classic...
ReplyDeletegreat post Ally...