A Gas-A lot of fun.
All show and no go-Referenced to a car that had all the pretty chrome goodies,
but wouldn't get out of its own way.
Ape-Used with "Go", "Gone" or "Went". To explode or go completely irate.
Bad-Awesome.
Bag-To Steal. Example: Who bagged my towel? ; also see Score
Also; "What's your bag" meaning what's your problem or where are you coming from.
Ball-To party, as in Little Richards "Good Golly Miss Molly, Sho Like To Ball".
Blast-A Great Time. Example: "We had a blast at the Prom".
Blew the doors off-Easily beat the other car in a race.
Bone Yard-Auto wrecking yard; Junk yard.
Boogie-dance
Book-Leave the area.
Bookin'-Going real fast, usually in a car.
Boss-A great or cool thing.
Bread-Money
Bug Off-Go Away
Bug out-Leave The Premises
Bummed out-Depressed
Bummer-Too Bad, How depressing
Burn Rubber-To accelerate hard spinning the tires, making noise,
and billows of smoke come from the rear of the vehicle.
Cat-A guy.
Chick-A girl or a woman.
Chicken-To play Two cars race toward each other;
the first to pull to the side is the chicken (coward)
Chinese Fire Drill-Stop at a Red Light. Everyone on the Driver's
side would run around and get in on the Passenger's side. Everyone
on the Passenger's side would run around and get in on the Driver's side.
Choice-Really cool or bitchin. Example: "That girl with the tight sweater is really choice."
Cool-Nice.
Copasetic-Very good; all right, as in no problems. Example: Everything is copasetic.
Crash-Go to bed; go to sleep.
Crop Duster-A car with loud glasspacks.
Cruising-Driving up and down the same street looking for races, girls, guys, etc.
Decked Out-
Dressed up.
Dibs-Most always used with "Got". Example: I "got dibs" on that Coke bottle.
Meaning you owned that Coke bottle.
Dig-Do you understand?
Ditz-An Idiot
Don't Flip Your Wig-See "Don't have a Cow".
Don't have a Cow-Used when someone was "going ape" or perhaps being a "spaz."
Example: So I took your book by mistake, don't have a cow about it.
Don't Sweat It-Don't worry about it; stop bothering me
A Drag-Someone or something that's boring or un-enlightening
Dude-In the 60's, a dude was a geek or a panty waist.
Easy-a girl who was a sure thing, sexually.
Example: That girl Bob took out last night was "Easy".
"El Stinko"
El Segundo.
Fab-Great, fantastic, fabulous.
Far Out-Excellent, cool.
Fink-A tattle tale.
Flake-A useless person.
Flake Off-Get outta here.
Flat Top-A very short hair cut, usually cut extra close on top.
Flat Top with Fenders-A flat top with long sides.
Flee the Scene-See Bug Out.
Flip Flops-Thongs (that went on your feet)
Flippers-Dodge Lancers or Olds Fiesta Hub Caps.
Flower Child-A Hippie
Freak Out-Temporary loss of control due to an unpleasant event.
Funky-Neat, Cool; also gone bad.
Fuzz-The Police.
Lay Rubber-To leave some rubber on the street while accelerating in a vehicle.
A term used usually with first, second, third, or fourth gear.
Gimme some skin-Shake hands
Going Steady-If you were "Going Steady", you were dating only one person.
Gone-Cool, groovy, neat, neato; said of a person, as in He's a real gone cat.
Greaser-A guy that used too much grease in his hair.
Groovy-Nice, "Cool" or Neat.
Glasspacks-Mufflers that are packed with fiberglass to muffle the sound.
They came in different lengths. The shorter the glasspacks, the louder the car.
Hang Loose-Relax-Take it easy.
Heat-The Cops.
Heavy-Deep, Cool, Chaotic, Sad, Controversial.
Hip-Very good-cool.
Hunk-What a girl would call a good looking guy.
Jinx, You Owe Me A Coke!!- When two people said the same thing at the same time,
one would slug the other on the shoulder and say these 6 little words.
Kiss up-The proverbial "Teachers Pet". This person who would do anything
to please the teacher.
Knocked Up-Pregnant
Lay It On Me-Speak your piece.
Later-it meant having intercourse
