B
8. baby:cute girl
9. back seat bingo :kissing while in a car
10. bad news: depressing person
11. bake biscuits; to make records
12. ballad:a love letter
13. bash:great party
14. bash ears:to talk
15. bent eight:a V-8 engine (hot-rodders)
16. Big Daddy:an older person
17. big tickle:really funny
18. binoculars:glasses
19. bit: an act
20. blanket:sandwich
21. blast:a good time
22. blow off:to defeat in a race (hot-rodders)
23. bobbed: shortened
24. boss:great
25. bread:money
26. bug:”you bug me” – to bother
27. bull:a big and strong athlete
28. bundie:a boy in need of a haircut
29. burn rubber:to accelerate hard and fast (hot-rodders)

C
30.cast an eyeball:to look
31. cat:a hip person
32. chariot:car
33. chili:a good deal
34. chrome-plated:dressed up (hot-rodders, originally)
35. circled:married
36. clanked:rejected
37. classy chassis:great body
38. closet case:someone to be ashamed of
39. cloud 9:really happy
40. clutched:rejected
41. Clyde:term of address, usually for a normal person
42. come on snake, let’s rattle!: may I have the next dance?
43. committed:engaged to be married
44. cook, cookin’:doing it well
45. cool:indefinable quality that makes something or someone extraordinary
46. cool it:relax, settle down
47. cooties:imaginary infestations of the truly un-cool
48. cop a breeze:to leave
49. corral:a school yard
50. cranked:excited
51. crazy:”like crazy, man” Implies an especially good thing
52. cream:originally, to dent a car. Later, tobadly damage (hot-rodders, originally)
53. cruisin’ for a bruisin’:looking for trouble
54. cube:a normal person
55. Cut out:leave
56. cut the gas:be quiet!

D
57. Daddy-O:Term of address
58. D.D.T.:initials for “Drop Dead Twice”. The response: What, and look like you?
59. deuce:a 1932 Ford (hot-rodders)
60. dibs:a claim – as in “got dibs” on that seat
61. dig:to understand; to approve
62. Dolly:cute girl
63. don’t have a cow:don’t get so excited
64. drag:(hot-rodders) a short car race; A bore
65. drowning:baffled
66. Duck Butt or D.A.:hairstyle of greasers where hair in back is combed to the middle, then with end of comb, makes a middle part.
67. due backs:a pack of cigarettes

E
68. earthbound:reliable
69. earth pads:shoes
70. epistle:a letter to someone
71. eyeball:look around

F
72. face: a clock
73. fade out: to disappear; someone who broke a promise
74. fake out:bad date
75. far out:ahead of the times
76. Fat City:a great thing or place;Happy; a good situation
77. fire up: start your engine (hot-rodders)
78. flat out:fast as you can
79. flat-top:men’s hairstyle. A crewcut that is flat across the top
80. flick:a movie
81. flip:to get very excited
82. flip-top:a convertible car
83. floor it:push the accelerator to the floor (hot-rodders)
84. flutter bum:a good-looking boy
85. fracture:to amuse
86. frail:broke, without money
87. fream:someone who doesn’t fit in
88. frosted:angry
89. fuzzy duck:a girl with short hair

G
90. germ:a pest
91. get bent!:disparaging remark as in “drop dead”
92. get with it:understand
93. gig:work, job
94. give me a bell:call me on the telephone
95. give me five:let’s shake hands
96. go ape:to explode or be really mad; to get very excited
97. go for pinks:a drag race where the stakes are the car’s pink slip (hot-rodders)
98. goof:someone who makes mistakes; to make a mistake
99. goopy: messy
100. goose it:accelerate the car fully (hot-rodders)
101. greaser:a guy with tons of grease in his hair.
102. gringles:worries
103. grody: sloppy, messy or dirty
104. grundy:neither good nor bad

H
105. handle: your name
106. hang:as in “hang out” which means to do very little; to loaf or idle
107. heart:a good teacher
108. heat:police
109. hep:with it, cool. Someone who knows the situation.
110. hey bean!: hello!
111. hip: someone who is cool, in the know; very good; up to date and informed
112. hipster:same as above (hip)
113. hit the bottle:to bleach one’s hair blonde
114. hopped up:a car modified for speed (hot-rodders)
115. horn:telephone
116. hottie:a very fast car (hot-rodders)
117. hound:the bus
118. hub cap a boy who tries to be a big wheel but fails

I
119. I’ll clue you: I’ll tell you about it
120. ice it: tell someone to forget something
121. illuminations:good ideas, thoughts
122. in orbit:in the know
123. Ivy Leaguer:ants style. Also any person who attended an Ivy League college

J
124. Jacked Up:car with raised rear end. (hot-rodders)
125. jacketed:going steady
126. Jelly Roll:men’s hair combed up and forward on both sides, brought together in the middle of the forehead.
127. jets: smarts, brains
128. Joe Doe:a boy involved in a blind date

K
129. keeper:parent
130. kick:a fun or good thing; Also, a fad
131. kill:to really impress
132. knuckle sandwich:a fist in the face
133. kookie:nuts, in the nicest possible way

L
134. large charge:something that is exciting
135. later, alsolater, gator:goodbye. See ya later, alligator. Response: after while crocodile.
136. lay a patch:to accelerate so rapidly that you leave a patch of rubber on the road.
137. lay dead:wait a minute
138. lay on:to give
139. lid:a hat
140. lighter:a crew cut
141. lighting up the tilt sign:not telling the truth
142. like crazy; like wow:really good, better than cool
143. little monsters:younger siblings
144. low:depressed
145. lumpy:mediocre

M
146. machine:car (hot-rodders)
147. made in the shade:success guaranteed
148. Madison Avenue:sharp, cunning
149. make out:a kissing session
150. make the scene:to attend an event or activity
151. mark:one’s signature
152. meanwhile, back at the ranch: from TV Westerns. Usually used to get a storyteller back on track.
153. Mickey Mouse:dumb
154. mirror warmer:a piece of pastel fabric (often cashmere) tied around the rear
view mirror. A 50s version of the Medieval wearing your lady’s colors.
155. moldy:a bad teacher
156. most:as in “the most” – high praise usually of the opposite sex
157. mush:homework

N
158. negative perspiration:easy
159. nerd:same as now. Bill Gates without the money.
160. nest:a hair-do
161. night shift:a slumber party
162. nod:drift off to sleep
163. nosebleed:as in “hey, nosebleed” – hey, stupid. Not a compliment!
164. no sweat: no problem
165. nowhere: opposite of cool.
166. Nowheresville: a boring, bad place to be.
167. nuggets:loose change

O
168. odd ball:someone a bit off the norm
169. off:to steal
170. off the line:start of a drag race (hot-rodders)
171. on pills:dieting
172. on the hook:in love
173. on the stick:pulled together. Bright, prepared…

P
174. pad:home; an apartment
175. pale one:a dull person
176. panic and a half:a very funny joke
177. paper shaker:
cheerleader or Pom-Pom girl
178. party pooper:no fun at all; a killjoy
179. passion pit:drive-in movie theatre
180. peepers:glasses
181. pile up Z’s: get some sleep
182. Pinky’s out of jail:your slip is showing
183. play dead:to keep quiet
184. pooper:no fun at all
185. pop the Clutch:Release the clutch pedal quickly so as to get a fast start
186. pound:beat up
187. proof:identification showing that one is old enough to buy liquor
188. punch it:step on the gas (hot-rodders)
189. punk:a weak, useless person
190. put an egg in your shoe and beat it!:leave!
191. put down:to say bad things about someone

Q
192. queen:a popular girl
193. quote:to repeat oneself

R
194. radioactive:very popular
195. rag top:a convertible car
196. rap:to tattle on someone
197. rattle your cage:get upset
198. raunchy: messy or gross in some other way
199. razz my berries: excite or impress me
200. real gone: very much in love. Also a little unstable.
201. reds: the Communists; an angry state of mind
202. refuel:to eat
203. righto: okay
204. rock: a diamond
205. rocket:a car (hot-rodders)
206. rod: a car (hot-rodders)
207. round up time: the end of summer vacation
208. roust:under arrest
209. running lights:eyes

S
210. salty: angry
211. scooch:a friend
212. scorch:popular
213. scream:go fast
214. screamer:a hot rod
215. set of wheels:a car
216. sewer:someone who is incapableof keeping a secret
217. shoot low, they’re riding Shetlands:be careful
218. shot down:failed
219. shuck, shuckster: a deceiver, liar or cheat
220. sides: vinyl records
221. sing:to tattle or inform on someone
222. skinny:broke, without money
223. slip me:give me
224. slodge:a friend
225. sluff:to cut classes
226. slurg:a milkshake
227something
228. snowed:infatuated
229. Sophie:one’s girlfriend
230. sounds:music
231. souped up:a car modified to go fast
232. spaz: someone who is uncoordinated. A klutz.
233. split:leave
234. square: a regular, normal person. A conformist.
235. stable the horses:park the car
236. stack up:to wreck a car (hot rodder)
237. storming machine:a car that will go fast
238. straight:reliable, honest
239. subterranean:a hipster.

T
240. tank:a large sedan (usually driven by parents)
241. that’s close:something wrong or not true
242. the man:police
243. thin one:a dime
244. think Fast:usually said right before someone threw something at you
245. threads:clothes
246. tight:good friends
247. total: to completely destroy, most often in reference to a car
248. touch home:to make sense
249. tube steak:a hot dog
250. tune out:to go away

U
251. unborn:extremely naive
252. unreal:exceptional

V
253. vacant:uncertain

W
254. wail: go fast (as in a car); orto perform superbly
255. warden:a teacher
256. way out:innovative
257. weed:a cigarette
258. wet rag:someone who’s just no fun; unpopular
259. what’s buzzin, cuzzin:what’s new?
260. what’s your tale, nightingale: what’s the story?
261. wheelie:lift the car’s front wheels off the ground by rapid acceleration
262. wig chop:a haircut
263. word from the bird: the truth

Y
264. yoot:a youngster
265. you make the king’s jive:your English is good

Z
266. zorros:the jitters

Sources:
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fashion/slang.htm
http://www.newberry.k12.sc.us/mchs/50sSlang.htm

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