![]() Valley Girl: a teenage girl from a wealthy family in southern California who speaks in a unique kind of slang and who cares about social status, personal appearance, shopping, etc. Rad: abbreviation of the popular term ‘Radical’ see above Radical: something extremely hip, almost awesome but not quite there Preppie: a person who dresses in upscale clothing and acts snobbish towards people not in the same social standings As two proposed settlements demonstrate, the FTC thinks gag clauses and similar non-disparagement provisions that violate the CRFA are to quote Ms. Nice Play, Shakespeare: that was a really stupid action We doubt the lyric gag me with a form contract clause would have been a hit, but it’s among the tactics expressly outlawed by the Consumer Review Fairness Act. McFly: someone has just done something very stupid Make Me Barf: a way to signal disgust with a situation Gross Me Out the Door: very disgusting, very grody, very gag me with a spoon Generic: of poor quality poorly planned or executed Take a Chill Pill: take it easy, call downĬhillin’: to be in a state of rest restingĭon’t Have a Cow: remain calm, don’t get excitedĭudical: used to describe a place or thing as cool as someone dubbed a dudeįresh: very new, used in reference to music The Fordian’s Gnarly 1980’s “lingo to know before you go” list:īonus: used to denote satisfaction or one’s approvalīow-Head: another name for preppie – usually a silly girl with a big bow in her hair These words represent the unique vernacular of an all too short-lived era and give insight into not only the popular culture of those days of the golden past, but also a look at what the dialogue and song lyrics of ‘Footloose’ might be like.īut without further delay, here it is, the list we compiled from various sources (which include Merriam Webster Dicitonary and PBS), in all it’s 1980’s glory. 1999, Tamar Myers, Baroque and Desperate: A Den of Antiquity Mystery: ' Gag me with a spoon ,' I said. Now, we must preface this by saying that these words are meant to be used in good faith for the further cultural exploration of a time period long gone in time but still relevant in a study of American history today. Thus, we embark on our long-awaited campaign to start reviving some of these phrases and words that have not stood the test of time, (of course only for this week for the show in the spirit of cuttin’ loose) just to get everybody in the mood that Kevin Bacon danced his socks off in. Yep, that’s right dudes and dudettes we’re wearing our sunglasses at night because it’s the 80’s!Īnd best of all, we compiled a concise glossary of 80’s slang to know before you go to see the show, so that you will be able to recognize what some of the characters are saying when they refer to the words of ‘dweeb’, ‘fresh’, and ‘awesome’. In this feature for the ‘Footloose’ countdown, the staff of The Fordian decided to take a step back from rehearsal pictures and the like to bring you a little cultural context for the time from which ‘Footloose’ derives through the power of words.
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