Do you recognise these hilarious slang terms from the 1970s?
Everyone was stoned in the 70s - even the cops. It was a much simpler time, when pants were bell bottomed and hair was long and flowing. But one of the best things about the 1970s was the slang - hilariously frank and not afraid to pull a punch. Sure, we might be easily offended in the more sensitive, woke days that we live in now, but it's difficult not to yearn for a time when words were just funny (as opposed to weapons of mass destruction). Whatever; this is a fun quiz where you can rediscover some often hilarious expressions that, we think, could come back into regular circulation (apart from the blatantly sexist ones). So, let's get the trigger warning out the way, and get quizzing!
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"Gig" means lots of things. What did it mean in the 70s?
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At high school, which social group were considered the "heads"?
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If your car was "zippy", what was it?
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The 70s isn't exactly known for its sexual equalities, so trigger warning coming up! Which word might a 70s gentleman have chosen to describe an attractive lady?
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Which of the following expressions meant something was "good"?
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Which of the following expressions would you exclaim after discovering something that was unbelievable (as in amazing!)?
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If something was "yagalistic", what was it?
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If you were "booking it" in the 1970s, what the heck would you have been doing?
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If something was really serious, it was this.
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Where was your crib in the 1970s?
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If you agreed with someone in the 70s, you'd use this expression.
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Which of the following words would those 70s cats have used to describe something that's untrue?
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If you were eating too quickly, you'd have been accused of doing this. Which of the following was a popular 70s expression for eating too rapidly.
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What would something that's "grody" be?
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If you went to a party and were having a great time, how would the average 70s cat have described it?
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If you fancied somebody in the 70s, you might have used this portmanteau.
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If someone was behaving suspiciously, they would have been described as:
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If someone was a bit of a nitwit, what unkind word might have been used to describe them?
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If something was "copacetic", what did it mean?
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Which word would a 70s cat used for their favorite items of clothing?
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What did the word "cooler" mean back in the 1970s?
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What would it mean if something was "bouge"?
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What was happening if you were "wired"?
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What would a "gearhead" been into in the 70s?
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If a guy was described as a "juicer" back in the 70s, what did that mean?
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Again, this was the 70s and it wasn't the most PC time. What would someone have been if they were described as being a "fruit"?
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What were you doing if you were behaving selfishly?
28
You might be able to spend this in the shops.
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Which of the following slang expressions meant that your thought that something was freakin awesome?
30
The sporty kids at high school were the:
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If you were excited back in 1974, which expression would most accurately define it?
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If you thought someone was a dumbass in the 70s, which of the following insults might you throw their way?
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This expression is still used today in certain circles: jamming. What are you doing if you were jamming?
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What was a "toad" in the 70s (other than a pond-dwelling amphibian)?
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What is the 70s past-participle of "roasting" - as is "getting a roasting"?
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