Bench racing: Sitting around and talking about the speed of their cars.The '60s were an era of rebellion so, to no surprise, that means some exciting car lingo. Since being cool was of such importance, the worst thing to happen to you (maybe aside from lacking bread) was to be labeled as uncool or "square."įast cars and fast lives. A lack of bread would be enough to bum anyone out! No, we're not talking whole wheat or rye here, we're talking about "bread" as a 1960s term for money. If she refused your advances, you might be "bummed out" (depressed or upset).A pretty girl would be considered "choice.".
In the dating arena (or "scene" to a teenager in the 1960s): If a concert was "groovy," it was both outta sight and cool.If an event was "righteous," it was fantastic.Having the latest and newest of anything, then as now, is of extreme importance to those who are truly hip. If something like a musical group was exciting and fantastic, they would be called "fab.".Something that was wonderful would be "outta sight" (so great or unbelievable, you just couldn't take it all in.).Back in this turbulent decade, you might expand upon the word "cool" with a word like "boss." That means something is really, really cool.Īmong the 1960s hipster contingent, their lingo included phrases to describe superlative experiences:
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