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I'll Be Really Impressed If You Get More Than 8/10 On This 1950s Slang Quiz

50's Slang Quiz: Can You Guess Slang Words From The 50s?

Can You Pass This 1950s Slang Quiz?

[Run away](https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/beat+feet).

[Shut up](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cut+The+Gas).

[You're cool.](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ginchiest)

What does it mean if someone calls you the ginchiest?

Word from the bird was a popular phrase, though! It meant that something was true.

[Word from the bird](https://blog.candywarehouse.com/glossary-of-1950s-slang/).

Which of these phrases was NOT used to express excitement?

They're asking for a dollar, specifically

[Money](https://gunthertoodys.com/1950s-slang/).

If someone asks you for a Washington, what do they want?

[Crowded](https://gunthertoodys.com/1950s-slang/).

What does it mean if a place is Antsville?

[Someone who tries to steal your partner.](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird-dog.)

[Everything is under control.](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copacetic)

If someone tells you that everything is copacetic, what are they saying?

[Making good progress](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/be-cooking-with-gas).

[Married](https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/slang/1950-s-slang.html).

And finally, what does it mean if someone is circled?

Sorry, you didn't quite pass this 1950s slang quiz. Considering it's the 2020s, I wouldn't beat yourself up too much about it.

2000 and late

Honestly, I'm kinda impressed. These were pretty hard, but you still managed a passing grade and got more than half right. Way to go!

Not Bad!

I'm genuinely impressed, you crushed this 1950s slang quiz! You're a history lover and probably like to add some old-timey slang into your vocabulary every once in a while to ~spice things up~.

1950s Expert

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I'll Be Really Impressed If You Get More Than 8/10 On This 1950s Slang Quiz

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