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New Day Cafe: Slang We Miss, Hep Cats! [1]

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Date: 2023-04-02  

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Much of the slang featured here originates from the jazz culture of the 1920s through the 1940s. Specifically, the slang comes from the African American community that created and cultivated jazz and its lingo. Others were coined from pieces of then-present-day popular culture, like 1960s rock music and early television.

A word originated on the hit 1960s TV sketch comedy show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," "bippy" is a stand-in for "butt." The phrase "you bet your bippy," meaning "you can be certain of that," caught on due to the show's popularity.

Bummer

Meaning a disappointing situation



Although still in use today, this word certainly deserves a spot on our list, thanks to its widespread, multigenerational usage.

Predating the fabled decade in question, “bummer” was used synonymously with words like “bum” or “beggar.” Coming from the German word for an aimlessly wandering loafer (Bummler), a bummer was anyone who mooched off others without contributing much in return.

This original definition, however, was not really used during the ’60s. Back then, the moochers of the day were called “sponges.”

A more common meaning of bummer probably comes from the phrase “to have a bum rap” — a saying that implies someone has been treated unfairly. This notion of being in a generally sucky situation is core to the ’60s definition of the word. “What a bummer” or “I’m just really bummed out, man” are other ways of saying that a situation is disappointing, or that you’re just a little depressed.

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