![]() ![]() Threads: Clothes are made up of cloth, and cloth is made up of threads that’s where this slang term for clothes originates. Souped up: When you take a normal car and turn it into a hot rod capable of screaming down the streets, you’ve souped up your car. Scream: “Matt came screaming down the street” means that he was driving very quickly. Rattle your cage: If someone annoys you or makes you angry, that person rattles your cage. Punch it: Punch it means to give it gas and go fast. Passion pit: Passion pits were also known as drive-in theaters, popular places to play a little backseat bingo. Pad: Pad was a very cool way to refer to your home. This birthed the term “meanwhile, back at the ranch,” which was used to corral a storyteller who had moved away from the main point. Often, the action would veer away from the ranch, the main setting, and then a scene would explain what happened at the ranch while the other action took place. Meanwhile, back at the ranch … : Westerns were very popular on television during the 1950s. Heat: Hot-rodders used this term for the police. The term comes from the fact that images flicker across the screen during a movie.įlip: Although this word is typically associated with gymnastics, the coolest 1950s teens meant it as being very excited. The meaning hasn’t changed, though: It still means “don’t freak out.”įlick: A flick is a movie. ![]() Often, great parties would serve old-fashioned candy and retro sweets.īit: A bit is a joke or act someone does.Ĭhariot: Cars were an important part of teen culture in the 1950s, and a chariot was just another nickname for a car.Ĭloud nine: If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that means they are really, really happy.Ĭranked: “I’m so cranked about the concert tonight” is a very 1950s way of saying you are very excited.Ĭruisin’ for a bruisin’: Are you looking for trouble or just in the mood to fight? If so, you are cruisin’ for a bruisin’.Ĭut out: This has nothing to do with scissors: To cut out is to leave quickly.ĭig: If you dig 1950s candy it just means you really, really like it.ĭon’t have a cow: Although younger generations identify this slang term with Bart Simpson, it predates him by decades. One way they used the freedom that cars allowed was to make out, or neck, in the backseat, an activity also called backseat bingo.īad news: This refers to a person who is depressing or difficult to be around.īash: This term sounds violent, but it has nothing to do with going ape! Instead, it means a great party. Instead, “Sam went ape” means that Sam got really, really mad.īackseat bingo: Teenagers in the 1950s had more access to cars than any generation that came before them. When backing out quickly, a spray of gravel was sent up.Īnkle-biter: An ankle-biter is a small child.Īpe: Ape doesn’t refer to the large animal found in zoos. ![]() Before the majority of parking lots and driveways were paved, they were covered in gravel. Once you learn these terms, however, you might just find yourself using them, too.Īctor: Most people hear the word “actor” and think of people who act on the stage or screen, but in the 1950s, an actor was synonymous with a show-off.Īgitate the gravel: This is a term hot-rodders used that simply means to leave in your car quickly. But just because some of these words are still around doesn’t mean that everyone understands them. Note: 10 codes can vary greatly from department to department.Some of the slang words used by the very coolest kids in the 1950s still infiltrate popular culture today, though others have fallen by the wayside. Here is a fully comprehensive list of Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials ( APCO) 10 codes. And while some departments are beginning to favor plain English over 10 codes, it's still an important language to learn. Police 10 codes are a common form of communication for LEOs. ![]()
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