- 50s Lingo: Knuckle sandwich = a fist in the face
- 50s Lingo: Kookie = Nuts, in the nicest possible way
- 50s Lingo: Later alligator = Goodbye, as in 'See ya later, alligator. 'Response: 'after while crocodile'.
- 50s Lingo: Ankle-biter = A child
- 50s Lingo: Are you writing a book? = You`re asking too many questions.
- 50s Lingo: Back seat bingo = Necking in a car
- 50s Lingo: A bash = A great party
- 50s Lingo: A blast = A good time
- 50s Lingo: Bread = money
- 50s Lingo: Don't bug me! = Don't bother me!
- 50s Lingo: Burn rubber = To accelerate hard and fast (hot-rodders)
- 50s Lingo: Cat = A hip person
- 50s Lingo: Cherry = Originally, an unaltered car. Later, anything attractive
- 50s Lingo: Ginchiest = Coolest
- 50s Lingo: Classy chassis = A great body
- 50s Lingo: He`s on Cloud 9. = He`s really happy.
- 50s Lingo: Cool = Indefinable quality that makes something or someone extraordinary
- 50s Lingo: Cool it! = Settle down!
- 50s Lingo: Cooties = Imaginary infestations of the truly un-cool, as in 'Don't give me your cooties!'
- 50s Lingo: Cruisin' for a bruisin' = looking for trouble
- 50s Lingo: Deuce = A 1932 Ford (hot-rodders)
- 50s Lingo: Dibs = a claim, as in -' I`ve got dibs on that seat.'
- 50s Lingo: Dig = To understand; to approve, as in 'I dig it!'
- 50s Lingo: Don't have a cow. = Don't get so excited.
- 50s Lingo: Duck Butt or D.A. = Greaser hairstyle (hair in back is combed with a middle part.
- 50s Lingo: Fat City = A great thing or place; Happy
- 50s Lingo: Flat out = all the way or fast as you can
- 50s Lingo: Flick(s) = a movie, movies
- 50s Lingo: Flip = To get very excited, as in -'He flipped for Diane'
- 50s Lingo: Lighting up the tilt sign = Lying
- 50s Lingo: Flat-top = Men's hairstyle. A crewcut which is flat across the top
- 50s Lingo: Get Bent! = Disparaging remark as in 'drop dead'
- 50s Lingo: Gig = Work, job, as in 'She's got a gig tomorrow.'
- 50s Lingo: Go ape = Get very excited
- 50s Lingo: Go for pinks = A drag race where the stakes are the car's pink slip (ownership) (hot-rodders)
- 50s Lingo: Greaser = A guy with tons of grease (hair cream) in his hair, like John Travolta in 'Grease'.
- 50s Lingo: Grody = Sloppy, messy or dirty
- 50s Lingo: Haul ass = Drive very fast (hot-rodders)
- 50s Lingo: Hep, Hip, or Hipster = Someone who is cool, in the know. Very good.
- 50s Lingo: Hopped up = A car modified for speed (hot-rodders)
- 50s Lingo: Jacked up = Car with raised rear end. (hot-rodders)
- 50s Lingo: Chick in skins = Woman in a fur coat
- 50s Lingo: Jacketed = Going steady
- 50s Lingo: Made in the shade = Success guaranteed, as in 'He's got it made in the shade.'
- 50s Lingo: Make out = A kissing session (necking)
- 50s Lingo: Make the scene = To attend an event or activity
- 50s Lingo: the most = high praise usually of the opposite sex, as in 'My girl is the most!
- 50s Lingo: Nosebleed = As in 'hey, nosebleed' 'hey, stupid' (not a compliment)
- 50s Lingo: No sweat = No problem
- 50s Lingo: Nowheresville = a boring, bad place, opposite of cool
- 50s Lingo: On the stick = Pulled together. bright, prepared
- 50s Lingo: Pad = home, appartment
- 50s Lingo: Paper shaker = Cheerleader or Pom Pom girl
- 50s Lingo: Party pooper = a person who is no fun at all
- 50s Lingo: Passion Pit = Drive-in movie theater
- 50s Lingo: Peel out = To accelerate hard and fast (hot-rodders)
- 50s Lingo: Long green = Money
- 50s Lingo: Get some Zs = Get some sleep
- 50s Lingo: Pop the clutch = get a fast start (Release the clutch pedal quickly)
- 50s Lingo: Put down = To say bad things about someone
- 50s Lingo: Rag Top = A convertible car
- 50s Lingo: Heels on fire = in a hurry
- 50s Lingo: Rattle your cage = to get upset, as in 'She didn't intend to 'rattle his cage.'
- 50s Lingo: Reds = Communists
- 50s Lingo: Royal shaft = Badly or unfairly treated
- 50s Lingo: Shot down = failed, as in 'He asked her out, but got shot down.'
- 50s Lingo: Souped up = A car modified to go fast
- 50s Lingo: Spaz = Someone who is uncoordinated. A clutz.
- 50s Lingo: Split = leave, as in 'We split the scene.'
- 50s Lingo: Square = A regular, normal person. A conformist. (not exactly a compliment)
- 50s Lingo: Stacked = A well endowed woman
- 50s Lingo: Submarine races = Couples finding creative ways to kill time, makeing out.
- 50s Lingo: Tank = A large sedan (usually driven by parents)
- 50s Lingo: Think fast! = Usually said right before someone threw something at you
- 50s Lingo: Threads = Clothes
- 50s Lingo: Total = To completely destroy, as in 'She totaled her mom's car.'
- 50s Lingo: Unreal = Exceptional
- 50s Lingo: Weed = A cigarette, later marijuana
- 50s Lingo: Word from the bird = the truth
- 50s Lingo: What's buzzin', cuzzin'? = What's new?
- 50s Lingo: Wheelie = Lift the car's front wheels off the ground by rapid acceleration
- 50s Lingo: Antsville = A place full of people
- 50s Lingo: Mushroom people = People who come out at night to play
