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Boomer Words and Phrases That Don’t Make Sense

Boomer Words and Phrases That Don’t Make Sense

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Bookin'

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Bread

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Doobie

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Far out

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Flower child

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Flower power

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Fuzz

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Gimme some skin

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Hang loose

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Gas

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Groady/grody/grotty

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Hang-up

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Head trip

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Keep on truckin'

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Making the scene

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The munchies

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Out of sight

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Peel out

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Right on

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Skuzz

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Spaced out

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Tripping

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Up tight

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Way out

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What's your bag?

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Bogart
Bookin'
Boss
Bread
Doobie
Far out
Flower child
Flower power
Fuzz
Gimme some skin
Hang loose
Gas
Groady/grody/grotty
Hang-up
Head trip
Heavy
Keep on truckin'
Making the scene
Mellow
The munchies
Out of sight
Peel out
Right on
Skuzz
Spaced out
Tripping
Up tight
Way out
What's your bag?

Everyone has unique words or codes they may use, from informal codewords to communicate with friends or standardized codes for use in certain protocols to emergency codes and codewords used in social situations to help someone get out of a bind. Some words and phrases can be confusing if you aren't privy to them. And Baby Boomer lingo is no different.

24/7 Tempo has compiled a list of Baby Boomer lingo that will leave you confused by using several sources, including Your Dictionary and Owlcation. Some of these words and phrases date back to before even the oldest Baby Boomers.

"Bread" was used to refer to money as early as the 1930s and its pre-baked form, "dough," has been associated with money since the Civil War. "Trippin'" (originally spelled with a final "g") was first documented with its current meaning of being under the influence of drugs in the 1920s. (Here is a list of Canadian slang and phrases Americans just don't understand.)

Here is Baby Boomer lingo that will leave you confused:

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