Do you ever have that sinking feeling you’re just not “in the know” when it comes to slang words these days? Don’t worry. You had your moment in the spotlight. This is the list of the most POPULAR slang word the year you graduated high school! What’s shocking…apparently people have been “woke” since 1972.
1960: Doofus
1961: Dishy
1962: Baggies
1963: Catch-22
1964: Folkie
1965: Hippie
1966: Groupie
1967: Grinch
1968: Mondo
1969: Ew
1970: Newbie
1971: Trifecta
1972: Woke
1973: Space cadet
1974: Gotcha
1975: Downsize
1976: ‘Tude
1977: Brewski
1978: Snitty
1979: Def
1980: Chill out
1981: Cred
1982: B-Boy
1983: Yup
1984: Geeked
1985: Cool Beans
1986: McJob
1987: Diss
1988: Emo
1989: Beatdown
1990: Spam
1991: Bestie
1992: Buzzkill
1993: Booty call
1994: Po-po
1995: Noob
1996: Face-palm
1997: Judgy
1998: Flexitarian
1999: Chillax
2000: Crunk
2001: Twerking
2002: Selfie
2003: Unfriend
2004: Life hack
2005: On-brand
2006: YouTuber
2007: Retweet
2008: Unfollow
2009: Subtweet
2010: Catfish
2011: Helicopter parent
2012: Inspo
2013: Bingeable
2014: Manspreading
2015: Jeggings
2016: FOMO
2017: Slay
2018: Hangry
2019: Bae
2020: Thirsty
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