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| Nerd | Same as now. Bill Gates without the money. | |
| Nest | A hair-do | |
| Nod | Drift off to sleep | |
| Nosebleed | As in hey, nosebleed - hey, stupid. Not a compliment! | |
| No sweat | No problem | |
| Nowhere | Opposite of cool. Nowheresville was a boring, bad place to be. (Beats) | |
| Nuggets | Loose change | |
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| Odd ball | Someone a bit off the norm | |
| Off the line | Start of a drag race (hot-rodders) | |
| On the stick | Pulled together. Bright, prepared... | |
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| Pad | Home | |
| Paper shaker | Cheerleader or Pom Pom girl | |
| Party pooper | No fun at all | |
| Passion Pit | Drive-in movie theatre | |
| Peepers | Glasses | |
| Pile up Z's | Get some sleep | |
| Pooper | No fun at all | |
| Pop the Clutch | Release the clutch pedal quickly so as to get a fast start | |
| Pound | Beat up | |
| Punch it | Step on the gas (hot-rodders) | |
| Put down | To say bad things about someone | |
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| Radioactive | Very popular | |
| Rag Top | A convertible car | |
| Rap | To tattle on someone (Beats) | |
| Rattle your cage | Get upset | |
| Raunchy | Messy or gross in some other way | |
| Razz my berries | Excite or impress me | |
| Real gone | Very much in love. Also unstable. Hmm, there's a difference? | |
| Reds | The Communists | |
| Righto | Okay | |
| Rock | A diamond | |
| Rocket | A car (hot-rodders) | |
| Rod | A car (hot-rodders) | |
| Royal shaft | Badly or unfairly treated | |
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| Scream | Go fast | |
| Screamer | A hot rod | |
| Shoot low, they're riding Shetlands |
Be careful | |
| Shot down | Failed | |
| Shuck, shuckster | A deceiver, liar or cheat | |
| Sides | Vinyl records | |
| Sing | To tattle or inform on someone (Beats) | |
| Sounds | Music | |
| Souped up | A car modified to go fast | |
| Spaz | Someone who is uncoordinated. A clutz. | |
| Split | Leave | |
| Square | A regular, normal person. A conformist. | |
| Stacked | A woman with large er, ah...you know, well endowed. | |
| Stack up | To wreck a car (hotrodder) | |
| Submarine races | While waiting for the submarines to race, which might take quite awhile :>) couples found creative ways of killing the time. | |
| Subterranean | A hipster. Used by both Ginsberg and Kerouac. (Beats) | |
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| Tank | A large sedan (usually driven by parents) | |
| Tear ass | Drive (or go) very fast | |
| That's close | Something wrong or not true | |
| Think Fast | Usually said right before someone threw something at you | |
| Threads | Clothes | |
| Tight | Good friends | |
| Total | To completely destroy, most often in reference to a car | |
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| Unreal | Exceptional | |
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| Wail | Go fast | |
| Wazoo | Your rear end | |
| Weed | A cigarette | |
| Wet rag | Someone who's just no fun | |
| Word from the bird | The truth (Beats) | |
| What's buzzin, cuzzin | What's new? | |
| What's you tale, nightingale | What's the story? | |
| Wheelie | Left the car's front wheels off the ground by rapid acceleration |
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