Urban Dictionary for the 70s and 80s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This site has several good 70s ones including “sit on it” which I forgot to add. It is sometimes hard for to me to distinguish what phrases come from my early childhood (70s) and teens (80s). A lot of stuff on this thread seems way more 90s, but maybe kids born in the 80s have trouble making the same distinctions.

Forgot to add the site:

https://bestlifeonline.com/1970s-slang-terms/

[Anonymous]

Did anyone else use the term “grits” for rednecks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else use the term “grits” for rednecks?

PP and yes, first heard this on rural Ohio at my ES, circa 1977, although the preferred term was “briar.”

Back in Fairfax County, we’d call these kids, “country” or “hillbillies.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember calling a girl a "C word" meant that she was hot.

I don’t remember that, but I do remember calling a girl a “box” meant that she was hot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else use the term “grits” for rednecks?

No but I’m from DC. There’s a thread here about that though. https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/845676.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else use the term “grits” for rednecks?

Yes. Also redneck boats = gritcraft

We also said "that's mighty white of you" in Virginia, even as white people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember calling a girl a "C word" meant that she was hot.

I don’t remember that, but I do remember calling a girl a “box” meant that she was hot.

I remember that but we would add a "y" to the end as an adjective rather than just the C-word.