The team at Preply offers us a fun infographic showing the outdated slang terms that Americans want to revive. Slang comes and goes with hairstyles, the cut of your jeans, and popular music and dances. But there isn’t always a perfect replacement for the slang words from decades past. In fact, 80% of Americans say they use outdated slang regularly. This might be from an old habit, but some say they do it ironically or for a laugh. America’s favorite decade for slang is the ‘90s, which brought us words like “rad,” “gnarly,” “sick,” and “dope,” all of which are synonyms for cool! While many generations favored the slang of the ‘80s and ‘90s, Baby Boomers prefer slang from the ‘60s. Gen X respondents were the most nostalgic for the slang of their youth, specifically from the ‘80s and ‘90s, reflecting the wider preference for slang from that era.
infographic by: preply.com
