The 80’s were a weird time. Definitely weird. People were saying all sorts of crazy things, especially those teenaged mall-rats. Some of these phrases have stuck around in some aspects, evolved into a new term but held the meanings intact. But when you hear some of these bad boys, you'll probably find that these funky phrases were too cool to let go of!
1. "What's your damage?"
To express annoyance with someone or something; i.e., “dude, what'd you do that for? What's your damage?”
2. "Choice"
Something that is ideal or preferable; i.e., “my date to the prom is totally choice!”
3. "Gag me with a spoon."
To express disgust, interchangeable with “Barf Me Out!”; i.e., “she really said that? God, gag me with a spoon”
4. "Doy"
Just like “duh”, can also be used as a name-call insult; i.e., “like, don't be such a total doy!”
5. "Bag your face."
To call somebody ugly or unattractive; i.e., “you're wearing that eyeshadow with that gloss? Like, shut up, bag your face!!”
6. "Gnarly"
Can be a positive or a negative, depending on the context it’s used in, can be swapped with “grody”; i.e., “that’s like, sooooo gnarly!”
7. "Bodacious"
A good-looking body; i.e. “hey, did you catch that bodacious babe over there?”
(Take bodacious Keanu Reeves, for example.)
8. "I'm so sure."
Sarcastic term, somewhat of a verbal eyeroll, equivalent to “as if”; i.e., “he told me he’d call me tonight, like, I'm soooo sure”
9. "Psych!"
The same as to say, "gotcha!"
10. "‘Noid"
paranoid; i.e., “‘noided out”, and, “‘noid to the max”
11. "Spazz"
To freak out; i.e., “really, if I don't find those leg warmers I'll like, totally spazz”
12. "In another life."
Like saying “no”, or “maybe”
These are just a few of my personal favorites. And of course, I couldn't complete this list without including my all-time favorite quote to ever come from that decade, and you'll get bonus points if you know which cult classic this phrase came from ...
"Well, fuck me gently with a chainsaw."
