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The days of 80s culture are all contained in a few simple words – Delorian Daze, Pop Rockin, Slink-y-fied... How would you define this era of big hair, neon spandex, and the Rubik's cube? Pull out those photo albums and sift through your old vinyl records and contribute your original word to our Defining The 80’s Project. All entries are asked to include their original 80’s term, its definition, and its use in the form of a sentence.
All entries will be eligible for submission into our Celebrate the 80’s Contest. The best 80’s vocabulary word will win a PAIR OF TICKETS TO OPENING NIGHT OF THE WEDDING SINGER!
Here's a sample: Word: Delorean Daze Definition: A term used when a girl doesn’t like a guy for who he is- just for his Delorean. Sentence: Glen is such a loser. Julia is totally Delorean Dazed.
The winner will be picked and announced right here on Wednesday, April 26!
To enter, hit reply to this message and post your entry!
(Naturally, I'll exclude myself from the competition.. but wanted to post)
Word: Coreyed Definition: Lumped together with someone you always are seen with, as in Corey Haim and Corey Feldman Sentence: Rob, if you and Andrew keep hanging out together, you're totally going to be Coreyed
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka
Word: Betamaxed Definition: to make history, yesterday's news, gone, ditched, dismissed Sentence: Blane almost betamaxed Andy - but he came around and professed his love for her
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka
Word: swatched-out. Definition: Someone who is tackily-dressed, usually from the excessive amount of watches they are wearing. Sentence: When I spent the night at Jennifer's, she was so swatched-out that I couldn't fall asleep due to the incessant ticking of her seventeen wristwatches.
Definition: to be able to get through a seemingly-impossible situation, the kind of situation that is so implausible it could only be written by John Hughes.
Sentence: What do you mean I can't skip work with an excuse about going to visit my "cousin" Michael J. Fox, then get into Shea Stadium by prentending I'm Jon Bon Jovi, be invited to throw the first pitch via a total snafu involving a Cabbage Patch Kid bribe, and then take Bo Jackson's Limo home... I can totally Bueller that.
Definition: isolated, put down, marginalized, reduced in status
Sentence: Her controlling b.f. went so postal when she wore those hot rags at 54 that he baby-in-the-cornered her by ordering her to stay in the ladies' lounge. And she actually listened, the loser!
definition: along the same lines as jerk, stupid, idiot, a$$hole...
sentance - "dude, you just spilled your beer all over my ripped acid-washed, tapered leg jordache jeans and my neon air-brushed t-shirt! there's even some on my slap bracelet and my keds!! you're such a BARF BAG!!!!!!!"
Word: Pulling a BMW Definition: Unintentionally moving too fast Sentence: I pulled a BMW on Samantha Baker last night in the car. But I got her panties to show to the boys in the bathroom anyway!
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka
Word:Yuppie Definition: YUP= Young+Urban+Professional. Basically describing the young,upperclass, GIGANTIC cel phone toting,men (and often women) of the 80's. Sentence: Did you see Michael on the way to the golf course yesterday in his red Beemer? What a yuppie!
Definition: Developed around 1986, it is a word given to those kids who were at one time timid and nerdish and would become cool and rebellious.
Sentence: Did you hear Andy got detention last Friday for skipping school...who would ever think that the President of the Chess Club would get so Beullerfied?