18 words or phrases baby boomers used that are no longer around — see if you can guess what they mean

Matthew WilsonJun 2, 2020, 02:02 IST

Two couples dancing.Everett Collection/Shutterstock

In their youth, the baby boomer generation used words that are rarely used by younger generations today.
"Thongs" referred to a pair of flip-flops in the 1960s.
If you said, "come on, snake, let's rattle!" you were asking someone to dance ... or you were challenging them to a fight.

Language is constantly evolving: What may be the hip new phrase of today may be forgotten tomorrow.

While Generation Z or millennials have adopted many words and phrases from the baby boomer generation, other sayings fell out of style after the 1950s, '60s, and '70s.

Can you guess the meaning of these 18 words or phrases that are no longer common today?

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If you said that an event was a "gas," you meant it was what?

Someone pumping gas. Nipol Plobmuang/Shutterstock

What did the term "word from the bird" mean?

A bird on a branch. Sumruay Rattanataipob/Shutterstock

What did getting a "wig chop" mean?

Cutting hair. Shutterstock

"Don't flip your wig" meant what?

A wig. ludmilafoto/Shutterstock

What did you mean if you said "razz my berries"?

Raspberries. Dionisvera/Shutterstock

If a movie was a big tickle, it meant what?

A family laughing together. fizkes/Shutterstock

If you called someone a "wet rag," you meant that they were ... ?

A cleaning rag. vvoe/Shutterstock

When you told someone "come on, snake, let's rattle!" you meant what?

Two couples dancing. Everett Collection/Shutterstock

If you asked someone "What's your bag?" what were you asking them?

Luggage bags. WeStudio/Shutterstock

If someone asked you to the "submarine races," where did they want you to go?

A submarine. Associated Press

If you called someone a "fink," you were referring to them as what?

A child pointing at another. Oksana Mizina/Shutterstock

The phrase "Meanwhile, back at the ranch" meant what?

A ranch. Rena Schild/Shutterstock

"Stop dipping in my Kool-Aid" referred to what?

Kool-Aid. Lisa Holder/Shutterstock

What does the phrase "what a fry" mean?

French fries. Shutterstock

If you wanted the "skinny," what were you looking for?

Two people having a conversation. Flamingo Images/Shutterstock

If you called someone a "bogart," you were referring to their tendency to do what?

Humphrey Bogart. John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images

What did the term "grody" mean?

Dirt. Holiday.Photo.Top/Shutterstock

What clothing item was a "thong"?

Flip-flops. EllenSmile/Shutterstock

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