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100 Words Parents Don’t Realize Sound Old

February 4, 2026

No. Term Definition
1. All that and a bag of chips Very impressive; top-tier.
2. Antsy Restless; unable to sit still.
3. As if! No way; not happening.
4. Back in my day Nostalgic preface to advice.
5. Bee’s knees Excellent; the best.
6. Big whoop So what; not impressive.
7. Blast from the past Something strongly nostalgic.
8. Bogart Hog or keep to yourself.
9. Book it Leave quickly; hurry.
10. Bummer Disappointing situation or news.
11. Burning up the phone lines Calling repeatedly; nonstop calls.
12. Cat’s pajamas Outstanding; very stylish.
13. Cheeseball Corny or overly sentimental.
14. Cool beans Okay; sounds good.
15. Couch potato Person who watches lots of TV.
16. Cray-cray Acting wild or irrational.
17. Cruisin’ Driving around aimlessly.
18. Dagnabbit Mild exclamation of annoyance.
19. Darn tootin’ Absolutely; for sure.
20. Dial-up Old internet connection method.
21. Dope Cool; excellent.
22. Down the hatch Drink it; swallow it.
23. Drag Boring or unpleasant thing.
24. Dude Casual term for a person.
25. E-ticket ride Very exciting experience.
26. Egghead Intellectual; nerdy person.
27. Far out Amazing; impressive.
28. Fetch Cool; desirable.
29. Film at eleven Teaser for later details.
30. Flake Unreliable person; cancels often.
31. Fly Stylish; looking good.
32. Fo’ shizzle For sure; definitely.
33. FOMO Fear of missing out.
34. Gag me That’s gross or annoying.
35. Gee whiz Mild surprise or emphasis.
36. Get a clue Pay attention; understand already.
37. Get bent Go away; rude dismissal.
38. Get real Be serious; stop kidding.
39. Golly Mild surprise or emphasis.
40. Gonna bounce I’m leaving now.
41. Grody Gross; disgusting.
42. Grouchy Irritably bad-tempered.
43. Hang ten Surfing; doing well.
44. Hard copy Printed paper version.
45. Heck Mild substitute swear.
46. Hella Very; extremely.
47. Home skillet Close friend; buddy.
48. Hot mess Chaotic person or situation.
49. How’s tricks? How are things going?
50. I kid you not I’m serious; not joking.
51. In a jiffy Very soon; quickly.
52. In the doghouse In trouble with someone.
53. Jeepers Mild surprise or annoyance.
54. Jinkies Mild surprise.
55. Keen Great; exciting.
56. Keep on truckin’ Keep going; persevere.
57. Know what I mean? Seeking agreement or understanding.
58. Knucklehead Silly or foolish person.
59. Kook Odd or eccentric person.
60. Lame Uncool; disappointing.
61. Lay it on me Tell me; share details.
62. Like, totally Emphatic agreement; Valley-speak.
63. Long-distance Telephone call outside local area.
64. Loser Uncool person; insult.
65. Made in the shade All set; doing great.
66. Mondo Very big; extreme.
67. My bad My mistake; sorry.
68. Neat-o Very nice; cool.
69. Nifty Clever; pleasantly impressive.
70. No duh Obviously; sarcastic.
71. No prob No problem; it’s fine.
72. Not gonna lie Honestly; to be truthful.
73. Off the chain Excellent; exciting.
74. On the horn On the phone.
75. Out of pocket Unavailable; hard to reach.
76. Outta sight Excellent; impressive.
77. Party line Shared telephone line.
78. Peachy Great; fine.
79. Phat Excellent; cool.
80. Psych! Just kidding; got you.
81. Rad Awesome; very cool.
82. Rag on Tease; criticize repeatedly.
83. Right on Agreed; good.
84. Righteous Excellent; admirable.
85. Roll with it Adapt; go along.
86. Schlep Carry or travel tediously.
87. Scram Go away; leave.
88. Screw the pooch Mess up badly.
89. Shindig Party or gathering.
90. Shoot the breeze Chat casually.
91. Sike Just kidding; fooled you.
92. Skedaddle Leave quickly.
93. Skinny Inside information; the truth.
94. Smooth move Sarcastic: that was dumb.
95. Snail mail Postal mail; not digital.
96. So sue me Defiant: I don’t care.
97. Spiffy Neat; stylish.
98. Spill the tea Share gossip or details.
99. Stoked Excited; enthusiastic.
100. Talk to the hand I’m not listening.
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