Boomer-slang quiz!

I'm not a Boomer, but I did surprisingly well on this quiz from Dictionary.com, getting 13 out of 13 right. My dad was born in 1942 (like Joe Biden!), just before the Boomer generation, so maybe my childhood was an ambiance of Boomerish-era words.

QUESTION 1 OF 13 

This word has been used prior to the 1980s to mean “an old, decrepit, or unpretentious automobile.”

a. camper 

b. jalopy 

c. whip 

QUESTION 2 OF 13 

This verb from the 1960s means “to take an unfair share of something.” 

a. hepburn 

b. sinatra 

c. bogart 

d. hitchcock 

QUESTION 3 OF 13 

This word has been used since the 1940s to mean “to dance energetically.” 

a. boogie 

b. disco 

c. floss 

QUESTION 4 OF 13 

This term from the 1960s means “any unpleasant or disappointing experience.” 

a. dumpster 

b. fire 

c. bummer 

d. buzzkill 

QUESTION 5 OF 13 

True or False? Since the 1970s, the slang SPACE CADET has been used to refer to a boring person who follows the rules. 

a. True 

b. False 

QUESTION 6 OF 13 

Since the 1960s, the term BOOB TUBE has been used to refer to a… 

a. radio 

b. adult film 

c. television 

d. microwave oven 

QUESTION 7 OF 13 

True or False? The phrase MOO JUICE refers to milk. 

a. True 

b. False 

QUESTION 8 OF 13 

If a Baby Boomer is talking to the FUZZ, who are they talking to? 

a. a barber 

b. a police officer 

c. a politician 

d. a news reporter 

QUESTION 9 OF 13 

For a fashionable person in the 1960s, the opposite of HIP was… 

a. circle 

b. square 

c. triangle 

d. rhombus 

QUESTION 10 OF 13 

If a Baby Boomer is looking for INFORMATION, they want to know the… 

a. skinny 

b. tea 

c. 411 

QUESTION 11 OF 13 

A Baby Boomer would know that this word was used to mean something was cool even before disco died. 

a. lit 

b. awesome 

c. bodacious 

d. groovy 

QUESTION 12 OF 13 

True or False? If a Baby Boomer said something was a GAS, it means it was really boring. 

a. True 

b. False 

QUESTION 13 OF 13 

This word has been used since the 1960s to mean something is “disgusting.” 

a. phat 

b. whack 

c. grody 

d. bogus

ANSWERS (highlight between the brackets)

[1. b, 2. c, 3. a, 4. c, 5. b, 6. c, 7. a, 8. b, 9. b, 10. a, 11. d, 12. b, 13. c]