Stacker has rounded up 25 old-timey sayings from the 1950s through the 1990s to explore their beginnings and their original meanings.

We all know what "preppy" means — don't we? If you're older than those in Generation Alpha (anyone born after 2012) you might think of a wealthy person with a particular fashion sense (collared shirts ...

Slang words make the world go around! Nothing explains exactly what we want to say in a more confusing, nonsensical way than good old slang words. Boomers and Gen X will remember "groovy" and "cool" ...

This old-fashioned complaint about aching feet dates back to the days when the word dogs was used to refer to feet. The Free Dictionary says this slang phrase originated in Great Britain, but ...

As a Millennial in my 20s, it's hard to believe that my generation is slowly becoming dated, especially when it comes to our slang. Everything we used to think was supercool, like playing Oregon Trail ...

Slang lexicographer Jonathon Green's massive, three-volume Dictionary of Slang is the most authoritative work on the back roads and byways of the English language. His database of slang contains about ...

"All slang words are detestable from the lips of ladies," Eliza Leslie said in 1867. She was the author of the Behavior Book, a 19 th century etiquette manual published in Philadelphia. How times have ...

I’m nostalgic for things that were wicked. Heck, even bomb or dope. Now they’re bussin’, slappin’ or slaying. (All positive connotations.) And you best not be cappin’ (lying) if you know what’s good ...