This Is the Most Popular Slang Word the Year You Were Born
1960: Doofus
1961: Dishy
1962: Baggies
1963: Catch-22
1964: Folkie
1965: Hippie
1966: Groupie
1967: Grinch
1968: Mondo
1969: Ew
1970: Newbie
1971: Trifecta
1972: Woke
1973: Space cadet
1974: Gotcha
1975: Downsize
1976: 'Tude
1977: Brewski
1978: Snitty
1979: Def
1980: Chill out
1981: Cred
1982: B-Boy
1983: Yup
1984: Geeked
1985: Cool Beans
1986: McJob
1987: Diss
1988: Emo
1989: Beatdown
1990: Spam
1991: Bestie
1992: Buzzkill
1993: Booty call
1994: Po-po
1995: Noob
1996: Face-palm
1997: Judgy
1998: Flexitarian
1999: Chillax
2000: Crunk
2001: Twerking
2002: Selfie
2003: Unfriend
2004: Life hack
2005: On-brand
2006: YouTuber
2007: Retweet
2008: Unfollow
2009: Subtweet
2010: Catfish
2011: Helicopter parent
2012: Inspo
2013: Bingeable
2014: Manspreading
2015: Jeggings
2016: FOMO
2017: Slay
2018: Hangry
2019: Bae
2020: Thirsty
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