Freaking Sentence Examples

Have you ever been called a nerd, geek or dork? If so, you may wonder two things: a) should you be insulted? and b) what’s the difference? Although these terms may have once conjured images of bespectacled, awkward Star Wars fanatics, nerds, geeks and dorks have reclaimed these words as sources of pride. In fact, geek is chic, dorks are adorkable and anyone can be a proud nerd about something they love.

The 1970s was a cool era. After all, they invented (what seems like) a hundred different ways to say "cool." It was also the disco era; hello John Travolta. Wartime was over, people were relieved, and a major shift took place. You'll find that we still use a lot of this decade's lingo today. Language that goes underground for a while tends to spring back up again. Explore a list of some cool 1970s slang from the days of disco.