1980
Post-disco pop era
1980 is the year that follows 1979 and precedes 1981.
Like other years, it functions as a noun 1980 was an election year or as an attributive modifier the 1980 Olympics.
Years are cardinal numbers that name specific points in time rather than quantities.
American presidential surname
- CarterOne who carts
- Iran hostage crisisDiplomatic kidnapping in Tehran
- Moscow Olympics1980 Soviet-hosted athletic event
- boycottOrganized economic protest
Mount St. Helens · eruption · John Lennon · assassination · Solidarity · Poland · Voyager · Saturn
Youth-oriented video network
- Pac-ManDot-consuming arcade icon
- Rubik's CubeRotating color-matching puzzle
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- AtariSeventies gaming pioneer
Michael Jackson · Madonna · Blondie · hip hop · breakdancing · post-punk · heavy metal · Flashdance
Knitted calf coverings
- neonInert illuminating element
- aerobicsHeart-strengthening group exercises
- mulletsDual-length hairstyles
- shoulder padsUpper body protective gear
Members Only · Care Bears · Cabbage Patch Kids · cassette tapes · roller skating · jelly shoes · scrunchies · Trapper Keeper
Former communist superstate
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
- KGBUSSR intelligence service
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
- NATOWestern defense organization
Warsaw Pact · détente · espionage · proxy war · nuclear threat · Kremlin · Pentagon · propaganda
Evoking recent past
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
- classicOf lasting excellence
- period pieceWork set in past era
- time capsuleSealed trove for descendants
memorabilia · collectible · antique · old school · era · decade · thrift · revival
Reagan
American presidential surname
- CarterOne who carts
- Iran hostage crisisDiplomatic kidnapping in Tehran
- Moscow Olympics1980 Soviet-hosted athletic event
boycott · Mount St. Helens · eruption · John Lennon · assassination · Solidarity · Poland · Voyager · Saturn · Lake Placid
MTV
Youth-oriented video network
- Pac-ManDot-consuming arcade icon
- Rubik's CubeRotating color-matching puzzle
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
Atari · Michael Jackson · Madonna · Blondie · hip hop · breakdancing · post-punk · heavy metal · Flashdance · E.T.
leg warmers
Knitted calf coverings
- neonInert illuminating element
- aerobicsHeart-strengthening group exercises
- mulletsDual-length hairstyles
shoulder pads · Members Only · Care Bears · Cabbage Patch Kids · cassette tapes · roller skating · jelly shoes · scrunchies · Trapper Keeper · slap bracelets
Soviet Union
Former communist superstate
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
- KGBUSSR intelligence service
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
NATO · Warsaw Pact · détente · espionage · proxy war · nuclear threat · Kremlin · Pentagon · propaganda · arms race
retro
Evoking recent past
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
- classicOf lasting excellence
- period pieceWork set in past era
time capsule · memorabilia · collectible · antique · old school · era · decade · thrift · revival · reissue
- YugoslaviaYugoslavia, Tito, Belgrade, Serbia, Croatia