1983

Reagan's third year

1983 is a year in the twentieth century, often referenced culturally for events, music, or films from that time: That song is so 1983.

Using a year as an adjective suggests something dated or characteristic of that era.

Like other years, 1983 can modify nouns: the 1983 model, a 1983 vintage.

coldwar

Reagan

American presidential surname

SovietOf the USSR
KGBUSSR intelligence service
NATOWestern defense organization

nuclear · Grenada · Pershing · détente · espionage · CIA · communism · capitalism · DEFCON · superpower

popculture

Thriller

Record-breaking 1982 album

Flashdance1983 Adrian Lyne film
MTVYouth-oriented video network
MadonnaChrist's mother, or pop icon

breakdancing · moonwalk · Eurythmics · Scarface · WarGames

videogames

arcade

Arched passageway or gaming hall

AtariSeventies gaming pioneer
joystickTilting lever for control
Pac-ManDot-consuming arcade icon

Galaga · Frogger · Q*bert · cartridge · 8-bit · Intellivision · Asteroids · Defender · Tron

technology

camcorder

Portable video recording device

ARPANETDefense Department's pioneering network
MIDIElectronic music data standard
TCP/IPInternet's core protocol suite

fashion

legwarmers

Knitted calf coverings

neonInert illuminating element
spandexElastic synthetic fiber
headbandsStrips encircling the skull

Ray-Ban · mullet · preppy

Opposites

temporal distance

Great age, ancient era

ancient times · prehistory

CULTURAL/HISTORICAL CHARACTER (Cold War era)

19831991

Late twentieth century year

1999 · 2000 · détente · 1972

LITERARY/CULTURAL REFERENCE (vs. "1984")

19831984

Dystopian surveillance state tale

Nineteen Eighty-Four · Big Brother · 1985 · dystopia · Oceania

Phrases

1980s pop starFamous musician, Reagan era
1980s filmsMovies from that decade

Family

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G