eighties
Decade of synthesizers
The eighties refers to the decade from 1980 to 1989, or to the numbers 80 through 89.
Someone in their eighties is between 80 and 89 years old.
When the temperature is in the eighties, it falls within that range.
The music of the eighties is making a comeback.
My grandmother is in her eighties but still plays tennis.
Electronic sound-generating instrument
Youth-oriented video network
- Pac-ManDot-consuming arcade icon
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- breakdancingAcrobatic hip-hop dance form
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
VHS · aerobics · E.T. · Ghostbusters · Madonna · skateboarding · BMX · boombox
Inert illuminating element
- spandexElastic synthetic fiber
- scrunchiesFabric-covered hair bands
- mulletsDual-length hairstyles
- permsChemical hair treatments
Supply-side fiscal philosophy
- ThatcherismBritish free-market conservatism
- glasnostSoviet transparency reform
- perestroikaSoviet reform initiative
- SolidarityPolish trade union movement
Gorbachev · Reagan · Thatcher · Iran-Contra · Contras · Sandinistas · apartheid · Chernobyl
Supply-side fiscal philosophy
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- privatizationState sells public assets
- yuppieAmbitious urban professional
- trickle-downTheory wealth spreads below
supply-side · boom · deficit · outsourcing · globalization · merger
synthesizer
Electronic sound-generating instrument
MTV
Youth-oriented video network
- Pac-ManDot-consuming arcade icon
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- breakdancingAcrobatic hip-hop dance form
arcade · VHS · aerobics · E.T. · Ghostbusters · Madonna · skateboarding · BMX · boombox · Atari
neon
Inert illuminating element
- spandexElastic synthetic fiber
- scrunchiesFabric-covered hair bands
- mulletsDual-length hairstyles
perms · tracksuits · bodysuits · miniskirts · Ray-Bans
Reaganomics
Supply-side fiscal philosophy
- ThatcherismBritish free-market conservatism
- glasnostSoviet transparency reform
- perestroikaSoviet reform initiative
Solidarity · Gorbachev · Reagan · Thatcher · Iran-Contra · Contras · Sandinistas · apartheid · Chernobyl · détente
Reaganomics
Supply-side fiscal philosophy
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- privatizationState sells public assets
- yuppieAmbitious urban professional
trickle-down · supply-side · boom · deficit · outsourcing · globalization · merger
VCR
Tape-based video recorder
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- AtariSeventies gaming pioneer
- NintendoJapanese video game company
dot-matrix · camcorder · modem · MS-DOS · Betamax · CD-ROM · Macintosh · pager · LaserDisc · Tandy
eightiessixties
Numbers sixty through sixty-nine
nineties · Victorian era · grunge era · Great Depression era · seventies
- classic eighties styleThat decade's signature look