old-fashioned slang
Antiquated informal speech
Slang that was once current but now sounds dated or quaint.
Terms like the bee's knees, swell, or groovy mark their speakers as belonging to an earlier generation—or as deliberately invoking retro charm.
Old-fashioned slang often survives in ironic or humorous use long after its original context has faded.
- retroEvoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- cornyTiresomely sentimental or trite
- groovySixties slang for cool
- hipFashionable or pelvic joint
square · cat · daddy-o · see you later alligator · swell · nifty · keen · hokey · dated · quaint · the bee's knees · jive · bebop · flapper · speakeasy · glad rags · dapper · snazzy
old-fashioned slangmodern slang
Recently coined informal expressions
contemporary slang · street talk · internet slang · neologisms · youth slang
oldest, oldness, fashion, fashions, fashioned, fashioning, fashionable, fashionably, unfashionable