Slang words only Gen X will understand Generation X, born between 1965 and 1980, developed its vocabulary at the intersection ...

Language has a shelf life. Slang especially. What sounds effortlessly cool in one decade sounds like a Halloween costume in the next, and few eras produced more dateable vocabulary than the 1980s.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are just some things you might never forget in life — your childhood telephone number, your first address, and the slang ...