The 70's

For those of you who don't know 70s very well; here is a brief about that beautiful era that was described as the most colourful and freedom time of the western culture and still has an influence to us until now.

Hippies: started in early 60s and by 70s it reached its peak and was known all over the world as a movement of youth who rejected traditional social values, advocated peace and free love and favoured long hair and unconventional dress.
Some says hippie philosophy is a mix of Cynics and also credits the religious and spiritual teachings of Jesus Christ, Hillel the Elder, Buddha, St. Francis of Assisi, Henry David Thoreau, and Gandhi.
Also the hippies fashion has a great influence on the culture those days especially on music, art, television and literature.

Music: the 70s brought with it lots of famous and great singers, bands and songs as
Pink Floyd, UFO, Queen, Bee Gees, Dire straits, ABBA, Chic, the Eagles...
Also singers such as Elton John, Paul McCartney, James Brown, Bob Segar, Billy Joel, Bob Marley and others.
Greatest hit songs such: Hotel California, No woman no cry, I will Survive, Roxanne, Stayin' Alive, Sweet Home Alabama, Sultans of Swings, comfortably Numb, Stairway to Heaven, Another brick in the wall, American Pie and much much more...

Social movements: in 70s brought a big raise of social movements such as Environmentalism, Feminism, Gay rights...

Technology: Birth of modern computers, start of fibre optics, Pocket calculators, Atari games, popularity of Microwave ovens...

70s slang: Ace (just another groovy word for funky and awesome), Airhead (stupid person, usually a woman, usually blond, often someone pretending to be stupid in order to be considered attractive to the opposite sex. "Chrissy on Three's Company is such an airhead."), Awsome Possome (very cool), Be There Or Be Square (means be at the party or place or be boring!), Bitchin' (way cool or really REALLY neat! That car is bitchin!), Catch U Up (seeing u later), Chick (girl), Chump (a loser, a fool, a rube.), Dig (v. to understand, to get something. Can be used as a question as well as a reply. "Q:Can you dig it? or Dig? A:Dig!"), Do Me A Solid (asking for a favour), Doobie (joint, marijuana cigarette), Dude (guy, or girl), Famoo (something that is very appealing), Foxy Mama (hot chick, hot girl), Funky (to be cool something cool, weird), Fuzz (cops, police, law enforcement), Gearhead (person interested in cars), Gimme Five (slap hands (one palm over the other, then in reverse) with another person, as in agreement with you, or something you really like), Holla At Me (talk to me later, or try to get with somebody), Hunk (Girls' term for a handsome or otherwise attractive boy. "Ooh, he's such a hunk!"), Jeepers Creepers (Oh my God or another way of saying far out), Kiss My Wrist (another way to say kiss my butt!), Later (See you at another time.), Mellow Out (Chill out; Calm Down: Take a pill; Relax; Pop a lude and watch some Land of the Lost, kid.), Mint (great... in good condition... excellent), Moofy (Slut, What a moofy pie!!!), Mulah (money, cash), Nark (To Squeal, Snitch, rat; or the person who does these things), Nia (it was a word used back in the 70's between black males. "yo whats happening nia?"), Off The Hook (thats cooler than cool), P.O.W. (Piece of work. Used to degrade someone. Check out that chick in the red dress, what a P.O.W.), Pansey (Sissy. A coward.), Peace, Man! (Meaning "Hello." Or "Good-bye." Although, it's associated with Hippies of the 60's, there were plenty of us hippies in the 70's using this term a lot. It always came with the two-fingers up "V" "peace sign" as a required accompaniment.), Pimpin' (To show that you got all the women. You the man!!!), Plastic (fake, phony - not real), R.F.N. (means "now". When would you like that report? RFN!), Rockin (cool), Shag (To Have Sex!), Slammin (like cool, or awesome), Smooch-ya-too ("love you too, sweetie"), Sucka! (someone who just got hustled, dummy, stupid), T.C.F.S ("too cool for School" - means that someone is to cool to be in school!), wuddup (hi)