Can You Understand 1950s Slang?

The era of pin-ups, mobsters and good housewives, the 1950s was truly another world! We’ve prepared a special 1950s slang quiz to see if you can understand the people from this time. Shall we get started, daddy-o?

After the turbulent times of the Second World War, the 1950s was the era in which the economy boomed and a whole new cultural movement emerged. For the first time, ‘teenagers’ were recognized as a section of society who questioned the rules and relaxed previously rigid social conventions.