Ever wonder
what Bruce
Springsteen meant
when he referred to a
“deuce” in his hit song
“Blinded by the Light”?
Deuce is a 50’s slang term for
any of the Ford Model B
vehicles and most commonly
used as a nickname for the
1934 coupe.
 In
the 1950’s most everyone knew
that the initials were a reference
to a then popular hairstyle.
 The
Ducktail or
 Duck’s “arse”

Who made this popular term
famous?
 Referring
to a guaranteed success
and later shortened to “got it
made”.
 Arthur
Fonzarelli –
› The Fonz
A
large sedan, usually driven by
parents or older people

Drive-in movie theater
 While
waiting for the submarines
to race, couples found creative
ways of killing the time, hubba,
hubba!
A
convertible automobile
 Cools-ville,
deads-ville, Doodyville, squares-ville and weirdsville….
 Slang terms have
all but disappeared.
 In
the Fifties, the hotrodders and the Beats
provided inspiration.
 They seemed “cool” to us,
a sharp contrast from the
way real teens lived in a
preppy, conservative
world.
But it was used differently than it is today.
 Today it is said in a more clipped way.
 In the Fifties, it was spoken in a more
dragged out fashion

A
guy with tons
of grease in his
hair, later this
came to
describe an
entire group of
people…
 Going
steady
 Rock & roll music
 Getting pinned
 Cruising the boulevard
 Hanging out at a malt shop
 Wearing your boyfriend’s class ring
Danny ____ & the Juniors.
 _____________
Smokey Robinson
 _________________ & the Miracles.
Little Anthony
 _________________
& the Imperials.
Martha
 _________________
& the Vandellas
Dion
 _________________
& the Belmonts
Bill Haley
 _________________
& the Comets.
Buddy Holly
 _________________
& the Crickets.
 Ward,
Lumpy, Eddie, Wally
 Carmine,
 Richie,
 Ricky
Lenny, Squiggy
Joanie, Potsie
and David Nelson
Leave it
to Beaver
Laverne
and Shirley
Happy Days
Ozzie
and Harriet
 “Hey
there, hi there, ho there,
we’re as happy as can be”
 “Someday,
Alice, to the moon!”
 “Hey,
boys
and girls, what
time is it?”
 “Round
‘em up, get ‘em in”
Splish
Splash
 _________ ___________ I was Takin’ a Bath.

Yackety Yack
____________
________ Don’t Talk Back.

Blueberry _____
Hill
I found my thrill, on ______________