Slang Files · 🧑🎤 People & types
G33Z3R Slang Files · 1980–1992
Airhead
🗳️ Did you say it?
Be one of the first to weigh in. No account needed.
The Valley girl's insult from the outside: a girl with big hair and, supposedly, nothing under it. It was everywhere in the '80s and it was mostly used by boys who weren't paying attention.
It faded as the stereotype did, and the candy that shares the name outlived the slur.
Sources: Wiktionary — Airhead
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of Airhead.
People & types · 1982–1994
Means: A nerd, but softer; a hopelessly uncool person
People & types · 1989–1996
Means: Friend; a variation on homeboy
People & types · 1985–1999
Means: Someone imitating a scene they're not part of
People & types · 1978–1999
Means: Any person; also an exclamation of surprise, sympathy or disapproval depending on the tone
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