Gag Me With A Spoon Trivia Quiz

Answer: Daddy-O

Addressing someone as 'Daddy-O' is telling them that you consider him 'cool' (or showing that you are, and the person being addressed is not). The term was often used to address an older person and was generally considered disrespectful by 'uncool' adults. It developed from the 1950s in the beatnik/hipster culture.
Somewhat related to "dude" or "man".

Answer: Made in the shade

If a person had a comfortable spot, such as a good job or good social relationship, he considered himself lucky not to be under great pressure. Sometimes informal for extremely rich.

Answer: Burn rubber

Not only did your drive your car, but you also drove it fast. You may leave tire marks when making a jackrabbit start. Can also mean to leave a situation quickly.

Answer: Pad

A pad could be just a bed, but it could also mean a room or apartment. One also might 'crash' at someone else's pad.

Answer: Cruising for a bruising

Perhaps it might not be a physical fight but a confrontation about words or behavior. Could be used to warn a friend of potentially confrontational behavior which could lead to difficulties.

Answer: Greaser

The film "Grease" portrays the concept of the greaser. In addition to the hair, jeans, and jacket, we might add an attitude of coolness and rebellion. See Fonzie on "Happy Days".

Answer: Passion pit

Necking in cars in a secluded area was a risky but exciting behavior. Sometimes the areas were patrolled, but generally not. The phrase comes from the 1940s when it was used by adolescents to describe a place for unobserved intimacy. General term used for drive-in movies.

Answer: Wet rag

A 'wet rag' was someone who could spoil a party by their behavior (demonstrating their lack of enjoyment, and possibly disapproval) and make others uncomfortable. Related terms are wet blanket and party pooper.

Answer: Bummer

Most often used as a word of sympathy when something has not gone well. Or what you might reply if asked how your day went. In later years, it came to have the added meaning of referring to an unpleasant experience when using illicit drugs.

Answer: Spaz

The word is based on the word 'spastic', but not used in a physical sense. A person, for instance, might believe that they have been insulted directly or by innuendo and overreact with shouting and bad behavior. Sometimes the word was also used as an insult, suggesting that someone was awkward, socially or physically.

This usage has become less acceptable, as it suggests criticism of those with a medical condition that leads to uncontrollable spasms.

Answer: Gag me with a spoon

A popular type of slang for a while starting in the 1980s was 'Valley girl'. The San Fernando Valley was associated with young, affluent teens who developed their own slang. It brought into usage the word 'like' used as a pause, as in "Like, she liked this guy, like, everybody already knew".

Answer: Bad

Generally ascribed to African origins. People use words sarcastically to mean the opposite of their actual meanings. Used mainly in a colloquial or humorous manner. Often used in the context of being ironic, satiric, or challenging.

Answer: Square

The opposite would be 'hip' in jive talk. A square in the extreme might be a 'cube'. Used especially in the 1950s and 1960s.

Answer: Dig

Probably derived from jive talk among musicians, commonly used in the question, "Can you dig it?". May be an example of linguistic crossover. It has been suggested that the phrase may have evolved from the Irish Gaelic question, "An dtuigeann tú?" (pronounced "On digging two") which means "Do you understand?". Irish-American immigrants speaking Gaelic could have had their words translated into similar-sounding English words.

Answer: Bee's knees

In the 1920s it was fashionable to use nonsense terms to denote excellence - 'the snake's hips', 'the kipper's knickers', 'the cat's pyjamas/whiskers', 'the monkey's eyebrows' and so forth.