Thank god for that website, I can't imagine being an aging millennial in 1980 with all the kids talking about "radical" this and "cowabunga" that and not have anything to look up.

[–] Pizzasgood@kbin.social 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Twas a tubular time.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Cowabunga" shouldn't have been a mystery to them, at least, because it originates from Howdy Doody in 1949.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wow. I totally thought it was just a Ninja Turtles thing. Thanks for that info.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Ninja Turtles got it from 60's surfer slang (since that's how Michelangelo speaks) and gave it new life for a few years.