Best '90s Terms That Completely Faded Away

PocketEpiphany Published 08/23/2023 in Funny

We love to revisit the past with some good, old-fashioned nostalgia. But it's tough to revisit things that have faded away entirely.

This includes some TOTALLY RADICAL slang from the '90s. If you even try to say you don't want these phrases to make a comeback, our only response to you is "as if!"

Thanks to Reddit, we've collected the best slang from the '90s. Enjoy!

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1.
No doy! -u/XxBoognishxX
2.
Information superhighway. -u/gingerbreadporter
3.
Call me after 7pm, when it’s free. -u/False-Boysenberry673
4.
Here’s a quarter, call someone who cares. -u/pale_marble
5.
I still say things are “rad”, but I haven’t said “radical” or heard the term “radical” used in a “that’s cool” context since like ‘95 or ‘96. -u/ghosts-go-boo
6.
Being a “poser” was THE worst insult where I grew up. People were often criticized for being too big for their boots and dressing like rockstars. Nowadays, with social media etc, everyone is invested in their own brand management and if you think it’s cringe, you’re a ‘hater.’ -u/AGuerillaGorilla
7.
Hello! Earth to (insert person's name.) -u/Sonicboom343
8.
Talk to the hand. -u/llcucf80
9.
Say it, don't spray it! -u/bigkeef69
10.
These are all good answers... NOT!!! -u/chichi_benson
11.
All that and a bag of potato chips! -u/Wishyouamerry
12.
Schwing! -u/rileysauntie
13.
My wife got made fun of by our friend's kid for using the phrase “word on the street”. It really blew his mind when we told him we needed the “4-1-1” on why it’s not cool anymore. -u/Treibemj
14.
Coolio. The word, not the rapper. Though I suppose no one talks about the rapper any more either. So, Coolio. -u/Ok-Table9721
15.
Booyah! -u/ScarecrowNighmare
16.
Don't have a cow, man! -u/SilasMarner77
17.
What's up, home skillet?! -u/Orlando1701
18.
Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon? -u/Cosity82
19.
"That's for me to know and you to never find out" was one that was used a lot. -u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84
20.
Exsqueeze me. -u/LakeLov3r
21.
Phat. And smooth move, X-Lax. -u/JeremyBreitenbach
22.
"As if!" From 'Clueless' with Alicia Silverstone. -u/blargggggg823

1.
No doy! -u/XxBoognishxX
2.
Information superhighway. -u/gingerbreadporter
3.
Call me after 7pm, when it’s free. -u/False-Boysenberry673
4.
Here’s a quarter, call someone who cares. -u/pale_marble
5.
I still say things are “rad”, but I haven’t said “radical” or heard the term “radical” used in a “that’s cool” context since like ‘95 or ‘96. -u/ghosts-go-boo
6.
Being a “poser” was THE worst insult where I grew up. People were often criticized for being too big for their boots and dressing like rockstars. Nowadays, with social media etc, everyone is invested in their own brand management and if you think it’s cringe, you’re a ‘hater.’ -u/AGuerillaGorilla
7.
Hello! Earth to (insert person's name.) -u/Sonicboom343
8.
Talk to the hand. -u/llcucf80
9.
Say it, don't spray it! -u/bigkeef69
10.
These are all good answers... NOT!!! -u/chichi_benson
11.
All that and a bag of potato chips! -u/Wishyouamerry
12.
Schwing! -u/rileysauntie
13.
My wife got made fun of by our friend's kid for using the phrase “word on the street”. It really blew his mind when we told him we needed the “4-1-1” on why it’s not cool anymore. -u/Treibemj
14.
Coolio. The word, not the rapper. Though I suppose no one talks about the rapper any more either. So, Coolio. -u/Ok-Table9721
15.
Booyah! -u/ScarecrowNighmare
16.
Don't have a cow, man! -u/SilasMarner77
17.
What's up, home skillet?! -u/Orlando1701
18.
Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon? -u/Cosity82
19.
"That's for me to know and you to never find out" was one that was used a lot. -u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84
20.
Exsqueeze me. -u/LakeLov3r
21.
Phat. And smooth move, X-Lax. -u/JeremyBreitenbach
22.
"As if!" From 'Clueless' with Alicia Silverstone. -u/blargggggg823