The Weekend - 1970's (0101)

A: Hey man! How's it hanging?
B: Hey man! Everything is just groovy baby!
A: Did you go to the roller rink on Saturday? I heard it was far out, man!
B: I wanted to, but I ran into this foxy lady that just moved to my block! I was chatting her up a bit and then we mellowed out at her place.
A: Right on, right on! Well, Jim went to the rink with Sherry and he said it was dy-no-mite! He was low on bread, but Sherry paid for everything.
B: Gravy! Jim is such a jive turkey man. He is always hitting me up for cash. Anyway, you wanna book and go grab some grub?
A: Yeah man, I'm starving!

Key Vocabulary

right on phrase used to say that something that makes sense
how is it hanging phrase how's it going, how are you
groovy Adjective cool, excellent, enjoyable
roller rink common noun, singular an enclosed place for roller skating
far out Adjective the latest, cool
foxy Adjective sexy, attractive
block common noun, singular part of a neighborhood surrounded by four streets
chat (someone) up verb talk informally to a person you're attracted to
mellow out verb relax
bread common noun, non-variable money (informal and old fashioned)
gravy Adjective alright, cool
jive turkey common noun, singular a person who is unreliable or irresponsible
hit someone up for phrase ask someone for money
book verb leave quickly
grub common noun, non-variable food (informal)

Supplementary Vocabulary

Disco common noun, singular popular dance music, especially of the late 1970s
crib common noun, singular house
gig common noun, singular a performance especially by a band
the man phrase an authority figure, like the boss or government
bummer a negative situation