Classic Fifties ........... the decade that Rock Music was born

Get with it	Understand
Gig	Work, job (Beats)
Go ape	Get very excited
Goof	Someone who makes mistakes
Goopy	Messy
Goose it	Accelerate the car fully (hot-rodders)
Greaser	A guy with tons of grease in his hair, which later came to describe an entire group of people. Yes, John Travolta in Grease.

Hang	As in " hang out" which means to do very little
Haul ass	Drive very fast (hot-rodders)
Heat	Police (Beats)
Hep	With it, cool. Someone who knows the situation.
Hip	Someone who is cool, in the know. Very good.
Hopped up	A car modified for speed (hot-rodders)
Horn	Telephone
Hottie	A very fast car (hot-rodders) or woman

Ivy Leaguer	Pants style. Also any person who attended an Ivy League college

Jacked Up	Car with raised rear end. (hot-rodders)
Jets	Smarts, brains

Kick	A fun or good thing Also, a fad
Kill	To really impress
Knuckle sandwich	A fist in the face
Kookie	Nuts, in the nicest possible way

Later, also later, gator	Goodbye. See ya later, alligator. Response: after while crocodile.
Lay on	To give (Beats)
Like crazy	Really good, better than cool

Machine	A car (hot-rodders)
Made in the shade	Success guaranteed
Make out	A kissing session
Make the scene	To attend an event or activity
Most	As in " the most" - high praise usually of the opposite sex

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