Sorry, Millennials, only Boomers can match all these Sixties nicknames to the right things
New threads, old hoopties, the horn and the tube. Do you know what all these things are?

Nicknames, slang, what the eggheads might call colloquialisms, change and evolve depending on the time and place. Some terms come from the actual mechanics in an object while others stem from a brand name. Some are just nonsense words that seem to appear out of nowhere!
Here are 12 words used in decades past to refer to everything from household objects to other people. Do you know the meaning of each one?
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The word "tube" refers to what?
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What are "threads"?
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A "pad" is a...
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Taken from the brand, a "hoover" was adopted to generally refer to...
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"Bread" can also mean what?
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A "shutter bug" is someone who...
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The name "John" refers to which room?
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"Cutting a rug" is...
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The word "horn" refers to what?
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Having a "gas" is...
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What is a "hooptie"?
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If someone is a "fink" they are...

Sorry, Millennials, only Boomers can match all these Sixties nicknames to the right things
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417 Comments

I missed "hooptie." I grew up in the 60's and have NEVER heard that term.
You got 11 out of 12 - Did you dig this quiz? Bummer, I missed #11. It was the only one I never heard of. "An old car" was the first answer I eliminated so I was way off!!
12 out of 12 right. I took a shot at #11, because that sure wasn't a word I was ever familiar with.
I agree with Lacey. I think it was put in to throw us off.
I agree with Lacey. I think it was put in to throw us off.
I think they tossed in #11 just to make sure nobody got 100%.
I am not that old, but I have never heard the term "hooptie."
I am not that old, but I have never heard the term "hooptie."
You got 12 out of 12
BUT THEY CHEATED
DIDN'T give richie's middle name from TDVDS (the illustrating blackboard)
BUT THEY CHEATED
DIDN'T give richie's middle name from TDVDS (the illustrating blackboard)
I'm Generation X and got 12 out of 12 , I feel Gen X is becoming the forgotten generation with all the Boomer vs Millennial stuff .
Again, I had 11 right, went back and counted green, at the end said I had 10 right. Not a first time error
11/12, I'm a late boomer born in 1963. I never heard of a hooptie