Title: The Most Popular Slang the Year You Were Born
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Description: From "ritzy" and "booksy" to "dreamboat" and "doh!", see which surprising slang word or catchphrase defined the lexicon the year you were born.
Open Graph Description: Whether your birth year was "booksy," "hyper," or "baloney," here's the pop-culture catchphrase that defined everyday speech when you spawned.
X Description: Whether your birth year was "booksy," "hyper," or "baloney," here's the pop-culture catchphrase that defined everyday speech when you spawned.
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