Only ’80s Kids Can Ace This Totally Tubular Slang Quiz

Sara Portnoy|Quiz|6 Feb 2025

If something is “radical,” then what is it?

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Retry Correct Incorrect “Radical” originated in the 1960s as part of surfer slang. Then, it became a lot more well-known in the 1980s with the meaning of extreme, outrageous, or good. It even became the title of a 1986 BMX film starring Lori Loughlin and Talia Shire.
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If something is “radical,” then what is it?

  • mundane or boring
  • cold or unwelcoming
  • mellow or relaxing
  • extreme or outrageous
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