NARBO: The Ultimate 80s Slang Revival

[@nicolewilleford749]

I looked it up, it's from Degrassi, which is a Canadian show, that was in 2001 so not even close to our era of slang words 😂

[@MurphyFarm2014]

Yes!!!!

[@CrankyBarista]

There are 2 versions... "Degrassi JR High" was the original show in 1987. "Degrassi" was a remake in 2001. They may have used Narbo in the 1987 original... but even if they did, it never caught on as a common slang.

[@MurphyFarm2014]

@@CrankyBarista Yes!!!

[@gypsyrose-qq9nz]

I'm Canadian. I used to watch Degrassi jr high. Still never heard of it. Lol

[@gypsyrose-qq9nz]

​@@CrankyBarista I used to watch the original. Never heard it. I even went and did a re-watch as an adult .it's made up.

[@alexhurst3986]

Born in 1965. Never fucking heard of narbo.

[@Denise-pn1tj]

Yep me too! 1965 also and have no clue on this one

[@hollyondrias602]

@@Denise-pn1tj. 1964 here so I got a year on ya still never heard of it. 😂😂😂

[@Denise-pn1tj]

@@hollyondrias602 😂 glad it’s not just me.’LOL Have a great weekend.💞

[@leitastevens3406]

Yep, also 1965, never heard of it. They are just making shit up and pinning it on us to try to be cool.

[@gunz4450]

'67, never heard of it.

[@plussonne7389]

I was 13 in 84. They fucking with us, NARBO wasn't our slang.

[@naomihatfield3015]

East coast, class of 85, I was Today Years Old when I first heard it.

[@traestorm]

Nope... never heard of it.

[@brendafisher7722]

Class of '82 here. NSTANARBO, meaning No Such Thing As Narbo.

[@bethmathews8465]

Yeah, a definite NO…. I was 15… they are definitely f*cking with us…

[@recynd77]

Graduated HS in ‘86 from a high school in So Cal. No NARBO.

[@Mark.a.modern.world.wizard]

Hey gang. 67 model here, NARBO ? Nah Bro, ain't ours.

[@ladyteemoo1477]

Ok but that was not a 80's slang

[@Mark.a.modern.world.wizard]

@@ladyteemoo1477 what ? Narbo ? I'm aware, that's why I said it ain't ours ...

[@Mark.a.modern.world.wizard]

@@ladyteemoo1477 And if you're trying to imply that "Nah bro", is not 80's slang, I'd ask you when Fast Times at Ridgemont High came out...

[@marigoldmeadowsfarm7495]

I’m a mid boomer with mid gen X kids. The oldest only did a short stint of Valley Girl speak & then focused back on her studies. The youngest had a great saying…something about monkeys flying out her butt…. She’s still colorful & funny. My boy thought he was a surfer thug dude…now he’s a boss. He was always boss. I love your videos. It helps me understand why my kids & their friends were so cool.

[@susangrande8142]

The thing about monkeys flying out of one’s butt is from a Saturday Night Live skit series, “Wayne’s World.” Wayne would say, “And monkeys will fly out of my butt!” To indicate something extremely unlikely.

[@claire-christmas-august73]

here in down under / OZ we add “O” to everything.. boyo garbo arvo narbo.? never bleedin’ heard of it.! * good luck on your quest.! GEN X ROCKS.! 😉😆 ✌🏻🇦🇺🌏🤘🏻

[@loymichelleneely7525]

No acronym in my 80's slang translation notebook lol but Kilroy was there lol

[@guljasb]

Lol!! Kilroy was EVERYWHERE!!!😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@loymichelleneely7525]

@guljasb yep a can of spray paint and a punk rock attitude lol carved my initials in a tree on a mountain near my old neighborhood and we were degenerates then lol

[@guljasb]

@@loymichelleneely7525 I hear ya!!

[@lanietyler9317]

I was born 74 never heard that word but all the ones you said Iwe said

[@battlegirldeb]

Being the nerd that I am googled and found it was on used on 1987-91 Canadian TV show Degrassi Junior High. Maybe also in England. Born in 68 in D.C. I have heard it all but never "NARBO".

[@Acehigh-Jenkins]

Hi 80’s kids from the uk no NARBO. We had mint (meaning cool) and sad (meaning uncool). Also had a phase of calling uncool things “gipsy” which would probably be considered racist now but it was the 80& 90s people didn’t care!

[@susangrande8142]

I’m ‘58 vintage, so 25 in 1984. Never heard “NARBO” before today. 🤷‍♀️ FUBAR yes. Tubular, yes. Gnarly, yes. Bitchin’, yes. 👍

[@TBIJourney]

Reading this comment I feel like I'm reading lines from TMNT! 😂

[@andreblanchette9151]

You're a Boomer!

[@susangrande8142]

@@andreblanchette9151 I identify as a Gen Joneser; thank you very much. 😑

[@JW-eq3vj]

​​@@susangrande8142 it's all cool. Give off good vibes and you're welcome here. Let's pass around this joint.

[@TheBorderRyker]

‚66 vintage here. I’ve definitely never heard that one before. 🤔

[@VMSelvaggio]

Born in 1978, had two older siblings that I never heard fucking NARBO out of... Both of them were in High School by 1984. Nope, sounds like bullshit to me.

[@dcbamberger]

Born in 1975 with a sister from 1969. Never heard of it.

[@JD144-]

Never heard it in my life till today.

[@berandomwithme.]

Detroit ‘85 grad reporting, no “Narbo”

[@ibsnafu1]

Supposedly means "No Acting Required By Others"? We did not think that hard. FUBAR, SNAFU, and JAFO we stole from military slang, mostly from Blue Thunder, but nothing that cerebral came from the Awesome, Bitchin', Narly, Bad, Sick, Peachy Keen era that I was ever aware of.

[@ThePentagenarian]

My favorite I learned in my 9 years in the Army was DILLIGAF. If you know, you know. LOL

[@ibsnafu1]

@@ThePentagenarian 🤣😂🤣

[@Ninjanimegamer]

Foxtrot, uniform, charlie, kilo...also military.

[@kristineapodaca3173]

I was 14 in 1984. Nope. No NARBO.

[@ibsnafu1]

@@ThePentagenarian love it!

[@margiecook6879]

I was a junior in high school in 1984. Never heard of it.

[@joerojas5448]

NARBO?! You guess is as good as mine. I don't even remember us even using acronyms back then.If there are any Mexican GenZ'rs out there, remember this slang? Firmé, Gasho, Oralé, or "You (re)Member?!" Class of 88.

[@Rikki2023]

never heard NARBO either. I'm 56. Did you mention "gag me with a spoon"?? LOL

[@jaded_gerManic]

Classic 😎

[@guljasb]

We changed it to " gag me with a smurf!! " ❤❤❤😂😂😂

[@Rikki2023]

@@guljasb ROTFLMFAO

[@guljasb]

@@Rikki2023 🙂🙂🙂

[@SamiPhoebeLuna]

Just Googled it. Urban Dictionary has got yo back!

[@kathybugby4325]

Born in 1966. Graduated in 1984. Narbo isn't a thing. Laughed when I heard the list of what we did say though. Ya, they're fucking with us.

[@Kenkire]

Never heard of it before. Born on the West coast in 76 here.

[@Amberseven]

Nope🤣

[@ThePentagenarian]

Graduated HS 1985 in California and spent my weekends in THE Valley AND Hollywood. By the power invested in me by purchasing a Motley Crüe CASSETTE from Nikki Sixx from the trunk of a car in front of Gazzari's, I hereby certify INAUTHENTICITY of NARBO to the tune of "Hey, Mickey" while my right hand rests on a pair of parachute pants.

[@DawnietotheMax]

love it😃

[@ThePentagenarian]

@@DawnietotheMax We all have "cards" to play... LOL

[@LauraCavin-n1n]

This made my day. Love it.

[@mleav2]

Your credentials check out.

[@CaptMortifyd]

I felt that so hard.

[@SmR-x3z]

I was 17 in 84 and I've never heard of it either.

[@leward7788]

not in NE. i'm a late boomer but I also drove 4 long school bus routes (K-12) every day school was open for years and I've never heard it either. i was a chatty driver and heard all the slang

[@MurphyFarm2014]

Circa '67 here fr CB NS 🇨🇦... used all 80s slang for sure, American and Canadian, and I never heard of narbo...

[@D.G.-mw5cf]

Born, in 71, I've never heard of it. Ever.

[@JohnDoe-cm2sf]

Meaningful Name: The term "narbo", a slang term used in the show, was said by Kit Hood to stand for "no acting required by others"

[@robertwilliams8454]

@@JohnDoe-cm2sf 🤦

[@beckyh7409]

What show?

[@joyfulone1816]

I'm the mama bear here, consider me an honorary member and records keeper. I'm "in the margins" or "borderline" generationally. Never A Reality Beyond Ours Just made it up. Be well beloved souls ❤️ 🙏🏻

[@moomom8837]

Never not once!!! It's my birthday too and I love seeing you everyday your awesome 😊

[@nataliesue2485]

I was born in 1985 and only remember all the words that you do. NARC is the closest thing but that's a cop term. We had one of those in our highschool once.

[@Maeglin7936]

We also used that word! Cause as we all know...snitches get stitches!

[@nataliesue2485]

@@Maeglin7936 True 🤣

[@snjones99]

They're fucking with us

[@desmien679]

Just looked it up since I wasn't familiar with it either, found out it wasn't commonly used so much in the US but it stems from a Canadian show The Kids of Degrassi Street which I wasn't familiar with either. Basically means lame, boring, stupid, idiot but in a "cool" way. So probably someone like Screech from Saved by the Bell I assume.

[@jenniferhanses]

Admittedly I would only have been 5 at that point. But most words lasted more than a year. I don't remember it at all. I remember ALLLLLLL of the other things you mentioned, and you left out, like, how, like, we added like, like to everything. That was a thing for a while. Maybe California needs to check in specifically? A lot of the slang came from there, and when someone mentions some sort of '80s slang that I don't specifically recognize, sometimes it's something that just didn't make it off the West Coast.

[@DawnietotheMax]

West Coast SoCal speaking up, nope this was not a thing.

[@Malka2004]

X-lennial here born in '76. We were not saying Narbo in elementary school in 1984, either.

[@Taimugen]

was only on degrassi junior high on canadian television post 1987 so a Gen Y thing.

[@joannwallace3585]

No Narbo. But I did like, my heart bleeds purple piss for you 😂

[@tracytrapp6311]

Made in 1973, even tho I was 11 I never remember NARBO. Or that show too. I loved the list of ones mentioned & knew/used every single one!

[@Gwen916]

That is a new one to me. NZ 🇳🇿

[@cglo1916]

1965 here- never heard of it

[@stellastarbrightk7563]

18 in 1984 and no memory of NARBO

[@markbenner4628]

Let’s see, in 1984 I started my senior year in high school and I’ve never heard of it

[@guljasb]

1:01 I graduated in December of 1985....never heard of it!!! *** yes....i graduated early. Not late!! 😊😊😊***

[@tybbenewolfbain]

i was 7 and i have two old brother. I dont remember NARBO has a slang word back then or ever. They fucking with us

[@Angelique-Le]

Born in 73 “totally tubular & gag me with a spoon”, OMG I haven’t heard that in SO long!!!!! 😂👍🤣😆

[@hopper345]

I was 14 and I have never heard of it😊

[@STF7537]

Per AI: The word "narbo" is slang for "loser" and was used by the characters in the show Degrassi Junior High. Kit Hood was one of the co-creators and directors of the Degrassi series.

[@K1ll3r84]

I've never heard that. I've heard the other ones you mentioned, and I still use them, especially gag me with a spoon and hold the phone

[@btetschner]

A+ video! LOVE IT! Impressive that you quickly caught they were f*ckin' with you!

[@rafaelpellacani571]

I never heard that word before....and the 80's was my 20's. Never have I heard that word before, never 😊

[@jironthunder7519]

NARBO? Sounds Orwellian as the year of its inception - 1984 ... Now NIMBY is my contribution to the list... Per grampa George Carlin: NOT IN MY BACK YARD! ... It dovetails beautifully into GOML ... GET OFF MY LAWN!!! my laminated all weather GMOL flag came from Amazon yesterday complete with GOML and the crossed Infantry rifles adorned with FAFO! we know what that means, right Ms. Sherri?! Ps your nails are always on point with the colors!! 💅 ♥️🤍💙 Jim StJames your patriot comedian Philadelphia PA 🇺🇸

[@AmyInArizona]

I was 12, never heard of it.

[@sheewolf252]

Born 1968 and never heard it or remember it

[@julihath8046]

1970 born here. Never heard of it.

[@tripwire6306]

Australia says nope.

[@Momashark9601]

Can't say I've ever heard that back then🤦‍♀️Also, Sherri, you forget SNAF😂😂 let the figure that one out!

[@JenTibbi7023]

Nope I don't remember that 🤣 I was born 1970 and 14 in 1984 in Australia 🦘 I'm GenX and had slang like "bloody hell" Adelaide SA was posh though 🤣🤣🤣

[@AtticHaunt321]

Class of 84 here, and I never heard that one. Maybe it was a West Coast/SoCal kind of thing, wear it might be on the radar for people now because California culture and New York culture seem to be taken as the ultimate representation of an era. Narbo definitely sounds SoCal.

[@AmyInArizona]

Oregon coast Gen Xer here, I was 12, I've never heard of it .

[@DawnietotheMax]

Native Southern Californian born in 71. Nope, this was not a thing.

[@joyfulone1816]

Eek. Fascism.

[@AtticHaunt321]

@@joyfulone1816 um... what?

[@joyfulone1816]

@AtticHaunt321 California and new York culture... fascism, eek.

[@SallyGH2020]

I’m 57. Never heard of this. Like, totally. 😎

[@vm1776]

In 1984, I switched school districts. Went from a city school to a very rural one. The slang used in each was completely different and it felt like I was learning a new language, but I never heard of Narbo before today.

[@JamiTripe]

Never heard of it until today here on your video. 😮😂

[@LadyJ1A]

No... No GO! 🕯📹 🎬

[@leanneharris3191]

The only time I’ve ever heard it was on Degrassi Jr. High. It’s something that Yik and Arthur would call each other. Never knew what it meant, guess I didn’t really care.

[@miach87]

Nope! I was 15 in '84, and every slang word YOU just said I know - and, ahem, still use more than I probably should. 🤭 I'm in Arizona, and a majority of the crap we got came from California - and, not JUST slang. I doubt even Xers from Cali even know what NARBO is! Go on! Ask 'em! Double dare ya! 😂 If ya ever find out, you'd better share that knowledge!! 😉 Thx for the perk up....was definitely needed! ❤

[@AwesomeGenX]

Never heard of Narbo before. I remember using the phrase "Nerd-O'' a couple times though.

[@seth5361]

I was 9 with older siblings, never heard of it!!!

[@robinhester5670]

I was 11 in 1984. Here in SC, that was definitely not a thing.

[@franchescarivera6323]

I'm with you Slim Sherry. I don't care if God Herself shows up with proof. I Never heard of it! ''Class of '86.''

[@kimhuse4126]

Born in 64, right on the cusp; grew up in the 70s and 80s…never heard Narbo

[@angelabyrd482]

Me either

[@sdsurfgirl60]

Stoked!

[@billiep4338]

Born in 66, never heard of it.

[@blackcoffeeandwildflowers]

I was 18 in 84, never heard of it!

[@XoIrishXo713]

🌈Nope!! First time hearing it! Xo 💖🧡💛💚💙💜

[@Alicia-XX09]

LMAO Hilarious XX NOOOO HELL NOPE ! 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rickpilhorn]

You and I were born in the same year, and I've never heard of it. I came to this video to see what I'd missed, hoping you'd tell me what it was. This was surprising to me because what I've learned since this crap started against us, is that we all grew up the same in a time when the Internet didn't exist. To all the kids around, that means that we didn't even get on the same trend at the same time. It took time for things to spread across our nation (like clothing and haircut fads (for guys: Rat Tails, for gals: tall bangs). But somehow, we all had the same upbringing: OUTSIDE and OUT OF SIGHT.

[@TheAmerican-RENEAssance]

No I was 13 in 1984...I never heard of it

[@adequatebus8280]

in 1984 i was 26. never heard that word until today. -C

[@florenceur3126]

I've never heard of it, and I thought I used them all. Fubar was my favorite 😅

[@agrayrider]

Never heard of it. I went to School in Ft Lauderdale and I went to school in Philadelphia and it was never mentioned from my Older sibling either. Mid 60's to the early 90's. So A Disco term is out along with Rock, Rap, and Bass Music, Try Reggae music.

[@melissaslater3764]

Born in 1967 and never heard of that before

[@cdeanneeckles]

NARBO No acting required by others Kit hood was supposed to have said that. In 1987 there was supposed to be a Degrassi High School. Listed under Degrassi Junior high tv trivia. From what I understand Degrassi is supposed to be a Canadian Tv Drama. I really don't remember hearing it in High School in 1984. I graduated from High school in 1987. I never watch Degrassi Teen drama.

[@marywagner5673]

Well I was born in '62 & have never heard of it eiither!

[@Lorelei_Thoughts]

1977 IL/NC model Never heard of that word 1975 Wi model (husband) says nope as well.

[@wrksnfx]

Born in 72, mom born in 29, oldest sibling born in 49, next sibling 51, next sibling 57 and NARBO is none of those generations and they spoke all the slang and I know it all from them, Kilroy originally was a rivet inspector in a shipyard and the riveters were paid by the amount of rivets they put in so Kilroy would have to go and count them and he would leave a mark while the riveters got smart and started erasing his marks would end up counting more than once, but none of the riveters knew his name so he started drawing Kilroy was here and they found their ways across naval vessels issued to the Navy in Kilroy went everywhere from there.

[@204Heavy]

It’s from Degrassi the tv show which is Canadian and wasn’t around in the 80’s that I know of. It means “No Acting Required By others” on the show. A But there are a few other meanings I saw too. Urban dictionary says it means f-king Moron, loser , idiot or Hoser. Hoser is also Canadian slang. It was in the movie Strange Brew with Bob and Doug McKenzie that came out in 83’. I remember it being used by some but it was short lived in the states I think. Greens Dictionary of Slang says a Narbo is “an insignificant, boring person” but it’s dated 1993’. Not a GenX slang word. Not because it’s Canadian but because it’s dated early 2000’s.

[@TeriB]

Never heard it and I think they are fuken with us too. 😂

[@wendynordstrom3487]

Graduated in 1985. Never heard of NARBO!!

[@shawnblackhawk6718]

‘72 kid here. NARBO? Never heard of her

[@kimberlyfarley7667]

Born 1971 have absolutely no clue never heard of it 😂

[@susanherbert3014]

No way, I was in high school in 84 (class of ‘86), I’ve never heard of that word. All the slang you said was spot on, there was also “fresh” , whack”, “neo maxi zoom dweebie”.

[@williamedwards8183]

No. Graduated high school ‘84 Never heard it. Pennsylvania

[@Travelin_Gal]

1984 graduate here and I’ve never heard it!

[@DRDREAD67]

i was bron in 1967 never ever heard this one in my life ..

[@athenasheffield2836]

Born in 1971 and I've never heard of it!