Lake Braddock Secondary School - Lair Yearbook (Burke, VA)

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hot dog: (hot dog, dog) n. 1. a questionable combination of meat proteins served in a soft roll; 2. a per¬ son who feels obliged to roast everyone else’s talents. squirrel (skwur d I) n. 1. a small rodent with fur and long bushy tail. 2. guy who has his pants pulled per¬ manently up to his neck in case of a flood. hyper: (hTp ' d r) adj. 1. the state of mind of some people when they can’t find their gym socks or typing eraser. jock: (jok) n. 1. a nick¬ name for the French ‘Jacques’: 2. guy whose security blanket is a football or basketball. nurd: (nd rd)n. the kind of person who enjoys taking the coasters off the bottoms of chairs so they can stick them on locker knobs. out of sight: (out TvsTtf adj. 1. too good to be true; for example, an unscheduled school holiday for snow, ice or lack of interest. y pig: (pig) 1 - 1- an animal with a broad snout and a large body, as in Porky: 2. affectionate term for men who spend their time at field parties and school crossings. red neck: (rec nek) n. a person of rural ex¬ traction noted for com¬ bat boots (with or without mud), straight¬ legged jeans and Con¬ federate flags on all personal possessions. straight: (strat) adj. 1. same direction, not crooked or bent; 2. person who volunteers to be a cafeteria moni¬ tor; does not associate with freaks and greas¬ ers. See freak” and greaser.” stud; (stud) n. 1. small knobs used to orna¬ ment any surface; 2. Mickey Rooney in plat¬ form shoes and Chess Kingthreads. Susie Rah Rah: (Sooz Ra) n. a school-spirited groupie who attends everything from chess to wrestling matches. threads: (thredz) n. 1. a very fine cord com¬ posed of strands used in sewing; 2. that which is used to cover the bod, as in ‘funkey threads.’ tough: (tuf) adj. 1. strong, burtal; rough; 2. Lake Braddock pizza. turkey: (tur k n. 1. a large North American bird with a small head and spreading tail; 2. the kind of person who will go out in the rain, look up and drown. rip off: (rTp 3f, of) n. 1. to remove something from an object; 2. per¬ manently borrowing from Peoples Drug Store or Woodward and Lothrop. - V -UV ; w. ; | V Student life 205

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babes: (babz) n. 1. a young child or animal: 2. male chauvinist de¬ lineation of the sex that bears children. bummer: (bum r) n. 1. something that is poor in quality; 2. losing three days of Christ¬ mas vacation as pun¬ ishment for having snow. cool it: (kool it) V. 1. to lover the temperature in an item; 2. com¬ mand given to a per¬ son who gets all bent out of shape or hyper. See hyper.” ding bat: (d ' lng bat n. Edith Bunker; in gen¬ eral usage, a person who does not have it all together. dog: (d8g:dog) n. 1. an animal related to the fox, wolf, and jackal. 2. individual of the female variety who is able to crack a mirror with a single glance. OOG dude: (dood, dydod) n. 1. a city fellow or tourist: person who subscribes to Hot Rod magazine. far out: (fir out) adj. 1. far away: beyond the beyond; popularized by Cheech and Chong—a reaction to cancella¬ tion of final exams. flake off: (flak fl f) v. 1. small pieces coming off an item; 2. com¬ mand to go scatter aggravation elsewhere. flick: (f?fk) n. 1. a light quick stroke: 2. teach¬ er’s idea of a fun day in class and students’ chance to sleep. flip out: (flip out) V. 1. the opposite of flip in; 2. the state of mind which results when your parents take away your phone rights. freak: (frek) n. 1. an odd notion; abnormal: 2. extreme opposite of a Susie Rah Rah; See Susie Rah Rah.” funkey: (fungk e) adj. 1. description of clothing worn and music en¬ joyed by the really young at heart; very seldom used in ref¬ erence to the elderly, i.e. thirty (30) years plus. I greaser: (gres dr) n. 1. containing or like grease; 2. a person who believes in the wet head all over. See dude.” hang a leroy; (hang le ' roi) V. 1. to proceed in taking a left turn; 2. opposite of hang a ralph, except General Motors has nothing to do with it. See hang a ralph.” hang a ralph: (hang a ralf) V. 1. proceed in taking a right turn. 2. what General Motors would like to do with Mr. Nader. hassle: (h s I) n. 1. a heated discussion; 2. the result of the p.e. teacher dismissing you three minutes late and forcing you to take showers. 204 student life }

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Kathy White, the painted lady. John Kimman, David Berry and Ken Howard, ready to leave their favorite class- science. King and Queen Candidates: Front Row —Jeff Johnson, Dave Campbell and Mattj Klaren. Second Row —Michelle Ives, Julie Kosnik, Coleen Atwell, Betsy Burton,i and Gigi Wasniewski. | i I Contest winners. Queen Betsy Burton, and King Matt Klaren at the Va¬ lentine Dance. The J.V. Cheerleaders were selected First, then the Freshmen CoachSteckmanand Jennie Powell ham it up forthe camera, cheerleaders and drill team. All were chosen at the close of the 1972-1973 school year. Our football teams were chosen later. The 1973-1974 school year included 6 bands and 2 orchestras.