Are You Hip Enough To Understand This Slang From The 70s?

If you’re driving around with your friends you’re…

Retry Correct Incorrect “Beating the drag” refers to driving around with your friends in the car with no real purpose. This was commonly something only said by the cool kids that actually owned cars.

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If you’re driving around with your friends you’re…

• Bombing
• Cutting the cheese
• Blowing off steam
• Beating the drag