Usually means: Decade of excess, innovation, cultural shifts.
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  1. '80s, 80's, 80s: Wiktionary
  2. 80s: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary

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MTV 80s, Acceptable in the 80s, Soundtrack of the 80s, plush tv toy big in the 80s, instrument heard on many 80s lps, more...



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Similar:
cardinal, fourscore, lxxx, Regan, 47, 2nd, 54, 55, 59, 70s, more...

Opposite:
90s, contemporary, modern, present day

Types:
neon, big hair, leg warmers, acid wash, parachute pants, Jordache jeans, Rubik's Cube, more...

Phrases:
MTV 80s, Acceptable in the 80s, Soundtrack of the 80s, plush tv toy big in the 80s, instrument heard on many 80s lps, car grille cover popular in the 80s, iconic outfit in an 80s music video, more...



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