BASIC, BASICS
ADJECTIVES
1870 ► HARDPAN basic, fundamental; conservative → Amer. dial.
1900 ► CAKES-AND-COFFEE basic, fundamental → US sl.
1910 ► PORK-AND-BEAN(S) basic, unenterprising, second-rate → US sl.
1960 ► NUTS-AND-BOLTS basic, practical → sl.
1964 ► GUT basic; essential; most immediate → Amer. sl.
1977 ► VANILLA basic, ordinary, simple → US sl.
2006 ► FUNKY → PHUNKY basic and simple; earthy → US sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS
1930 ► FUNK anything basic, elemental, earthy; the essence of being → sl., orig. African-American
1960 ► NUTS AND BOLTS the basics of a situation; the fundamental issues → sl.
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