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The TV scripts come from TV series from the 1950s to the 2010s, which allows us to look at changes over the last 60-70 years. For example, the following are words that are much more common in either the 1950s-1970s (older language) or the 1990s-2010s (newer language).
 

  1950s-1970s (click to see) 1990s-2010s (click to see)
ADJ splendid, frightened, marvelous, delighted, phony, peculiar, liable, savage, hooded, one-armed, satisfactory, sensational, caped, deserted, fab, blasted, wondrous, crummy, phoney, dastardly, shrewd, disgraceful, infernal, disbelieving okay, cool, stupid, weird, amazing, fun, f--king, single, ok, awesome, damn, huge, cute, gay, sad, pregnant, favorite, excited, horrible, tiny, fake, sexy, insane, sexual, scary, complicated, naked, giant, actual, boring
NOUN colonel, lieutenant, general, prisoner, major, fellow, telephone, radar, headquarters, chap, commandant, spaceship, corporal, supper, operator, laboratory, identification, capsule, jeep, transmitter, telegram, saloon, phaser, platoon, ammunition, klink, muppet, artillery, invader, typewriter guy, dad, kid, mom, baby, family, hell, cause, school, stuff, team, sh-t, blood, daughter, sex, parent, date, dude, a-s, cop, victim, god, detective, drug, movie, bitch, killer, relationship, wedding, song
VERB ought, obey, frighten, permit, telephone, compute, exterminate, heed, hoot, quarrel, toil, disavow, jettison, slug need, love, f--k, create, grab, kick, share, deserve, screw, kiss, suck, date, breathe, focus, mess, calm, vote, freak, track, base, match, support, dump, p-ss, rip, ignore, bang, correct, respect, copy