1950s adjective 1noun 1forms 2 adjective1 •Designating popular culture and major events that occurred in this decade, or anything manufactured in this decade. noun[plural only]1 •The decade beginning in 1950 and ending in 1959.Gerassi discussed the parallels between the witchhunt directed against gay men in Boise during the 1950s and the recent arrests of twelve men charged with sex offenses in Revere. — 1978 formsmore 1950s · most 1950s
