Words from your childhood that are not used anymore......
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Slateofamuse wrote: »dillydally, when I would waste time avoiding something my mother asked me to do
I sometimes still say that to my kids.
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My paternal Grandmother always said "Egad!" Cracked my daughter up every time. Since Grandma passed away last year my daughter lovingly tries to use it whenever appropriate.
My maternal Grandfather called the sofa a davenport. I haven't heard that since he passed away 24 years ago. He also pronounced "sink" with a z, like Zink. Never understood that one.
my grandmother called it chesterfield, haven't heard anyone from my mom's generation use that word. but for some reason my mom calls gasoline "gazz".
i say egad. people giggle. i also say "oh for heaven's sake" which makes them laugh too, because most people say "oh for F#'s sake".0 -
I love saying "Gad-zooks".
Had a discussion this weekend with my daughter whether is was "No duh" or "No Doy"0 -
I don't hear "please" and "thank you" as often as I did when I was a child. "Sir" and "Ma'am" seems to be fading out as well.0
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I still say sir and ma'am
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Oops. Just noticed that in your profile. Is it commonplace to say Sir and Ma'am these days in Britain?
Not really haha, I just like the words xD0 -
I'm not used to being called "Sir", without the sentence ending "you are making a scene"0
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Depending on what part of the country you're from, "ma'm" can be considered an insult rather than respect. It's what you call an older woman.
Much rather be called "Miss"
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nuh uh0
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I work in a large supermarket and call customers Sir and Ma'am, basically because it's the easiest way to be polite.
On a different tack, does anyone else call woodlice "cheesybugs"?
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I use it with my son lolBinaryPulsar wrote: »Slateofamuse wrote: »dillydally, when I would waste time avoiding something my mother asked me to do
I sometimes still say that to my kids.
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groovy
Simon & Garfunkle even had a hit called Feeling Groovy0 -
TheRoadDog wrote: »I don't hear "please" and "thank you" as often as I did when I was a child. "Sir" and "Ma'am" seems to be fading out as well.
When I was 3 there was a man in my neighborhood that I would take to. I called him Mister. So, my mother told me to call him Sir. I thought Sir was his name. Also, I have heard some women say that when someone calls them Ma'am that they think it means that people are seeing them as being older.
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^these.TheRoadDog wrote: »I don't hear "please" and "thank you" as often as I did when I was a child. "Sir" and "Ma'am" seems to be fading out as well.0 -
Bodacious, tubular, radical, rad, wicked, stoked, and righteous. Probably a good thing or we would all sound like stoned surfers. Lol0
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lookin4gains wrote: »Bodacious, tubular, radical, rad, wicked, stoked, and righteous. Probably a good thing or we would all sound like stoned surfers. Lol
I can't even say those words in my head without sounding like the turtle from Finding Nemo.0 -
BinaryPulsar wrote: »TheRoadDog wrote: »I don't hear "please" and "thank you" as often as I did when I was a child. "Sir" and "Ma'am" seems to be fading out as well.
When I was 3 there was a man in my neighborhood that I would take to. I called him Mister. So, my mother told me to call him Sir. I thought Sir was his name. Also, I have heard some women say that when someone calls them Ma'am that they think it means that people are seeing them as being older.
Oops, that is supposed to say "talk to". I was on my phone.
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Haven't heard 'pop' when talking about soda for a while.0
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BinaryPulsar wrote: »BinaryPulsar wrote: »TheRoadDog wrote: »I don't hear "please" and "thank you" as often as I did when I was a child. "Sir" and "Ma'am" seems to be fading out as well.
When I was 3 there was a man in my neighborhood that I would take to. I called him Mister. So, my mother told me to call him Sir. I thought Sir was his name. Also, I have heard some women say that when someone calls them Ma'am that they think it means that people are seeing them as being older.
Oops, that is supposed to say "talk to". I was on my phone.
yeah, i felt old when someone called me ma'am for the first time. i was over 30, what was i thinking? LOL. so out of touch.
i remember another one. "shiny". meaning awesome, great, etc. said only in certain geeky circles.0 -
(you look so) fly
(let's) bounce
(let's) dip
peace out!
eat my shorts
I dig it
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The good ol days, I need to bring these words back.
If "Fresh Prince of Belair" clothing style (hipsters) is back in fashion then so should some of these words0 -
The phrase as a response to "How are you"?.....Fine as frog's hair0
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still used but I wish you could use the word gay now without getting a visit from HR. It's such a happy word!0
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- 'Dog' as a verb meaning to give a hard time... 'the wife was dogging me out'
- 'Skate' as in to slack off... 'the boss caught me skating and dogged me out'
- 'Pantywaist' akin to 'sissy'
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kinkyslinky16 wrote: »Gag a maggot. Nads.
I played on an intramural softball team named the 'Nads'... our cheer? Go Nads!
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jenglish712 wrote: »Cheesing
Clowning (both meant kidding or joking)
Also retch... growing up in the riverbottoms this was the past tense of reach... as in "I retch down and grabbed the possom."
Omg died laughing!!0 -
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"page me"0
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