Words from your childhood that are not used anymore......
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(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!0 -
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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Chesterfield (couch or sofa)
Smorgasbord (buffet)
There are a few terms my grandma still uses that are no longer P.C. And make me cringe.0 -
radical, tubular, bo-day-scious (SP?) all meaning of awesome. Things I learned watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles growing up.0
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EveFlowergirl wrote: »(you look so) fly
(let's) bounce
(let's) dip
peace out!
eat my shorts
I dig it
word (I believe an 80s rapper once said 'Word to your motha")0 -
Parka, grody (I am not sure if it's spelled "grody" or "groty"), cool beans (I still can't bear that phrase!). Dungarees (my dad still uses this word). Probably others I'm not thinking of right now, too.0
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Oh, sweet!
That's one I haven't heard since college.0 -
Bubblah (RI speak for a water fountain)
Wicked
We are in the short rows now (the day or job is almost over)
And my father used to say Jesus H Christ when he would get mad. I asked him once what the H stood for and just got a slap on the side of my head! Lol
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watchhillgirl wrote: »Bubblah (RI speak for a water fountain)
Wicked
We are in the short rows now (the day or job is almost over)
And my father used to say Jesus H Christ when he would get mad. I asked him once what the H stood for and just got a slap on the side of my head! Lol
I am from the Boston area. We also said Bubblah and Wicked. I wasn't sure if people still say Bubblah or not.
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Far out man0
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Sike
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I also remember someone saying Killer. "That's Killer!!!"0
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