WORDS of the Past

[AtLast]

We live in a time in which new terms are developed all of the time. Slang, whatever... But, I am thinking about words that have slipped away from everyday speech. Many are regional, etc.

So, name those words!!!

libation

[Duchess]

Groovy:hippie:

[BestButchBoy]

Bubbler.

Otherwise known as a water drinking fountain--but, not in Bawstin. It's a bubbler.

[Selenay]

That's...

Boss
Da Bomb
Phat
Chill
Dope
The Bee's Knees
Rad

[UofMfan]

Groovy:hippie:

Yeah Duchess, that goes with Dig it. Who the fuc* says that anymore?

[Diva]

Forthwith.............neat thread, ALH........

[Jet]

..... that goes with Dig it. Who the fuc* says that anymore?

I do. all the time.

[Venus007]

Lest
(I still use this word because it is such a short cut, really, "So that you might not" summed up in one word, I'm not getting rid of that one just 'cause it is archaic)

[Martina]

My roommate uses phrases like, "smart cookie." He's younger then me too.

[Queerasfck]

Grand. As in we just had a grand day out!

[Nina]

Please...

Thank-You...

Excuse Me...

(I could go on but I am in a grumpy mood so you ((inclusive/impersonal usage)) can probably correctly assume the rest of my list)

grumpella

[Queerasfck]

trousers....

[Mister Bent]

trousers....

Held up by braces.

[Selenay]

trousers....

and slacks.

[vixenagogo]

brassiere and pocketbook

[moxie]

grody
sneakers
culottes and gauchos
swell

[Diva]

I saw "swell" all the time.....it makes people chuckle.

I like that.


:duck:

[Diva]

My roommate uses phrases like, "smart cookie." He's younger then me too.



This made me think of "kiddo"....and "Daddy-O"..........

I called my Dad "Daddy~O" and he would call me Janey~O.....<smile>

[moxie]

I saw "swell" all the time.....it makes people chuckle.

I like that.


:duck:

I do too, we are a dying breed I guess.
I still say quite a few like bee's knees and sneakers. :spruceup:

[Corkey]

Divan:snooker:

[Duchess]

Blinker :motorbike:
(signal light on vehicle)

[Hack]

Here's the funny thing...with very few exceptions, I use most of the words listed so far. :|

How about....

So long (as in see you later)?

[Lady Pamela]

~*~ Cool ~*~
~*~ Peace ~*~
~*~ Right On ~*~
~*~ Keep On Truckin ~*~

[Duchess]

Stoked :thumbsup:

[Gemme]

That's...

Boss
Da Bomb
Phat
Chill
Dope
The Bee's Knees
Rad

Lest
(I still use this word because it is such a short cut, really, "So that you might not" summed up in one word, I'm not getting rid of that one just 'cause it is archaic)

My roommate uses phrases like, "smart cookie." He's younger then me too.

Grand. As in we just had a grand day out!

Please...

Thank-You...

Excuse Me...

(I could go on but I am in a grumpy mood so you ((inclusive/impersonal usage)) can probably correctly assume the rest of my list)

grumpella



and slacks.

brassiere and pocketbook

grody
sneakers
culottes and gauchos
swell


Blinker :motorbike:
(signal light on vehicle)

Here's the funny thing...with very few exceptions, I use most of the words listed so far. :|

How about....

So long (as in see you later)?

~*~ Cool ~*~
~*~ Peace ~*~
~*~ Right On ~*~
~*~ Keep On Truckin ~*~

I say "right on" a LOT.

Stoked :thumbsup:

I use all of the above underlined words. I also use "cool beans" and "gettin' jiggy" a lot too.

I speak from a time gone by. *shrug*

[AtLast]

I say "right on" a LOT.



I use all of the above underlined words. I also use "cool beans" and "gettin' jiggy" a lot too.

I speak from a time gone by. *shrug*

Good for you!

Another one... satchel...

[AtLast]

Blinker :motorbike:
(signal light on vehicle)

OMG!! This brings me back to my mother teaching me to drive!! Now, the car we had prior to the one she taught me in... did not have blinkers or directional signals... It was a 1951 Chevy Powerglide. I'm so old!!

For a long time after Chevy came out with this automatic transmission model, the term Powerglide was used a lot, sort of how we all say Kleenex for facial tissue.. and Kleenex is a brand name.

Ugh... she taught me to drive in a huge 1962 Pontiac Catalina in the middle of winter in the snow in the Sierra Nevada range in Northern CA. Brave woman, terrified teen driver. Felt like the back end of that car was going to wrap around the front end going around curves on Hwy 89 around Lake Tahoe! really learned to come out of spin-outs, though!

[AtLast]

Please...

Thank-You...

Excuse Me...

(I could go on but I am in a grumpy mood so you ((inclusive/impersonal usage)) can probably correctly assume the rest of my list)

grumpella

Have to add love-making to this!and... penis & vagina!! Couldn't help myself!

:peacelove:

[Duchess]

I say "right on" a LOT.



I use all of the above underlined words. I also use "cool beans" and "gettin' jiggy" a lot too.

I speak from a time gone by. *shrug*

OMG, I say cool beans all the time. :)

[Lady Pamela]

~*~Bithchin ~*~
~*~ A Gas ~*~
~*~ Cherried ~*~
~*~ Cooties ~*~
~*~ Decked ~*~
~*~ Drag ~*~
~*~ Fink ~*~

[AtLast]

ice box

:formalbow:

[Venus007]

unmentionables
Best girl
going steady
powder my nose
oleo --> I grew up calling margarine this

[Gemme]

I just used the word 'randy'.

[vixenagogo]

powder my nose



ha!
i totally use this still...

[Mister Bent]

ha!
i totally use this still...

...because it should be used.

[Lady Pamela]

~*~ Flip Flops ~*~
( now known as thongs..lol )
~*~ Groady ~*~
~*~ Moon ~*~
( to drop your pants and show your butt )
~*~ Righteous ~*~
~*~ Funky ~*~
~*~ Gnarly ~*~
~*~ Shag ~*~
~*~ Greaser ~*~

[Gemme]

~*~ Flip Flops ~*~
( now known as thongs..lol )
~*~ Groady ~*~
~*~ Moon ~*~
( to drop your pants and show your butt )
~*~ Righteous ~*~
~*~ Funky ~*~
~*~ Gnarly ~*~
~*~ Shag ~*~
~*~ Greaser ~*~

Actually, flip flops is the more current version in my circles. They were known as thongs when they were only that horrible plastic material that caused rashes and burns between the toes.

[Daywalker]

How about the phrase "....and look smart about it"

:glasses:

:daywalker:

[Duchess]

Bread and dough :greendollar:

[Gemme]

Bread and dough :greendollar:

Money being associated with food....food for thought...

Now, it's cheese or cheddar. Granted, cheese can be some expensive stuff now. :blink:

[~Bo]

Bosom :giggle:

[Guy]

Dame

Broad

Thingamabob

Cripes

Dungarees

[Gemme]

Bosom :giggle:

You are SUCH a 12 year old boy, Bo.

[~Bo]

You are SUCH a 12 year old boy, Bo.




Am NOT!!!! <poke> :pointing:

[Corkey]

Am NOT!!!! <poke> :pointing:
Knuckelhead

[Diva]

Fresh..........and I'm not talkin' about bread! :angel:

[AtLast]

Am NOT!!!! <poke> :pointing:

WELLL......

But that's cool!

:badger:

[AtLast]

I just used the word 'randy'.

Of course, you did!

:eek:

[AtLast]

Out of wedlock, hell, wedlock!

[Ldyluck88]

The Devil Made Me Do It!! lol, I just love Flip Wilson, he was a cool dude in my book.

[AtLast]

Four on the floor!

[JakeTulane]

Haberdashery.

[Queerasfck]

druthers.......

[apretty]

druthers.......

sick in bed = no posting.

word: dalliance

[apretty]

unmentionables


still say it :)

[Duchess]

:police: Coppers

[Corkey]

tiddleywinks, I have no clue what brought this on. :blink:

[Diva]

Directly........

My Granny Sweeten (yes, that was her name) used to say, "We're goin' to town direc'ly." Meaning soon. :D

[Duchess]

Trollop :bedfuck:

[Soft*Silver]

uhhhmmm...raising my hand....."I do"


Yeah Duchess, that goes with Dig it. Who the fuc* says that anymore?

[Duchess]

Bosom :giggle:

I thought you might be a knockers or melons kind of guy. :tease:

[Soft*Silver]

what do you call them then???

Blinker :motorbike:
(signal light on vehicle)

[Gemme]

Trollop :bedfuck:

Hey, that's ME! :cheesy:

I respond to "Hey, tart/tarlet/harlot!" too.

[Soft*Silver]

beer garden

pocket book

bastard..as in illegitimate

toodles (as in good bye)

[Gemme]

beer garden

pocket book

bastard..as in illegitimate

toodles (as in good bye)




There's a Beer Garden in FL. :blink: It's where I learned the term 'beer goggles blind'.

I say toodles often.

And pocketbook, come to think of it.

I try not to say the other since it hurts some of those who, technically, are.

Wow. Maybe I really do talk outside of my generation. :thinking:

[Duchess]

Dapper
( dedicated to my darling HDD)(f)

[~Bo]

what do you call them then???





Turnsignals. ;)

[AtLast]

Dapper
( dedicated to my darling HDD)(f)

Well, thank you, darlin'! I shall keep it alive!!!

This is so much fun! So many great posts!!! Thanks all!!

:quickdraw:

[AtLast]

stereo (as the name of the device)... Oh, and HiFi (high fidelity)! Whoa, I actually remember when that was the rage before stereophonic came out!! Guess, stereophonic is one oldie, too!!


musket

chambermaid

stewardess

:nerd:

[IttyBittyFem]

We still use the term "dial the phone". There hasn't been a dial on the phone in ages. Fact: My identical 23 year old twins NEVER dialed a phone in their lives. Yet they still use the term.

Remember "Party Lines"? I can only imagine what an odd definition my boys would come up with to describe something they have no clue as to what it was. Think about it - 'Party' 'Line'. :giggle:

Nice thread! Thanks S (and on a personal note, I miss you tons!!!) :kissy:

[Venus007]

Vamp
Hussy
Gussying up
Fallen woman
Lolita (as in "she was a real Lolita if you know what I mean")

[rlin]

excellent premise Lady!
some words from the past...

stogey
teatotaler
tit... as in 'thats tit'
beatnik
skag aka skank

ya know ya hit the theme of the thread when your spellcheck doesnt recognize your entries!
wait.... i guess this could mean i just cant flippin spell!



rlin

[Softhearted]

Wo that's heavy
Heavy duty

(Now, now, it's not because earth's gravity has problem in the future :drummer:)

[The_Lady_Snow]

*pantaloons*

[Soft*Silver]

ice box

satchel

hot diggety

fingerwave

spectacles

OJ (refering to Orange juice)

[AtLast]

*pantaloons*

OMG! I haven't heard this one since before my mother died! She used it all the time!

[AtLast]

We still use the term "dial the phone". There hasn't been a dial on the phone in ages. Fact: My identical 23 year old twins NEVER dialed a phone in their lives. Yet they still use the term.

Remember "Party Lines"? I can only imagine what an odd definition my boys would come up with to describe something they have no clue as to what it was. Think about it - 'Party' 'Line'. :giggle:

Nice thread! Thanks S (and on a personal note, I miss you tons!!!) :kissy:





OMG!!! Now I am remembering the Princes Phone!!!

[Butterbean]

Davenport

:drummer:

[always2late]

Trollop :bedfuck:
I LOVE this word!!

Handkerchief....I very rarely hear it, and it seems no one USES one anymore.

[Soft*Silver]

bandana

percolator

may day

bumper seat

jinxy

[Dante]

~~~ split ~~~ as in let's go...
~~~ Blast ~~~ as in..we had a blast!

[weatherboi]

jeepers creepers

expression of surprise

[Lady Pamela]

~*~ Square ~*~
~*~ Cats ~*~
~*~ Gig ~*~
~*~ Smokin ~*~
~*~ Hip ~*~
~*~ Zoot ~*~
~*~ Jive ~*~
~*~ Scat ~*~

[Dante]

~~~ far out ~~~

~~~ boss ~~~

[Lady Pamela]

~*~ SWAK ~*~

[Gemme]

~*~ Scat ~*~


I prefer the older reference to this instead of, well :crap:

[Dante]

I prefer the older reference to this instead of, well :crap:
LOL Gemmie !!!!!!!!

~~~ chad ~~~
That thing on the ballots that got fucked up and Bush was elected president. :seeingstars:

[Lady Pamela]

LOL Gemmie !!!!!!!!

~~~ chad ~~~
That thing on the ballots that got fucked up and Bush was elected president. :seeingstars:

Another word for it:

~*~Skeet ~*~

[Gemme]

Another word for it:

~*~Skeet ~*~

Do you mean another word for chad or another word for scat? Is it the plural of scat? :blink:

I thought that was the plates that are spun into the air and shot with the gun? That's called skeet shooting, yes?

[Lady Pamela]

Do you mean another word for chad or another word for scat? Is it the plural of scat? :blink:

I thought that was the plates that are spun into the air and shot with the gun? That's called skeet shooting, yes?

Also it is the poop from animals...lol

Old saying:
Watch out or they will skeet in your hair.

[Lady Pamela]

~*~ Dynomite~*~
~*~ Hangin' ~*~

[Soft*Silver]

bent as in gay

gay as in xmas apparel

gay as in a woman's name

Dick as in a man's name

Dick and Jane

clothespins

[Gemme]

Also it is the poop from animals...lol

Old saying:
Watch out or they will skeet in your hair.



Okay, so both scat and skeet are terms for poop, as well as other things. Luckily, poop just means poop because wouldn't it be ever so confusing to have a ton of words that *could* and *do* mean poop but not in *this* situation or *this* one either?

:blink:

[Lady Pamela]

~*~ Boody ~*~

[Venus007]

percolator



I make my coffee in one of those daily!

[AtLast]

I make my coffee in one of those daily!

Best way as far as I'm concerned! Yeppers!!

:sugarglider:

[Kobi]

Words from the past:

nifty
neat as in cool
neato as in cool
bloomers as in undergarments
undergarments as in bloomers
rad
cat as a substitute for human
cats meow
sun in eyes now known as solar glare

[AtLast]

bent as in gay

gay as in xmas apparel

gay as in a woman's name

Dick as in a man's name

Dick and Jane

clothespins





LOVE this post!! have to say, however, after growing up with the given name of Gaye, I changed it right after my Mom died! It, plus what people did with my last name just was soooooooooooooooooooo tiring! People can be such idiots!

[BestButchBoy]

Common courtesy. Unfortunately, it is no longer common.

[vixenagogo]

just a side note here...

i am wondering why, in movies, television and the like, does no one seem to jump into a taxi and exclaim, "follow that car!" anymore?

[Mister Bent]

bent as in gay



Who you calling gay?!

- Bent

[cinderella]

Add to this 'you're welcome', currently substituted by 'no problem', ugh!

Please...

Thank-You...

Excuse Me...

(I could go on but I am in a grumpy mood so you ((inclusive/impersonal usage)) can probably correctly assume the rest of my list)

grumpella

[Soon]

just a side note here...

i am wondering why, in movies, television and the like, does no one seem to jump into a taxi and exclaim, "follow that car!" anymore?

Only one current show where I hear it now: Amazing Race!
:admin:

[Soon]

Please...

Thank-You...

Excuse Me...

(I could go on but I am in a grumpy mood so you ((inclusive/impersonal usage)) can probably correctly assume the rest of my list)

grumpella



I think Canadians overuse these at times! (not possible!)

;)

[cinderella]

Swell! As in 'great!!'

[AtLast]

just a side note here...

i am wondering why, in movies, television and the like, does no one seem to jump into a taxi and exclaim, "follow that car!" anymore?

I love this! Makes me think of so many old movies!! And helicopters.... seeems like a lot of chasing is done by helicopter now...

[AtLast]

Solvent pension fund..... Hell, pension fund is a term of the past....

[PearlsNLace]

And How!

It was used to mean " I agree with that!"

[IttyBittyFem]

My Mom used to save her Green Stamps to buy a new toaster, etc.

Green Stamps were found at every local supermarket and at Gas Stations.

[Enchantress]

Oopsie daisy.

Although why this isn't in use much anymore is beyond me (in fact, I've been known to utter it now and again)

[AtLast]

Oopsie daisy.

Although why this isn't in use much anymore is beyond me (in fact, I've been known to utter it now and again)

Ah! Do you use.. topsy turvy?

:sunglass::sunglass:

[Gemme]

Ah! Do you use.. topsy turvy?

:sunglass::sunglass:


Why, yes, I do. :blink:

Ooopsie daisy and okily dokily and also okey dokey too.

[Dante]

"hammertime"

"pet rock" :hatsmoke:

[Mister Bent]

Gee whillickers!

Criminy & cripes (except in conversation between Ezee and Bent).

[afrcnqueen]

Haberdasher...
Trollop

[homoe]

comeuppance

[RockOn]

When I'm in a store, the employee completes our transaction by placing the ticket in my bag and handing it to me. I normally say, "thanks." Now days most have to say, "no problem." I want to yell, "I know it is not a problem, it is your fucking job - why not just say you are welcome?"

[homoe]

When I'm in a store, the employee completes our transaction by placing the ticket in my bag and handing it to me. I normally say, "thanks." Now days most have to say, "no problem." I want to yell, "I know it is not a problem, it is your fucking job - why not just say you are welcome?"

RockOn, just recently there was a letter in the "Dear Abby" or whatever it's called now on this very subject but I'll be damn if I can remember exactly what was asked and what was answered..:blink:

[homoe]

malarkey.............

[Gayandgray]

Tomfoolery........

[Gayandgray]

Dilly-Dally. My mom would tell us kids to come straight home from school, don't dilly-dally! My dad called his wallet a billfold, and I still do it. And his watch was a timepiece. Haven't heard that in a long time.

[~ocean]

dungerees < spelling ( jeans )

[Greyson]

Percolator (A type of coffee pot.)

[Stone-Butch]

kiss curls * milk box (to drop off milk in your wall).

tin lizzy heavens to Betsy my word bundle buggy pram poultice

saddle shoes zoot suit beehive hairdos kiss curls bell bottoms jumpsuit

britches upon my word shake a leg book bag fit as a fiddle chum

rouge horse feathers(nonsense) cobbler(shoe repair) cardigan crinoline

plats (as in braids) overalls pillbox hats smarty pants pick-up-sticks

tiddly winks marbles hopscotch double dutch soda shop hanky

Enough For Now

[Stone-Butch]

sorry that all ran together... guess there was too much, oh well, will fix at another time.

[meridiantoo]

(to) Court
Golly
Dig
Groovy
Man
Crib
fer sure
totally
Rad

[cinnamongrrl]

(to) Court
Golly
Dig
Groovy
Man
Crib
fer sure
totally
Rad


I totally say all of those lol except for crib...and I don't say rad much...I think I say radical more

[Greyson]

Demitasse (Can you tell I like coffee?)

[Gayandgray]

Filling Station (gas station)

[Orema]

Rabble Rouser

[Orema]

kiss curls * milk box (to drop off milk in your wall).

tin lizzy heavens to Betsy my word bundle buggy pram poultice

saddle shoes zoot suit beehive hairdos kiss curls bell bottoms jumpsuit

britches upon my word shake a leg book bag fit as a fiddle chum

rouge horse feathers(nonsense) cobbler(shoe repair) cardigan crinoline

plats (as in braids) overalls pillbox hats smarty pants pick-up-sticks

tiddly winks marbles hopscotch double dutch soda shop hanky

Enough For Now


We used to have a milk box and had milk delivered 2-3 times a week, I think.

The milk used to come in bottles like this:

https://img0.etsystatic.com/001/0/6119175/il_570xN.371636160_r9bt.jpg

I even remember being small enough to climb through the milk box to open the door when my mama left her keys in the house one day.

Our milk man's name was Smitty.

[meridiantoo]

I totally say all of those lol except for crib...and I don't say rad much...I think I say radical more

I do too as well as awesome :hangloose:

[Greyson]

girdle (Something my grandmother wore.)

[Soon]

nincompoop

[FireSignFemme]

handbasket

As in - Going to hell in a handbasket.

[Greyson]

Chalkboard (Remember them?)

[homoe]

hooch (alcohol)

[Orema]

Jubilee (special celebrations)

[Greyson]

skillet.........

[gotoseagrl]

Daddy-o.......

[clay]

poke...as in a "poke sack"...(paper sack)

My grandmother would pick "poke salad" in a poke...:):moonstars:

[FireSignFemme]

Egghead... meaning Brainiac

[MysticOceansFL]

Tubular or Rad................

[Gayandgray]

Much obliged

[meridiantoo]

Knapsack....

[Gemme]

Know what is becoming extinct (at least where I live)?

You're welcome.

:blink:

I say 'thank you' and the most common response I get back is 'no problem'.

That makes me want to box their ears.

[Orema]

Know what is becoming extinct (at least where I live)?

You're welcome.

:blink:

I say 'thank you' and the most common response I get back is 'no problem'.

That makes me want to box their ears.

Why?

I think "no problem" is an acknowledgment of thank you. As is "good," "glad it worked out," "glad I could help," "no worries," etc.

Is it that "no problem" implies it couldn't have been a problem (or something else that may not be right with that exact reply) or is it that "you're welcome" is the only proper response?

Just curious.

[Chad]

Kin, it means relatives.

The really sad part is that I used it in a sentence yeasterday.

:cowboihorse:

[FireSignFemme]

Bummer.....

[Chad]

Farout!

I used that a lot in the 70's.

:beatnik:

[meridiantoo]

These are more colloquialisms, but if you were born/raised in the South, you should remember these:

Dumber than a box of rocks

If the Lord willing and the creek don't rise



I can't remember anymore right now, but I'll add to it later.

[~ocean]

"tacky" lol

[homoe]

bath tub gin

[Gemme]

Why?

I think "no problem" is an acknowledgment of thank you. As is "good," "glad it worked out," "glad I could help," "no worries," etc.

Is it that "no problem" implies it couldn't have been a problem (or something else that may not be right with that exact reply) or is it that "you're welcome" is the only proper response?

Just curious.

I grew up with 'you're welcome' as the one and only appropriate response to 'thank you' so I'm sure my old-fashionedness plays into it. It feels as if this shift to 'no problem' is just another sign of common courtesy waning away. It feels very egocentric and impersonal to me. There's no connection there.

If I thank someone, I'm thanking THEM for whatever service or act they've done on my behalf and whatever extra work they've gone through to resolve whatever issue is there. If they say you're welcome, they are saying that "I" am welcome. They are seeing my thanks and acknowledgment of the work they've done and responding in like with a personal acceptance and acknowledgement. 'No problem' has nothing to do with me or with my thanks. It's all about them and whether it was, literally, a problem for them to do their job or provide a service. For me, 'no problem' feels like a pimply faced teen with their face buried in their IPhone, barely acknowledging my words or the sentiment behind them as they half-ass their way through my order or whatever service they are supposed to provide. I want the adult response to my adult appreciation, please. Manners can go a long way.

I'm showing my age today.

:blink:

[Orema]

I grew up with 'you're welcome' as the one and only appropriate response to 'thank you' so I'm sure my old-fashionedness plays into it. It feels as if this shift to 'no problem' is just another sign of common courtesy waning away. It feels very egocentric and impersonal to me. There's no connection there.

If I thank someone, I'm thanking THEM for whatever service or act they've done on my behalf and whatever extra work they've gone through to resolve whatever issue is there. If they say you're welcome, they are saying that "I" am welcome. They are seeing my thanks and acknowledgment of the work they've done and responding in like with a personal acceptance and acknowledgement. 'No problem' has nothing to do with me or with my thanks. It's all about them and whether it was, literally, a problem for them to do their job or provide a service. For me, 'no problem' feels like a pimply faced teen with their face buried in their IPhone, barely acknowledging my words or the sentiment behind them as they half-ass their way through my order or whatever service they are supposed to provide. I want the adult response to my adult appreciation, please. Manners can go a long way.

I'm showing my age today.

:blink:

Thanks, Gemme. I'm not sure it has anything to do with age. I've found this with Americans more than anyone else from other English-speaking countries.

I don't always use "you're welcome" because, even though I may appreciate someone's gesture, they are not necessarily 'welcome' to something of mine.

To each her own :) and thanks again.

O

[Orema]

[QUOTE=Orema;1049502]Thanks, Gemme. I'm not sure it has anything to do with age. I've found this with Americans more than anyone else from other English-speaking countries.

I don't always use "you're welcome" because, even though I may appreciate someone's gesture, they are not necessarily 'welcome' to something of mine.

To each her own :) and thanks again.

Let me give this another try ..

Even though someone may appreciate what I've done, they aren't necessarily welcome to it.

(and thanks for presuming I meant "could" when I wrote "couldn't" in an earlier posting.)

[~ocean]

This is b4 my time ~ dreamy

[Orema]

Ponder . . . . . . .

[Gemme]

This is b4 my time ~ dreamy

Not if you watch ER.

McDreamy vs McSteamy?

[meridiantoo]

Lo and behold

[Chad]

My favorite is still groovy and I am doing my part to keep it in our language.

[Greyson]

"The pot calling the kettle black."

[Soon]

Silly goose!

[Bubala]

.....Rad! lol

[Greyson]

Telephone booth with a dial phone in it and the cost of a local call was only 10 cents.

(Oops. We are talking words, right? Not memories of things no longer in use. Sorry.)

[Gayandgray]

The Slammer (jail)

[Gayandgray]

The Pokey (jail)

[~ocean]

~~ tabu ~~

[Greyson]

~~ tabu ~~



When I was very young, I dated a femme that wore only Tabu. She told me it was her signature fragrance. Not many wear perfumes and colognes today because of allergies of others they may come into contact with. I do miss wearing cologne.

[FireSignFemme]

Clink - meaning jail or pokey, after a one time London prison "The Clink".

[Greyson]

I remember when a "flip flop" was still called a zori.

[clay]

"quill"........old fashioned word for "straw" you use to sip a beverage

[clay]

chamber pot OR slop jar.....used indoors in days of "outhouses" before indoor plumbing..;)....:sunglass:

[Greyson]

spigot (now most say faucet)

[girlin2une]

NOT trying to show my ignorance... I am usually well versed with words...

I remember when a "flip flop" was still called a zori.

I've never heard of a zori...

"quill"........old fashioned word for "straw" you use to sip a beverage

I thought the alternate meaning of a quill is "pen"

[Bèsame*]

I remember when a "flip flop" was still called a zori.

I used both of those names! Now living with the Hawaiian, they are referred to as "slippers".

[~ocean]

1st base ~ 2nd base ~ 3rd base ~ ohhh moon doggie !

[homoe]

hoosegow = Jail

[~ocean]

hoosegow = Jail

i'm gonna bring u too the hoosegow if u don't get in chat lolol

[meridiantoo]

Going with....

As in, coupled with someone, usually in middle/junior high school.

[~ocean]

~ reefa ~~~~~

[homoe]

ya darn tooting............

[homoe]

skedaddle (hurry quickly)

[Orema]

Going with....

As in, coupled with someone, usually in middle/junior high school.

The first girl I "went with" or was "going with" was Coretta. We were both in the 7th grade. She was shorter than me, a tomboy, and cute as all get out. It was a secret. We would have gotten in big trouble if word got out—it didn't.

[FireSignFemme]

Promise ring and pinned

(Damn I'm getting old)

[~ocean]

headbands lol

[meridiantoo]

Curmudgeon
Lickity-split

[FireSignFemme]

Slickster.......

[MysticOceansFL]

Friendship Ring

[~ocean]

" Far Out "

[Gemme]

headbands lol

Headbands are still around here. Are they not sold anymore where you live?

[Mopsie]

Curmudgeon
Lickity-split

I still use both of these!

[Mopsie]

The Slammer (jail)

The Pokey (jail)

Hmmm I'm seeing a pattern ... Have you been in the clink?

[Gemme]

I still use both of these!

As do I. I use quite a lot of them at least monthly.

Hmmm I'm seeing a pattern ... Have you been in the clink?

I agree!

The Big House?

The Can?

The Cooler?

The Big Pen?

The Pound?

Up the River?

I visited once.

:blink:

[Mopsie]

As do I. I use quite a lot of them at least monthly.



I agree!

The Big House?

The Can?

The Cooler?

The Big Pen?

The Pound?

Up the River?

I visited once.

:blink:

I have also visited and was very glad I could leave! Never wanna go up the river! (That's my favorite from your list :) )

[Greyson]

Bromide.......

[Greyson]

Crystal radio (Remember making one of these as your science project?)

[FireSignFemme]

Shebang.........

[~ocean]

he's a " COOL CAT "

[meridiantoo]

moolah.....

[meridiantoo]

shack up
my old man/my old lady
clean someone's clock

[Greyson]

Burning the candle at both ends.

[homoe]

Hopping over a nickle to pick up a penny

[clay]

I thought the alternate meaning of a quill is "pen"

You are correct tune girl.....a quill can also be a pen!!!!

[Gemme]

I must be old as dirt because I use quite a bit of these words and phrases on a regular basis.

:blink:

[homoe]

scram :byebye:

[Greyson]

scram :byebye:



"Fine as wine"

[Blade]

One in the oven

[Blade]

In Mom's 67 Firebird, my sister and I did this.

SHOTGUN!

I got the front seat

[Greyson]

One in the oven

and another version of the above,

"Bun in the oven"

[~ocean]

and another version of the above,

"Bun in the oven"


" When are you going to put some BEANS in that oven? " lol

[Gayandgray]

Fellow.........

[Bèsame*]

chump......

[homoe]

pancake make-up & rogue

(A kind hearted femme informed me that these are now referred to as foundation and blush)

[homoe]

Floppy Disk...............

[~ocean]

8 track lol

[homoe]

"take a shine to" *(as in being smitten with someone)

[Chad]

Boogie means dance.

:danceparty:

[homoe]

trots :blink: (diarrhea)

[Stone-Butch]

Toilet = loo, can, head, throne

where you go to whizz

[homoe]

shenanigans

[~ocean]

scrunchies

[homoe]

debacle.............

[homoe]

FAR OUT !!!

[homoe]

libation.....(a drink)

[homoe]

provisions...

[homoe]

Mercantile........

[girl_dee]

ice box...............

[homoe]

pancake makeup........I think it's foundation now)

[girl_dee]

"the hoover"....

[homoe]

rouge..( I believe it's now referred to as Blush)

[homoe]

pin curls................

[girl_dee]

45's ................

[Gayandgray]

Dilly-dally.......

[Gayandgray]

Lollygag.......

[homoe]

gallivanting...............

[girl_dee]

brogans...........:blueheels:

[homoe]

Bamboozled...................

[gotoseagrl]

Hither ......

[homoe]

Vapors...............

[FireSignFemme]

Flimflam

Flimflammery

[gotoseagrl]

imperturbability

[homoe]

hoodwink...............

[homoe]

kerfuffle...........

[~ocean]

hair jewelry

[homoe]

commence...........

[homoe]

I've seen it more and more lately:hangloose:

[homoe]

knucklehead.................:giggle:

[homoe]

~~
fancy-schmancy

[homoe]

pancake makeup........I think it's foundation now)

Or is it called blush? Maybe blush is what was once called rouge? Come on femme's help a butch out...:giggle: