Old-Fashioned Words and Phrases

Hollylane · 06-17-2011, 08:56 PM

If I had my druthers....

This is one my mother and I use often, but I had a customer use it today too!

cinderella · 06-18-2011, 10:34 AM

...if 'druthers' was formed from a combination of 'I would rather'....hmmm, kinda makes sense that it would.

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Originally Posted by Hollylane

If I had my druthers....

This is one my mother and I use often, but I had a customer use it today too!

cinderella · 06-18-2011, 10:43 AM

'alienist' - the 19th century term for a psychiatrist when the science was in it's infancy. I got that from a fictional novel I read about the first documented serial killer in NYC. The title of the book was 'The Alientist' by Caleb Carr - a great read.

Sparkle · 06-18-2011, 01:32 PM

I'm quite sure I made this one up...it is a cousin to "Frippery"

Friphoppery verb the action of being showy, frivolous, often bawdy, nonessential.

"After a cocktail (or two) the evening proceeded with much friphoppery."

little_ms_sunshyne · 06-18-2011, 01:34 PM

Thought of another:

Cant get blood from a turnip

Chancie · 06-18-2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by little_ms_sunshyne, the science teacher

Thought of another:

Cant get blood from a turnip

Nor can you get blood from a stone.

Guy · 06-18-2011, 03:41 PM

I remember my grandmother saying in broken english

Always knock with your feet

Ms. Meander · 06-18-2011, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparkle

I'm quite sure I made this one up...it is a cousin to "Frippery"

Friphoppery verb the action of being showy, frivolous, often bawdy, nonessential.

"After a cocktail (or two) the evening proceeded with much friphoppery."

Friphoppery! My very favorite Sparkle-word, and not coincidentally - my very favorite Sparkle-activity!

Ms. Meander · 06-18-2011, 02:11 PM

<<<needs a lesson from Gemme on "multi-quoting"

Galahad · 06-18-2011, 03:07 PM

"You'll have to lick the calf over again" my grandmothers saying. She meant redo something until it's perfect. Because cows will bathe their calf over and over, as if they missed something. I don't know if this was a common saying or just a family or local saying.

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06-17-2011, 08:56 PM	#1
Hollylane Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: . Posts: 11,495 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,694 Thanked 26,361 Times in 5,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	If I had my druthers.... This is one my mother and I use often, but I had a customer use it today too!

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Guy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 1,858 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,258 Thanked 2,574 Times in 889 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I remember my grandmother saying in broken english Always knock with your feet

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Galahad Member How Do You Identify?: do I have to? Relationship Status: single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: I.E. Southern California Posts: 425 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,300 Thanked 339 Times in 151 Posts Rep Power: 1446604	"You'll have to lick the calf over again" my grandmothers saying. She meant redo something until it's perfect. Because cows will bathe their calf over and over, as if they missed something. I don't know if this was a common saying or just a family or local saying.