Old-Fashioned Words and Phrases

Ms. Meander · 06-15-2011, 10:22 AM

They don't make 'em like they used to! What are some of your favorites?

fisticuffs - combat with the fists

* The participants could not resolve their differences and the debate ended in fisticuffs.

(old fashioned – [noun] a cocktail made with whiskey, bitters, water, and sugar, and garnished with citrus-fruit slices and a cherry.)

Sparkle · 06-15-2011, 10:42 AM

"Patch me through"

gotoseagrl · 06-15-2011, 10:53 AM

Unbeknownst

Mr.Nobody · 06-15-2011, 11:01 AM

courting...

Hollylane · 06-15-2011, 11:02 AM

From my recent(last night) brush with Andy Griffith:

Sheriff Andy Taylor:

"I don't know why I am always gettin' my britches caught on my own pitchfork!"

Ms. Meander · 06-15-2011, 11:40 AM

caddywhompus - crooked, broken, bent, sideways, damaged

* I sat on my glasses and now they are all caddywhompus.

Hollylane · 06-15-2011, 11:42 AM

A true statement about my Hayden, from his mother, who was full of these:

"You move so slow, dead lice wouldn't fall of you!"

Deborah · 06-15-2011, 11:56 AM

my mother's favorite to just about anything my sister would do; "you're slower than molasses in January"

LaneyDoll · 06-15-2011, 12:05 PM

Oooo fun! While looking for the correct spelling and the definition of one word I found another!

* Euphonious-Pleasant sounding, especially a pleasant sounding word.
From the ancient Greek word euphonos, meaning "sweet-voiced":
eu-, good + phone, sound.

* Crepuscular-Of or like twilight; dim.

Ms. Meander · 06-15-2011, 12:05 PM

Trousers

*as in, pants

OR (better yet):

the phrase, "All talk and no trousers" - Blustering and boastful, showing off without having the qualities to justify it.
(I must credit Sparkle with bringing this use of trousers into my daily lexicon)

Hollylane · 06-15-2011, 12:15 PM

That's better then hip pockets!

MsTinkerbelly · 06-15-2011, 04:35 PM

Twit.

My Mother must have called me that a million times!

lillith · 06-15-2011, 04:51 PM

"Trip the light fantastic" means to dance really well...

Jess · 06-15-2011, 04:56 PM

twitterpated

1)to be completely enamored with someone/something.
2) the flighty exciting feeling you get when you think about/see the object of your affection.
3) romantically excited (i.e.: aroused)
4) the ever increasing acceleration of heartbeat and body temperature as a result of being engulfed amidst the exhilaration and joy of being/having a romantic entity in someone's life.

When he smiled at her, the rush of warm, fuzzy, excited sensations that filled her made her realize she was completely twitterpated with this man.

tapu · 06-15-2011, 05:08 PM

press = closet

redd out = clean up

redd up = clear the table

smearcase = cottage cheese

uh, unless nobody else ever heard those.....

tapu · 06-15-2011, 05:11 PM

He was all over that "like white on rice."

I don't know where the hell that came from, but I run into it once in a while here in Maine.

Julien · 06-15-2011, 05:19 PM

"comeuppance" as in what goes around comes around, hey is that a twofer (or more)? hmmm....

Corkey · 06-15-2011, 05:32 PM

Ya' betcha bippy
I have no clue what a bippy is.

Mr.Nobody · 06-15-2011, 05:34 PM

In like Flynn

wolfbittenpoet · 06-15-2011, 05:37 PM

Faster then a herd of turtles or Off like a herd of turtles.
Gone done it.

06-15-2011, 10:22 AM	#1
Ms. Meander Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Relationship Status: Ethical Nonmonogamist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Mountains Posts: 1,520 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,706 Thanked 5,223 Times in 1,150 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	Old-Fashioned Words and Phrases They don't make 'em like they used to! What are some of your favorites? fisticuffs - combat with the fists * The participants could not resolve their differences and the debate ended in fisticuffs. (old fashioned – [noun] a cocktail made with whiskey, bitters, water, and sugar, and garnished with citrus-fruit slices and a cherry.) __________________ My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart. - Maya Angelou

06-15-2011, 10:42 AM	#2
Sparkle Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please Relationship Status: Loved Up Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western MA Posts: 2,183 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,001 Thanked 6,624 Times in 1,561 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	"Patch me through" __________________ I am made of stars

06-15-2011, 10:53 AM	#3
gotoseagrl Senior Member How Do You Identify?: old-fashioned queer stone submissive girl Preferred Pronoun?: mermaid, very lucky babygirl Relationship Status: Saltwater mermaid ♡ Join Date: May 2010 Location: CA Posts: 2,209 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,192 Thanked 6,116 Times in 1,726 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Unbeknownst __________________ Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot. D. H. Lawrence

06-15-2011, 11:01 AM	#4
Mr.Nobody Member How Do You Identify?: Niizh manidoowag... Preferred Pronoun?: I prefer amature nouns Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 840 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 370 Thanked 1,528 Times in 536 Posts Rep Power: 15623422	courting... __________________ Noblesse oblige...

06-15-2011, 11:40 AM	#6
Ms. Meander Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Relationship Status: Ethical Nonmonogamist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Mountains Posts: 1,520 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,706 Thanked 5,223 Times in 1,150 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	caddywhompus - crooked, broken, bent, sideways, damaged * I sat on my glasses and now they are all caddywhompus. __________________ My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart. - Maya Angelou

06-15-2011, 11:02 AM	#5
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 26,373 Times in 5,877 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	From my recent(last night) brush with Andy Griffith: Sheriff Andy Taylor: "I don't know why I am always gettin' my britches caught on my own pitchfork!"

06-15-2011, 11:42 AM	#7
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 26,373 Times in 5,877 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	A true statement about my Hayden, from his mother, who was full of these: "You move so slow, dead lice wouldn't fall of you!"

06-15-2011, 11:56 AM	#8
Deborah Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme Preferred Pronoun?: Babydoll is a start.... Relationship Status: Mrs. Livingston 4/20/2013 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nashville where my heart belongs... Posts: 611 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,451 Thanked 1,454 Times in 276 Posts Rep Power: 14676214	:rolleyes: my mother's favorite to just about anything my sister would do; "you're slower than molasses in January" __________________ "Slow to trust but I'm quick to love, I push too hard and I give too much, I aint saying I'm perfect, but I promise I'm worth it" "The Good Within Me Honors The Good Within You"

06-15-2011, 12:05 PM	#9
LaneyDoll Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Girly girl femme Preferred Pronoun?: She; Ma'am; Miss ;) Relationship Status: Pitbull protected. Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,892 Thanked 7,689 Times in 1,610 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Oooo fun! While looking for the correct spelling and the definition of one word I found another! * Euphonious-Pleasant sounding, especially a pleasant sounding word. From the ancient Greek word euphonos, meaning "sweet-voiced": eu-, good + phone, sound. * Crepuscular-Of or like twilight; dim. __________________ There are beauties who stop traffic and then there are beauties who grow obsessively in the hearts of the susceptible.

06-15-2011, 12:15 PM	#11
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 26,373 Times in 5,877 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	That's better then hip pockets!

06-15-2011, 04:35 PM	#12
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06-15-2011, 04:51 PM	#13
lillith Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her, hey you! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 514 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 204 Thanked 687 Times in 224 Posts Rep Power: 5173240	"Trip the light fantastic" means to dance really well... __________________ now how can you ignore a dancing pink elephant? and how i so wish it would rain here.

06-15-2011, 04:56 PM	#14
Jess Timed Out - Permanent How Do You Identify?: decidedly indifferent Preferred Pronoun?: other Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Patrick Springs, VA Posts: 2,812 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,247 Thanked 5,703 Times in 1,684 Posts Rep Power: 0	twitterpated 1)to be completely enamored with someone/something. 2) the flighty exciting feeling you get when you think about/see the object of your affection. 3) romantically excited (i.e.: aroused) 4) the ever increasing acceleration of heartbeat and body temperature as a result of being engulfed amidst the exhilaration and joy of being/having a romantic entity in someone's life. When he smiled at her, the rush of warm, fuzzy, excited sensations that filled her made her realize she was completely twitterpated with this man.

06-15-2011, 05:08 PM	#15
tapu Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Understated butch. Preferred Pronoun?: I Relationship Status: Party of One Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maine Posts: 1,654 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,324 Thanked 3,112 Times in 1,103 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	press = closet redd out = clean up redd up = clear the table smearcase = cottage cheese uh, unless nobody else ever heard those..... __________________ Really? That's not funny to you?

06-15-2011, 05:11 PM	#16
tapu Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Understated butch. Preferred Pronoun?: I Relationship Status: Party of One Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maine Posts: 1,654 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,324 Thanked 3,112 Times in 1,103 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	He was all over that "like white on rice." I don't know where the hell that came from, but I run into it once in a while here in Maine. __________________ Really? That's not funny to you?

06-15-2011, 05:19 PM	#17
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06-15-2011, 05:32 PM	#18
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06-15-2011, 05:34 PM	#19
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06-15-2011, 05:37 PM	#20
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