Expressions that went out of fashion

a reply to: corblimeyguvnor

Oompah Oompah stick it up your Joompah

It's not even funny but it's been making me laugh.

"I suwanee!" My Grandmother said it all the time.

I'm old, and used to "play out" with friends back in the day, when "Charlie" used to call paedophiles "strangers"



Oh how things have changed, anyone remember a game (interactive with friends in real life) called DELEVO?

Memories

a reply to: kosmicjack

dear old?

originally posted by: kosmicjack
"I suwanee!" My Grandmother said it all the time.

For memories, here is what your gran was listening to, and i suppose where the saying came from ..... 1920's, excuse the hiss on the recording

a reply to: corblimeyguvnor

No, this:

www.urbandictionary.com...

www.waywordradio.org...

originally posted by: kosmicjack
a reply to: corblimeyguvnor

No, this:

www.urbandictionary.com...

New to me, hey, they say you learn something new everyday

a reply to: berenike

I don't know any of those. You must be British.
I heard crikey but I still hear that used too.

Goodness gracious.

Groovy, though only the Brady bunch even attempted to use that. Made it totally uncool in one episode.

I declare.

Well I never!

Far out, which lots of people in N.Y. did use including me.

What a hassle.

Far out.

Go to a flick.

originally posted by: Hazardous1408
I still say don't talk wet.


How about "going to see a man about a dog"?

Going to meet a fig on Prune Street.

originally posted by: alldaylong
a reply to: berenike


Sling your hook ( get lost or bugger off )

A smidgen ( something small )

Snoggin ( kissing )

Lord All Mighty ( something shocking )

Having a kip ( sleeping )

Scram get lost too

A pinch a small amount. I still use smidgen .

Sucking face or swapping spit kissing

MY WORD ! When something is shocking

Sawing lumber or counting Zs sleeping.

English/ American translations. Lol

a reply to: corblimeyguvnor

My dad said it to mean none of your business if he was going out.

She went to shat & the hogs ate her.

a reply to: angeldoll

That's the era for:

Outta Sight

Sock it to me

Groovy, baby

Bread - meaning money

(I think)

Oh - did anyone ever say 'Jiminy Cricket' ?

originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: corblimeyguvnor

My dad said it to mean none of your business if he was going out.

Exactly, going to the pub!! none of your business .......... that was then, this is now, times have changed.

Back then OK, now NOT OK. I have a wife that is a control freak, Now OK, back then NOT OK ..... times change and we adapt ( i have considered walking more than once) as i said, times have changed, nuff said

I remembered the rhyming slang that's been eluding me:

A pint of Acker = milk (for Acker Bilk, a talented musician).

Now, isn't that smashing?

Ain't a schooner a ship ?
a reply to: corblimeyguvnor

Put wood in hole = close door 🚪
Going for a bag of flour = shower 🚿
Would you Adam and Eve it = believe it

Tight.

a reply to: berenike

I still say "well I'll,be damned", bevis engrained that one in me. I still say it like him and think to him when I do.

"that went swimingly"

"savage"

Dope, phat, eFF-ing A, all that and a bag of chips

suki suki now

Jive ass fool

funky

mofo

mark ass trick , or trick ass mark

far out

heavy