This reminds me of that college where they compile a list to send to all of the professors concerning various attitudes and facts about the incoming freshman class. It makes points like “They have probably never seen a TV set with just 13 channels” and “They don’t remember anything about the Iran-Contra scandal.”
One of the points it makes is that “like a broken record” is probably a meaningless phrase to them because they are children of the CD era.
I wonder if today’s youth think that “fresh!”, “awesome!” or “radical!” are anachronistic phrases along the lines of my hearing “groovy!”, or to step a generation back from there, “keen!”
I was saying “groovy” back in the early 90s (before the whole retro thing hit). I used to get some very strange looks. (But that was the point.) Now that everything is '70s (That '70s Show, fashions, even the VW Beetle recalls the early '70s) everyone is saying “groovy”. I’ll have to find another word or phrase. That would be really outta sight! And probablt far out, right on and solid
Actually, I do say right on, but the inflection is difficult in print. Sort of an encouraging tone, accompanied by a couple of nods.
Hood. Nobody says “hood” anymore; as in, “He’s a two-bit hood.”
You’re just crying in the rain. I don’t know if this counts, but it sounds old-fashioned.
My current phrases are Son of a whore! instead of “Son of a bitch.” and Sack! as a general interjection along the lines of “Crap!”.
I may start using hep again, as I did in the '80s.
Old bean is used in greeting. “Mike, old bean! How’ve you been?”