- “Disc Jockey”
- “Grease Monkey”
- “Soda Jerk”
And one not so old:
- “Bean Counter”
Can y’all think of any more?
Yup. I’m bored.
It’s 4:30 in the morning, and I can’t effin’ sleep!
Quasi
Secretary is getting there, being replaced with personal or executive assistant.
janitors = custodians or custodial engineers.
Many actresses want to be called actors now. Same for Policemen, Firemen, Postmen, etc.
Garbage Collector = Sanitation Engineer
That’s all I can think of right now.
Gal Friday.
**Honey dipper **- the guy who cleans your septic tank. I have no idea why “honey dipper”, maybe it sounds better than “shit shoveler”? No doubt related to such terms as honey wagon and honey bucket, which also deal with human waste.
“Sawbones” – Surgeon, or possibly any physician. It hearkens back to the era when surgeons were lower-class manual laborers and physicians were upper-class professionals.
“Leech” – Physician. “Leech, heal thyself.” – Wycliffe (Luke, iv. 23) Physicians still use leeches, but now they understand when not to. That’s called progress.
Ambulance chaser?
The guys at the City used to call me the Ditch Witch. I don’t think that’s common though.
hm dog robber for someone in the military good at getting supplies [in or out of system]
Really? I hear the ones on the radio refer to themselves as such all the time.
Many years ago, I asked a question on the board to “all the resident greasemonkeys” and was quickly correctly. I felt pretty bad - it is a pretty insulting/degrading term when you think about it.
Pencil Pusher.
Very few people describe their occupation as “computer” or “typewriter” any more.
One of our professors here referred to an anesthesiologist as a “gas passer.”
“Code monkey” – A derogatory term for an unskilled programmer who isn’t competent to design software, merely to implement the designs of others. A code monkey only knows one language, one development environment, and one OS, and would be deeply traumatized by any change. Sadly, this isn’t old-fashioned in any way.
did you own one (www.ditchwitch.com) or just spend a lot of time designing drainage systems? Either way, I am sure it was a compliment. 
Head Shrinker (later shortened to shrink) for psychiatrist
*Hack *for a writer who works for others (originally a coachman for hire)
Jackleg for an ‘amateur’ mechanic
Well, I was thinking that the word (acronym?) “Deejay” is now more accepted than “disc jockey”.
I used to be one, and during a father-son dinner, my son (who had to stand up and do a short bio on me), called me that, and even though it was in the early 80’s, I think I would have preferred “radio announcer”.
He also stumbled over the word “anarchist”, which got quite a laugh from our priest at the time.
:eek:
Quasi
Not derogatory I don’t think but definitely archaic:
aviatrix
authoress
stewardess
“Housewife”?
I’ve been known to refer to myself as an editrix.
Scribbler : An author who produces nothing of worth.
It was, the highest of compliments. I was at that time the drainage engineer for the City, so was in charge of all aspects of drainage projects (and did end up designing one) including inspection of ongoing projects and maintenance. They liked the fact that I didn’t mind climbing down in the ditch and getting dirty right along with them.
A couple of them even got me a button down “ditch witch” shirt, ball cap, and license plate for my truck.