# Terms that have fallen out of fashion **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 6, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938 "2012-03-06T16:39:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/241 "2012-03-15T11:46:21Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > How about rubbers? Long before they became condoms, they were called galoshes. Now they are called overshoes, or Totes. Ahem! I think you mean Wellington Boots, or wellies for short. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/242 "2012-03-15T11:55:20Z")
> [@Rich\_G7subs](#): > > Yup, In the trades we call 'em “One lines” (or “Single Lines”) , “As-Builts” , “Shop Drawings” or “prints”. Only the suits call 'em plans. 😉 I’m hoping you don’t call them as-builts when the thing isn’t built yet, like some of the architects Middlebro has suffered did 😛 He says it’s still one of his biggest Signs The Architect Is Greener Than Any Grass Ever Was. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/243 "2012-03-15T12:21:18Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > Huh? Our current home listing contains the term “bay window”. I have seen it numerous times in other listings as well. What is supposed to have replace it. Breadbasket. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/244 "2012-03-15T12:27:16Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > Speaking of cops, I don’t hear them being called “The Fuzz” anymore. Or the bulls. Or the blues. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/245 "2012-03-15T13:56:58Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Or the bulls. Or the blues. You mean John Law? ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/246 "2012-03-15T19:42:45Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Ahem! I think you mean Wellington Boots, or wellies for short. 🙂 Why yes, I suppose the Duke did need some serviceable galoshes because of all the water on the decks of the _Constitution_ as he valiantly defeated the Greeks at Trafalgar Square. (I kid, I kid!) ---
**Author:** ![Jasper\_Kent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/247 "2012-03-15T22:50:03Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > You mean John Law? Speaking of Johnny Law(as I’ve heard it), here in the South it’s not uncommon to hear someone talk about “calling the Law” on someone. Is that regional? By _regional_ I mean _Southern,_ not the high-crime neighborhoods I frequent. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/248 "2012-03-15T23:57:15Z")
> [@Jasper\_Kent](#): > > Speaking of Johnny Law(as I’ve heard it), here in the South it’s not uncommon to hear someone talk about “calling the Law” on someone. Is that regional? > > By _regional_ I mean _Southern,_ not the high-crime neighborhoods I frequent. Likewise, do they still say “to go to law” meaning “to sue”? ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/249 "2012-03-16T01:17:05Z")
Back when I was knee high to a grasshopper… ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/250 "2012-03-16T03:58:41Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > Why yes, I suppose the Duke did need some serviceable galoshes because of all the water on the decks of the _Constitution_ as he valiantly defeated the Greeks at Trafalgar Square. One of the worst leaders in history is Joseph Stalin [**who later was known as Adolf Hitler.**](http://shitmystudentswrite.tumblr.com/page/4) [**The Korean War was a battle between North and South Vietnam**](http://shitmystudentswrite.tumblr.com/page/7). They were fighting over who would contain the other in a mad game of Dominoes. ---
**Author:** ![bookaholic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@bookaholic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bookaholic)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/251 "2012-03-16T14:18:19Z")
Underneath all of the pre-recorded TV sit-coms et al, it used to have a small sign that read “by film”, to let one know it was not a live show. ---
**Author:** ![bookaholic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@bookaholic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bookaholic)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/252 "2012-03-16T14:24:23Z")
Underneath TV sit-coms, etc., there used to be a small sign that read “by film”, to let one know that the show was not live. 'member? Also the term ‘nymphomaniac’ seems to be obsolete. Now she’s just called ‘a fun date’. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/253 "2012-03-16T14:32:53Z")
The quote in this article made me think of this thread: > **[Local News and Weather — Barrie, Alliston, Wasaga Beach | Simcoe.com](https://www.simcoe.com)** > > Stay informed with local news from Simcoe County. Get the latest news and weather from Barrie, Alliston, Bradford, Collingwood, Orillia and Wasaga Beach. > [@](#): > > According to police, the suspect “was under the impression that his ex-friend was sweet on a young lady that he fancies and that is when things went wrong.” “Sweet on” and “fancies” sound so quaint… ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/254 "2012-03-16T15:00:47Z")
She must have been one hot tomatoe! A right broad! ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/255 "2012-03-16T17:07:39Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > She must have been one hot tomatoe! > > A right broad! Yep. She’s one doll who’ll never be an old maid! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/256 "2012-03-16T17:42:53Z")
When was the last time anyone called someone else a “big galoot”? I was tempted this AM, when a 6’ 6" 300+ pound guy was obstructing passageway through a narrow corridor. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938/257 "2012-03-16T19:37:33Z")
> [@handsomeharry](#): > > Yep. She’s one doll who’ll never be an old maid! No spinster her! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion/614938.md?page=12)