Fellah – I use this term, and buddy not infrequently, as well as pal. But I hardly ever say mac. Also out of fashion and not likely to be picked up by me are bo, chum and gee. Hood – I don’t often say `hood,’ but I do say Hoodlum or Hooligan. Two Bits – I use this term every chance I find, along with fin and sawbuck because I discovered to my suprise that a lot of people don’t know what these terms mean, and I just can’t quite get over that. Deasil/Widdershins I think you’ll find that these words are quite popular with pagan types, who will go out of their way to find an excuse to use them. Can you blame them? Gat – currently, this term is in use in gangsta rap circles. Occasionally, I hear a gun referred to as heat though rarely a heater. Some of my other favorite terms are all but extinct: pipe, Johnny Roscoe, smoke wagon, hog’s leg, the difference… Trousers – I don’t say trousers much, but I ought to. It’s a good word. Also out of fashion is the term dungarees. Aught/Naught – I’ve found both these terms to be common, particularly among gamers. Drag – People don’t drag off their cigarettes much anymore, nor do they take pulls from whiskey bottles, or throw a lip over glasses of beer.
My own selections:
Town Clown – the sheriff of a small town. Butter-and-Eggs Man – rich guy, also known as a sugar daddy. Hincty – suspicious. How do you like that guy? Get a load of that guy. Screw – a policeman or security guard. Doorknob shaker – the house detective of a hotel. French walk – to throw someone out by grabbing them by the seat of their pants, also known as the bum’s rush. Aw-reet – Alright.
Say, that’s news to me! I use it like that all the time. Sometimes, I also use “…see?” to conclude a sentence. I watched too many old movies as a kid, see?
Heck is where you go when you don’t believe in Gosh.
“Oh ye gods and fishes” actually said to me by my ancient 3rd cousin who was quite a “trip”
P.S. I say trousers, cool, bee’s knees, and gee willikers, not on your tintype occasionally. Sometimes I even say “oh, flip” instead of that ugly word! Never have said 'mother flipper" though–come to think of it, that would apply to me today–I made my daughter pancakes for breakfast
Talera - heehee - and I waited for the longest time for Him to ask me to hit it, too.
::Sigh:: … Just … ::Sigh::
(And it’s balderdash, btw. :p)
Hmm…Zeitgeist…I love that word. Must endeavour to use it more often.
I really should stop reading this thread…
BTW: If you’re wondering why I haven’t contributed any ‘words nobody uses any more’ - well…look how many of the already listed words I do use…and in only a few cases do I do it knowing they’re unusual. ::Sigh::
Interfacing
Networking
Downloading
Delete
Reboot
Run it up the hard drive.
(All office terms frequently used for everything except computer work! Each time something new in computer lingo came out, I cringed because I just KNEW the damn term would show up around the conference table.)
rap (not rape)
Lay it on me, man!
Heavy!
interaction
emotional trip
fuzz (cops)
Mary Jane (pot)
There’s a few I’d like to have go away real soon, like ‘comfort zone,’ ‘investment horizon,’ ‘upgradable’ --(not dealing with computers either), and ‘it’s natural so it’s good for you.’
Some mornings, it’s just not worth chewing through the leather straps.
Jiminy! As you all know by now, I have a fondness for using words that went out of style by 1950. I constantly have editors calling me up to find out what the hell “Banana Oil,” “photo-plays,” “chorine,” “bub,” “pins” or “Hello, Central” mean.
