I just love some of the old words, the expressions of the past that are long gone. I’ve got a few below and then would love to hear yours!
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“Hell’s Bells!”
“Lordy, I never…”
Your list is wonderful!
I read each and smiled.
Talking about Our Generation!
So much
Fun in The Sun!😂🌞🌼🌝
Oh, i love these, LB! So fun!
Hubby still says “soda” but he also uses old words like that often. I’m trying to think of some but I’m drawing a blank this morning.
Soda is more a regionalism…still in use in some areas. I grew up with “pop” being the term and it’s still used in myhometown.
My son always loved it when my mom would say, “they’re going like hot cakes.” She had others that he always liked of hers but I can’t remember.
oh i love that one, too!
I love cattywampus, and everyone and everything is dude (or duuuuuuude)
OMG I use both!!! Still!
You know you’ve aged when the slang of your youth shows up in these kind of lists! I’d like to see “rap” (meaning to discuss with someone, not just a musical style) come back. I still use several of the 60’s slang terms you listed. I also sometimes use “horn”, meaning telephone. I think that’s more 50’s.
OMG the “horn” … I remember!
‘Good Lord Harry!’ was my dad’s.
‘My stars and garters!’ was mom’s…
Love these, Carol.
There was a…grace to speech back in the day. A class. Now it’s all about saying things in as ‘small’ a way as possible–both in size. And in content!
Ok, now I love these. they are new to me, Diane….
In the UK, we used to say “cat’s whiskers” as in “he thinks he’s the cat’s whiskers” as in thinking he looks cool.
“Oh my giddy aunt” – my neighbour used to say this often – means OMG or gosh, really, you’re kidding? etc
Hilarious, Linda! I love it.
“I’ll be damned to heck!” was a term from my Texan father-in-law. He had some great ones, including, “Here’s your hat. What’s your hurry?” and “The answer’s yes, what’s the question?”
That sure is a combination term!
I still use some of those. I guess I’m a blast from the past.