Words from a past generation

With our generation gone, nobody will say these things, what a shame as there are some good ones.

Oh good!
I don't like to think of lovely words disappearing slowly out of use (or usage, maybe?)

I do too Miss A it’s a lovely word isn’t it?

My uncle, in Oldham, describing the small children playing opposite his house called them ‘nippers’ yesterday. Ages since I’d heard that word and delighted in hearing it used.

My mum, describing a bling bracelet would say they were her ‘everyday diamonds’.
❤️

Yes, it's quite cheery sounding.

Just remembered a lady serving in a charity shop called me "Me Old Cockalorah", at least I think that's what it was.
Cheered me up for days!

When someone (often male) asks where something is, instead of saying “in the obvious place “ or “go look for it yourself “ I still say “It’s up in Nanny’s room, behind the clock ? “...

Oh my giddy aunt - DD and DGD say it as well.
Hot press (airing cupboard).
Okey dokey.
Blimey O’Reilly.
Frock.
“Little maids” is a lovely expression Sara.

Gordon Bennett!!
Jesus wept!!

I still call radio the wireless

Perhaps.

I say Railway Station not Train Station.
I also tell my GC to stay on the footpath and not to wander into the horse road.
I grew up in Birmingham, not the countryside!

it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick (for something which is ok)
Toodle-oo
Grubby (for dirty)
Cheerio
I'll give you a tinkle
A blind man on a dark night would agree you look ok (meow!!)
Crikey
Gordon Bennett
The whole shebang
Shenanigans
Malarkey

My favourite is doohickey for the increasingly frequent times that I forget the exact word for whatever I'm talking about.

Lots of people are mentioning "frock". I always wear a dress but put on my posh "frock" when going out.

My mother used to wear "slacks".
My father used to wear a "windcheater".
We don't seem to have "anoraks" any more either.

Not a word, but a pronunciation - we always used to say 'forrid' but nowadays youngsters say 'fore-head' (four-hedd) and I was actually laughed at for saying it the old way. I think it's an American or Australian influence.

Windcheater reminded me of jerkin, some sort of light weight jacket as I recall

Fab

Funny how language changes. A granny would say, 'Oh, I was vexed!' and refer to someone being 'stout'.

The other granny often said 'presently' as in 'soon'.

You so rarely hear any of those now, though I've heard 'vexed' used by relatively young people in the Caribbean.

'Ragamuffin' is a lovely old word you don't hear any more.
Ditto 'scallywag'. Though I know there are 'scallies' in the Merseyside area, at least I think so..
Oh, and 'floozie'!

There should IMO be a society for the preservation of lovely old words!
I also love 'ugsome' (ugly) as quoted by Bill Bryson in his book Mother Tongue, though that died out long ago.

how about 'thank you', 'please', 'excuse me'.

Reminds me of a small child in my daughter's class who couldn't understand what her mum meant by Raining Cats and Dogs. Asked my daughter, who was teaching, if the cats n dogs would be ok falling in the rain lol

I have a habit of saying, "Boolin' in," I don't even know if I spelt that right. My youngest AS and his wife think it's hilarious and whenever I am retelling a tale of, intervention, they always ask if I went, boolin' in. Plus I say things like, "Wow!! He must have arms like Garth," again to the great amusement of my AC, their partners and my adult nieces.

Fripperies.

Brolly

My very elderly mother talks about a person being pathetic. What she actually means is that she feels sorry for their misfortunes or poor health. I have tried to explain that nowadays this is a hurtful term.

Rollers and curlers, I suppose, will disappear.

Carnos

Cheerio

I still say" Man", (i e "oh no! i`ve left my shopping list at home man!)