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NanKate Sun 28-Jul-24 07:33:10

I have just read that words like wazzocks and plonkers are rarely used now.

How about swinging and grotty made popular in the 1960s?

Lankyladman Mon 29-Jul-24 12:13:19

Plonker hd it's 'moment' because of "Only Fools and Horses"

suelld Mon 29-Jul-24 12:15:18

Mardy

Manky

Lankyladman Mon 29-Jul-24 12:15:45

"How very dare you"........'Little England

Lankyladman Mon 29-Jul-24 12:18:01

Raise - is getting replaced by the simplistic 'Up'.
I don't expect it to oust it from its use in the game of Poker...

MissAdventure Mon 29-Jul-24 12:19:43

Lankyladman

Plonker hd it's 'moment' because of "Only Fools and Horses"

I love plonker.
You're pulling my plonker! That means taking the Mickey, but that too, is outdated now.

specki4eyes Mon 29-Jul-24 12:27:17

Wing mirror
Spiffing

"Fewer" totally agree with that, even so called wordsmiths are using "less"...its my pet hate, as is older people saying "Cool!".
(Sorry I've gone off piste)

HeavenLeigh Mon 29-Jul-24 12:31:59

Heebee geebees spelt incorrectly

MissAdventure Mon 29-Jul-24 12:33:11

That'll be me then.
I spell it heebie jeebies smile

cc Mon 29-Jul-24 12:47:27

Lankyladman

Plonker hd it's 'moment' because of "Only Fools and Horses"

Plonker is in regular use in our household, applied to everybody but ourselves of course.

cc Mon 29-Jul-24 12:52:13

I still say "pictures" rather than cinema. I prefer "tuppence", "thre'pence" and "fourpence" to two pence, three pence and four pence. Not quite sure how to spell them though.

MissAdventure Mon 29-Jul-24 13:00:27

You wally!
Another that was of it's time, along with being Humphried.

farmgran Mon 29-Jul-24 13:02:21

My granny used to tell me not to meither her when I was being annoying. She called Gypsies strangers.
People aren't flabbergasted any more.

MissAdventure Mon 29-Jul-24 13:05:15

Flapping yer gums.

MissAdventure Mon 29-Jul-24 13:05:58

Are people even affronted these days?

gagsy Mon 29-Jul-24 13:10:38

Can I do you now?
Flippin heck

MissAdventure Mon 29-Jul-24 13:12:09

Comely. smile

Dalfie5577 Mon 29-Jul-24 13:13:25

Tuaim

It's magic?
Fab.
Just the ticket.
You're such a card.
Right on, man.
Trendy.

My five year old grandson says 'Just the ticket!'. I can't imagine where he gets it from! 🤣

MissAdventure Mon 29-Jul-24 13:17:02

You're a brick.
I wonder how that would sound to someone who's never heard it before.

Witzend Mon 29-Jul-24 13:20:07

Apologies for lowering the tone - todger, . IMO far preferable to the words of 4 letters than end in -ck, but I haven’t heard it for ages.

MissAdventure Mon 29-Jul-24 13:30:42

That's a brilliant word. grin
Who could possibly be offended by that.

CeliaT52 Mon 29-Jul-24 13:55:46

By the lord Harry!

Babs03 Mon 29-Jul-24 14:12:47

My old dad used to exclaim ‘hell’s bell’s and buckets of blood’. And one exclamation I find myself using frequently is ‘oh my giddy aunt’, which my old mum used a lot.
I don’t think either have been in common use for a long time alongside ‘codswallop’ and ‘bonkers’.

lilydily9 Mon 29-Jul-24 14:16:38

Scallywag
Courting

Mojack26 Mon 29-Jul-24 14:20:19

Indeed....lol

fluttERBY123 Mon 29-Jul-24 14:29:56

Most. People seem to think it not sufficient and say "the bulk of", so ugly. Weather forecasters say "the bulk of the cloud" which seems to me a contradiction in terms.