Words hardly used now

A few more, less familiar words and terms that were found lurking somewhere in the deep recesses of my brain, so I thought I'd bring them out for an airing...

clodhopper - a large, heavy shoe & by association, a clumsy person or clodhopping used as an adjective

clobber - someone's possessions, especially their clothes (or 'gear')

collation - a light informal meal (a term often used by my father, but never heard anywhere else !)

lughole - the ear
dingaling - male thingummy
doodah - all of a doodah - confused
shenanigans - devious trick
malarkey, bunkum, balderdash, phooey - various terms for nonsense.
kerfuffle - a commotion
lovey-dovey - (When checking the spelling, I came across a list of reduplicated phrases and selected a few of the more familiar ones.)

topsy-turvy
heebie-jeebies
hanky-panky
higgledy-piggledy
hunky-dory
namby-pamby
okey-dokey

That last bit sounds like a party song

On American TV it was, 'You can bet your sweet bippy' as a phrase. Nothing to do with breast feeding which sounded like a family word for that family.

I think the modern version of “Bet your bippy” would be something like “of course”, or “you can say that again” - haven’t heard it in years!

Chinless wonder, in our house

A tit in a trance.

thank and you used in conjunction
please
sorry

Not on your Nellie
Bob's your uncle
Tuppence Ha'penny
Couldn't give a monkey's

My Dad used to say "I'll have your guts for garters" and someone who wasn't fussy about what they are was a "scupperguts"

Meant to write "What they ate". Even had to change it twice and it still came out wrong.

I remember all those euphemisms we used for periods .
Talking about it with a Malay speaking friend -she said that it's called your coming moon and my Chinese friend calls it her red snows .
Equally a taboo subject in both cultures though things have changed .
I don't recall hearing the word period it was monthly said in hushed tones as if it were something shameful .
And it was periods = becoming a woman = attracting men = becoming pregnant !
I don't know what those friends would think of Naked Attraction !

‘Keep your hand on your happeney’ 😳

( He's got ) Wandering hands.

On from the wandering hands, there’s Pocket billiards….
Heard first many moons ago by colleagues at my then place of work describing a manager.

Look after the pennies…and the pounds will look after themselves.

Get a good hiding

JdotJ

Discombobulated

In daily use in our family - several generations.

Getting on my wick.

spiffing