Words we don't use any more

Someone said snogging, I remember "necking" too!

W.C. does anyone still say that?

Clawdy

Someone said snogging, I remember "necking" too!

...and smooching!

Street Arab????!!! (Perhaps not!?)

Street Arab??!! (Perhaps not?!)

Sorry, I thought it hadn't gone through! Don't really want to say it twice!!

That’s all my eye and Betty Martin
Your hair’s sticking up like chapel hat pegs
A skinny cat for someone who is mean
He puts his feet down like ready money
You look as if you’ve lost a shillin’ and found a tanner
Someone lucky would be described as “if he fell into the Co-op, he’d land in the divvy”
“One day the wind will change snd you’ll stay like that” for a sulky face

Gordon Bennett!

Jiminy Cricket!!

Housecoat - my mum always wore one to do the housework, cooking etc.

Mamie

My granddaughters always laugh when I say, "that's a nice frock".

Love it when someone says "I like your frock" still hear it round here.

Here's my two pen'orth: shemozzle.

The other day, someone described a place to me as "fairly insalubrious" and I realised that I haven't heard "salubrious" and its opposite for decades.

No better than she should be.

You’ll catch your death of cold, I never did😁.

Moth62 when I had my first baby yhe midwife said " feed that baby you have nipples like Chapel hat pegs" obviously Chapel hat pegs were usefully descriptive

It's magic!

All mouth and gaiters (?)

Fur coat and no knickers.

The variation I knew was 'All mouth and trousers' MissAdventure I am not sure what it means.

I also remember 'Red hat and no drawers.'

MissAdventure

Gordon Bennett!

I had a great uncle called Gordon Bennett!

Oh, I've often wondered if there are many Gordon Bennetts around.

I just called my dog another one you don’t hear often now, as he was refusing to come in from the garden - buggerlugs.

I love that!

MissAdventure

Gordon Bennett!

Alan Bennett has a brother whose name is Gordon. We knew him well. Very nice man.

I met an Arthur Crown