Words we don't use any more

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.'

All mouth and gaiters (?)

Fur coat and no knickers.

It's magic!

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

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

No better than she should be.

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.

Here's my two pen'orth: shemozzle.

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.

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

Jiminy Cricket!!

Gordon Bennett!

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

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

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

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

Clawdy

Someone said snogging, I remember "necking" too!

...and smooching!

W.C. does anyone still say that?

Someone said snogging, I remember "necking" too!

Living in sin.

I can still remember long conversations over the dinner table with my parents about the word 'partner' when it first started to be used by couples who were unmarried. It sounded ridiculous to their generation, and still a little odd even to most of mine back then, I think. I think that was in the late '80s.
How things change 😁

And
Daft ‘aperth. My parents always said this. Can’t spell it though! It’s short for ‘ha’penny worth’ As in ‘keep your hand on your ha’penny’ 😂

gentleshores

Nithered. I only remember my Grandmother saying that though.

I still say that . And 'nithering' for 'freezing' (weather).

A few years back there was a lot of talk about Estuary English - not quite what it was.

Waif

Scoundrel