Words we don't use any more

Something we can't stop ourselves saying while watching tv is 'What's on the other side?'

We never used pants for trousers or wind cheater for anorak (although I think this is an Australian term) my friend still uses wireless but I don't and we never used drawers for knickers- now I call them pants!

Spinster?

Pictures - cinema
Flicks- cinema
Fags- cigarettes
Pearlies-teeth
Barnet- hair
Syrup- wig
I realise these words are London centric probably?

Batchelor and confirmed Batchelor ( sp?)
Antimacassar
Doily
In the buff
Up the duff

Magenta8

I was thinking about words that my parents used that are not in common usage anymore.

The ones that spring to mind are; slacks (trousers), wind cheater (anorak), wireless (radio) and drawers (knickers).

I am sure there are many more and probably some interesting regional words that have fallen into disuse.

Gumption (common sense)
Dim as a Toc H Lamp (not v bright)

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

I wrote before once that my nan always said... "Do you remeber so-and-so?"
"Stout girl, used to work on the buses"

Buxom.

Flibbertygibbet.

Knapsack - for backpack

Dolly Daydream

Never mind my parents, I myself said windcheater for anorak and wireless for radio as a teenager in the 1950s.

I’ve never come across drawers for knickers/pants except in books.

Weskit- waistcoat
Mac- raincoat
Sou’wester- rain hat
Gamp- umbrella

keepingquiet

We never used pants for trousers or wind cheater for anorak (although I think this is an Australian term) my friend still uses wireless but I don't and we never used drawers for knickers- now I call them pants!

We never used the word pants for trousers either although I believe Americans do.

Interesting that you say wind cheater is an Australian term, one of my grandparents grew up in New Zealand so maybe they handed the term down to my parents.

Common (as muck)

Gazunder- po
Eiderdown

Housecoat (dressing gown)

Words my parents still use but I haven’t heard anybody else say for many years are chuntering and gallivanting.