Words from a past generation

Put the wood in the hole.... for close the door

Like a pp said "please" "thank you" and "excuse me" as you're trying to get past someone. If you can tack "please" on the end of "excuse me" so much the better!

Cracking - as in cracking job, get cracking, crack on

'Dead' meaning 'very/really', or maybe this is still in use in the north-west?

Pals
Bathers
Toffs
Spinster

My mother used to say people were thick, meaning they were close friends.

From thick as thieves maybe? I don’t know

I still use 'chap' and 'bloke' for man, whereas most people seem to use 'guys' today - for men and women! I hate it! It's just one of those words which grate.

Things I don't hear much:

Get cracking
Fab
Stone the crows
By Jove (not that I ever used it much, but I like it!)
Lavvy (for loo)
Sitting room
In old money (we'll be the last generation to use that I expect)
Disco
Charabang (for bus or coach)

Pinny for apron (does anyone but me still wear them?)

Yes, I have a couple BradfordLass, and mine is always called a pinny. (Mentioned 'pinny' this last Sunday when I was wearing one, cooking a roast dinner and our DGS didn't know what I meant.)

It might be a local expression but very few people seem to say they'll 'mash the tea', or 'brew up' any more. We always 'make a brew' when people gather at home.

'Get on my wick', for annoyance
'Put the hot water on' - when we had to flick the switch on the immersion heater a while before having a bath.

Pesky

Dolt or nincompoop (for idiot)

Do you think I was born yesterday?

I've done (whatever)...more than you've had hot dinners.

Gamp (for umbrella)

Day6

Your memory of putting the hot water on, reminded me of when I was little, my mother would send me up to turn it in as the airing cupboard was in my bedroom, nine times out of ten, I’d get distracted and forget, only to remember an hour later, when someone ran a freezing cold bath, I wasn’t popular!

We’ve always said ‘ Donkey’s years’ meaning a long period of time. I’ve had two neighbours recently asked me what it meant !

My DH and I still say ‘tune in’ the TV and we still ‘turn over’ to another channel.

day6 does anyone else wear a pinny? I can't cook without one. Made my first one in DS.at school in house coloured gingham, for some reason. Mine was brown, I was a Chestnut!