Words that you don't hear anymore.

[cruiserkaren]

I don't think I saw these two from my paternal grandparents:

Airish- As in "It's a bit airish out today." Translation:windy

Biggity-As in "She's quite biggity." Translation: stuck up

 

[frndofpooh]

Sometimes, I say

"What's the hub-bub, Bub?"

when DH gets the dogs all riled up and barking and going crazy.

Does anyone else say hub-bub?

Ooohh - I love to say hubbub! I am also a fan of "spiffy". You don't hear the word "breakfront" for a buffet cabinet anymore, my grandmother still uses it. We are also missing the word "boon" and "heel" (he's such a heel). I also use "Bully for you!" when something goes well for someone.

 

[OK!]

Ooohh - I love to say hubbub! I am also a fan of "spiffy". You don't hear the word "breakfront" for a buffet cabinet anymore, my grandmother still uses it. We are also missing the word "boon" and "heel" (he's such a heel). I also use "Bully for you!" when something goes well for someone.

I say "hubbub" and "bully for you" all the time!

 

[DawnM]

An aunt of mine always says, "Nifty keen."

Dawn

 

[NY Disney fan]

I saw a new word the other day, I almost threw up. "brekkie". Translation: Breakfast.

 

[Mr. & Mrs. Smith]

I saw a new word the other day, I almost threw up. "brekkie". Translation: Breakfast.

You never heard of brekkie before? Why is that vomit inducing? What's all the hubbub?

 

[ChristaDeVil]

The word "fisticuffs" always makes me smile. So does "ballyhoo", which I use often.

 

[yasmina]

Davenport, which seemed to be on it's way out when I was a kid. Seems that most people say couch or sofa.

That's what I was going to say

My grandma always used to call her couch a davenport. And it was covered with this god-awful material that was like little plastic loops.

 

[Mr. & Mrs. Smith]

That's what I was going to say

My grandma always used to call her couch a davenport. And it was covered with this god-awful material that was like little plastic loops.

Where I come from, people referred to their couches as "chesterfields".

 

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Where I come from, people referred to their couches as "chesterfields".

I have also heard them referred to as "Divan" when I was growing up, as well as Davenport.

 

[nhrenee]

"Mingya". I'm not even sure if it's that's a real word. I've never actually seen it written down but it was said by my family!
It's the equivilent of "Darn" or "For Pete's sake"!

 

[LVSWL]

Supper? Like the last meal of the day? It's used very much in my family household in Arkansas. It confuses my poor husband because he uses the word dinner for the last meal of the day but at home dinner is lunch. We just ring a bell so he knows it's time to eat

Here in the south, dinner is lunch and supper is the last meal of the day. It totally confuses anyone who wasn't "raised" here.

 

[LVSWL]

My favorite aunt always said "twas" instead of ..it was.. I always thought that was so cool. I haven't heard that in a long time.

 

[CathrynRose]

Shenanigans, Hoodlum and Floozey.



I like them though, and try to throw them into my conversations whenever possible.

 

[yoopermom]

I miss all the words that have acquired "certain" connotations (don't want to get censored by the DIS!). "Gay" is the obvious one (DS refuses to sing "Deck the Halls" because of this, dumb kid). I was raised that "rubbers" were pull-on boots that you wore over your shoes (first time 96 yr young grandma asked DS to bring her her rubbers, I thought he was going to die!). Heck, my maiden name is Johnsen, and we know what "that" means nowadays (with an "-on" though). I won't even start on my poor cousin, Dick Johnson. He always jokes about it, that if he wasn't in his 50s, he'd change his name! Maybe because I'm a teacher, but it seems that many words get "degraded" this way, my students often snicker at me...

Terri

 

[LVSWL]

Haven't read the whole thread.

I never hear anymore "I'm sorry i didn't hear what you said"?

Instead i hear " What was that"?

I prefer "what was that" to "do what?"That drives me CRAZY!!!