Words you haven't heard in a long time...?

[Ghostrider 67]

Paracetamol. I only ever hear it used on Brit Box shows....also "plaster", as in Band-Aid.

 

[Photon440]

Paracetamol. I only ever hear it used on Brit Box shows....

In America it's usually known as acetaminophen.

 

[Pops1967GTX]

"Get off My Back"​

 

[patrick66]

penultimate

Talked with a guy, back in the early '80s, who was selling a limousine for a very good price. The name of his service? "Penultimate Limousine Service"...I asked him about the name, then told him "You know what that word means, right?" He says "Sure, it's like "super-ultimate", right?" I told him "No, it means "next to last"". His mouth dropped. I think he realized why his limo business wasn't doing as well as he figured it should. I didn't buy the car, and ended up not getting into the business.

Obtuse is another favorite for me.

 

[MarPar]

Ruckus

 

[kiwigtx]

"It's high time we had ourselves a hanging"

Stop pussy-footing around and punish the real criminals.

 

[patrick66]

Miscreants. Ruffians. N'er-do-wells.

Philander. Ladies of the night. Streetwalker.

Errant. Misguided. Egregious

Veritable. Magnanimous. Voluminous.

 

[DeltaV]

Please

 

[Charles Cook]

Don’t shake the pinball machine, you’ll tilt it.

 

[sam dupont]

Frosted mug of A&W Root Beer

 

[dadsbee]

Frosted mug of A&W Root Beer

Wife's favourite...

 

[Dave6T4]

Frosted mug of A&A root beer tastes great, but not so much from drive-through wax paper cup and straw. Your Satellite looks great, Wayne.

 

[Mopar Hunter]

I haven’t heard the word impeach for two years.

 

[GTXDAN]

*Ed has entered the conversation*

Gosh golly, Mr. Cranky - I think I understand what you wanted to accomplish here!
You meant single words, right? Lexicons of the language of a bygone era, something like that?
Wellllll sir, allow me to participate:

Rolodex

How'd I do, sir?

I have a ROLODEX setting on the desk right in front of me that we use all the time.

 

[GTXDAN]

LSMFT not a word but haven't seen it in years. What I smoked back in high school.

 

[Under Pressure]

Cheater Slicks

 

[3sloppydogs]

Would you rather have good grammar or good taste

 

[Cranky]

LSMFT not a word but haven't seen it in years. What I smoked back in high school.

Wow! That one took a couple of seconds as it's been so long ago lol

 

[Speedbird]

I want to know why things like music now "drop" instead of being simply being "released".
Released seems the more accurate term.
"Dropped" sounds like someone is just wanting to be gangster or cool.
Maybe I'm guilty of being fastidious about correct terminology.

 

[Speedbird]

Bellbottoms.

I also haven't hear Layla in a while. Not since a girl friend named her dog that on my suggestion.

Britches

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