outdated slang - Page 2

skysidhe · 01-19-2010, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

razzle dazzle

dammit!

Had I known! Had I looked! grr

Pico and ME · 01-19-2010, 10:52 PM

cool beans

SamIam · 01-19-2010, 11:32 PM

cat's pajamas

Juniper · 01-19-2010, 11:41 PM

gag me with a spooooon!

I just used the term "ding a ling" with my son the other day. He thought it was hilarious!

three sheets to the wind (drunk)

take a louie (turn left)

Tulip · 01-19-2010, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juniper

I just used the term "ding a ling" with my son the other day. He thought it was hilarious!

You mean it's not called "ding-a-ling" anymore?

...hehe. I think I need to get out and socialize more because I still use some of those outdated slangs.

Flint · 01-20-2010, 12:11 AM

You go right on sayin' ding-a-ling.

DanaC · 01-20-2010, 05:50 AM

Hmmm lessee... I suspect most of my slang is outdated :P This is some of what i use.

Cool
wicked,
too cool for school
smashing
brilliant
excellent

sorted (good)
reet (as in it's reet) means it's okay
job's a good un (same as above, often used together " it's reet; job's a good'un)
nicely, or nice one (approval)

wanker
pratt
sod (as in cheeky sod)
bugger (as in daft bugger)
cheeky (impertinent)
daft (silly)
in your face (if something's a bit over the top, or too obvious: also if somone's getting aggressive)
nutter, mental, mentalist
dumb (stupid) as in 'that was a dumb thing to do'

skrike (for cry)
babby or bairn (for baby)
youngling, youngster or kid (for child or anyone young) : these last two are fairly interchangeable. I may for instance refer to the young soldiers in Afghanistan as being just bairns.

Christ on a bike, or God's teeth ( exclamations)
also 'bastard sonofabitch' for the same
Sod it, or bugger it, (had enough, or good enough)
sod/bugger that for a game of soldiers (had enough, not doing this anymore)

sarnie or buttie for sandwich
chippy for fish and chip shop
fags or ciggies for cigarettes
hols for holiday/vacation
youse for you all
uni for university

tribe, or gang for family (as in Merry Christmas to you and your tribe)
gang for any close grouping (as in 'the whole gang was there')

telly or tv for television
puter or comp for computer
snarky for irritable or nasty
Sarcy for sarcastic
sos for sorry
good egg ( a good person)
Strange fish or odd bod (a strange person)
mad as a box of frogs (speaks for itself)

Bro for brother and Our kid for my own brother

mate for friend, but also used when talking to someone, known or unknown (as in hiya mate, can you tell me how to get to ....?)

hon (term of endearment used for family and friends)

love, or m'dear same as above but also used with strangers. (particularly kids: as in 'don't try and stroke him love, he's not that friendly')

Ma or Mum for Mother (very occasionally Mam, but that's quite rare. Went througha phase of calling her Chairman Ma, when she was nominal head of the family firm).

Dad or Pops for Father.

Lads = any group of young men, but also used to refer to a particular grouping: such as my bro and my ex who would be referred to as 'the lads' as 'the lads have gone for a boys night out'

Guys = plural for a group of men; but also used to any group of people of whatever gender as in "what're you guys up to?"

Gaff for house/flat etc. As in 'you could crash at my gaff.'
crash for sleep over, also for coming down off drugs abruptly.

Pot, weed, smoke for cannabis

shag, screw, fuck

preggers (pregnant)

courting, dating

*thinks* that's all I can think of right now.

sexobon · 01-20-2010, 05:54 AM

The telephone rings [ding-a-ling] and you want someone else to answer it so you tell them:
"It's for you!"

When they ask how you know it's for them, you reply:
"It's calling you by name ... ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling."

Pico and ME · 01-20-2010, 07:02 AM

dynoMITE

Sundae · 01-20-2010, 08:26 AM

When I was 9 or 10 there was a playground vogue of comparing someone stupid to a person with Down's Syndrome. I honestly didn't think there was anything wrong with it at the time.

So mong, mongie, mongaloid were all moaned out while pushing your tongue into your bottom lip and rolling your eyes. It was especially useful in class, because you could make a mong face without noise.

Also at this time, Joey Deacon was in the news - he had cerebral palsy, and in those days we called those people spastics. So spastic, spazz, spazzer, spac and spaccer while twitching about in your chair were also terms of abuse.

Apart from that we went through phases - I remember cuckoo, dipstick, give him/ her a golden peanut (what?), gommie...

Oh, stroking your chin to signal disbelief. I think people still do that today (I do!) but in those days you also said Jimmy Hill (a sports commentater with a big chin)

When I was working in an office with a swearbox I moved from saying fuck or fuck me to blimey and crikey. It was an affectation but they stuck with me and are now my initial response to surprising or amazing news.

I say chops for mouth and chopse for chatting.
And mush (mouche?) for mouth too.

I also say some things I've been saying for years which must be out of date now!
Mental, mental, chicken oriental
I'd risk it for a biscuit
Good plan, Batman

I've just realised they all rhyme. Probably why they got stuck in my head.

Shawnee123 · 01-20-2010, 08:31 AM

No doy! (Regionally, it was No Doy Tim Moy...Tim Moy owned a self-named chinese restaurant in town.)

DanaC · 01-20-2010, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Also at this time, Joey Deacon was in the news - he had cerebral palsy, and in those days we called those people spastics. So spastic, spazz, spazzer, spac and spaccer while twitching about in your chair were also terms of abuse.

Yep. Those too. Plus 'Joey' as in 'you Joey'.

Quote:

Oh, stroking your chin to signal disbelief. I think people still do that today (I do!) but in those days you also said Jimmy Hill (a sports commentater with a big chin)

We used to say chinny win win. Or Chinny chin chin.

Quote:

Good plan, Batman

My Mum uses that one a lot.

One we used to use in school was 'slaphead' for bald. Usually accompanied/replaced by the action of slapping one's forehead vigorously.

Trilby · 01-20-2010, 08:41 AM

Fry (as in "what a fry!") for something mind blowing.

Groovy - very Greg Brady

I will admit I am going to start saying "loo" instead of "ladies room" - I want to appear upper class.

skysidhe · 01-20-2010, 09:02 AM

geez Dana you're so propper :P

good ones SG

I have no heard of FRY bri

I remember dino-mite pico. I read somewhere that words and phrases from movies are not really slang but I disagree if the public starts using the.

Titled under slanguage

London slang-uage. Current Tell me if it wrong. lol

Gromlus wuss
rubbers ( erasers )
gonshite

I can't post anymore of those because I don't really understand them.

oh ha I found a London Slang test.
I'd probably get a - - F fail
http://www.okcupid.com/quizzy/take

American- current

tool
props
emo
chillin

60s

greaser
grass
bogart
dig
fab
fuzz

I bet there is a bunch of good ones in Australia too.

DanaC · 01-20-2010, 09:33 AM

I suspect you may mean Gobshite. And that's used in the North as well.

Rubbers aren't slang, so much as what we call erasers.

Tool is one we use as well: as in 'You tool!'

Also, 'pants' means something's shit. 'total pants' means it's really not very good at all.

01-20-2010, 12:11 AM	#21
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	You go right on sayin' ding-a-ling. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-20-2010, 05:54 AM	#23
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Old Ding-A-Ling Joke The telephone rings [ding-a-ling] and you want someone else to answer it so you tell them: "It's for you!" When they ask how you know it's for them, you reply: "It's calling you by name ... ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling."

01-20-2010, 08:26 AM	#25
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	When I was 9 or 10 there was a playground vogue of comparing someone stupid to a person with Down's Syndrome. I honestly didn't think there was anything wrong with it at the time. So mong, mongie, mongaloid were all moaned out while pushing your tongue into your bottom lip and rolling your eyes. It was especially useful in class, because you could make a mong face without noise. Also at this time, Joey Deacon was in the news - he had cerebral palsy, and in those days we called those people spastics. So spastic, spazz, spazzer, spac and spaccer while twitching about in your chair were also terms of abuse. Apart from that we went through phases - I remember cuckoo, dipstick, give him/ her a golden peanut (what?), gommie... Oh, stroking your chin to signal disbelief. I think people still do that today (I do!) but in those days you also said Jimmy Hill (a sports commentater with a big chin) When I was working in an office with a swearbox I moved from saying fuck or fuck me to blimey and crikey. It was an affectation but they stuck with me and are now my initial response to surprising or amazing news. I say chops for mouth and chopse for chatting. And mush (mouche?) for mouth too. I also say some things I've been saying for years which must be out of date now! Mental, mental, chicken oriental I'd risk it for a biscuit Good plan, Batman I've just realised they all rhyme. Probably why they got stuck in my head. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-20-2010, 08:31 AM	#26
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	No doy! (Regionally, it was No Doy Tim Moy...Tim Moy owned a self-named chinese restaurant in town.) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-20-2010, 08:41 AM	#28
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Fry (as in "what a fry!") for something mind blowing. Groovy - very Greg Brady I will admit I am going to start saying "loo" instead of "ladies room" - I want to appear upper class. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

01-19-2010, 10:52 PM	#17
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	cool beans

01-19-2010, 11:32 PM	#18
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	cat's pajamas

01-19-2010, 11:41 PM	#19
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	gag me with a spooooon! I just used the term "ding a ling" with my son the other day. He thought it was hilarious! three sheets to the wind (drunk) take a louie (turn left)

01-20-2010, 07:02 AM	#24
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	dynoMITE

01-20-2010, 09:02 AM	#29
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	geez Dana you're so propper :P good ones SG I have no heard of FRY bri I remember dino-mite pico. I read somewhere that words and phrases from movies are not really slang but I disagree if the public starts using the. Titled under slanguage London slang-uage. Current Tell me if it wrong. lol Gromlus wuss rubbers ( erasers ) gonshite I can't post anymore of those because I don't really understand them. oh ha I found a London Slang test. I'd probably get a - - F fail http://www.okcupid.com/quizzy/take American- current tool props emo chillin 60s greaser grass bogart dig fab fuzz I bet there is a bunch of good ones in Australia too.

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