Terms Which Have Disappeared

[3fingers]

I use 'Geeze Louise' a lot.

My sister's favorite exclamation.

 

[2jakes]

'An apple a day keeps the doctor away'


Thanks Trenchfriend, it has helped so
much on road to recovery.

(Braeburn....yummylicious)

 

[KILO NOVEMBER]

"Relief"
Lizzie's post reminded me. When I was a child (late 50's to early 60's) and I would ask my father for something of non-trivial cost, my father (born 1915 and so with vivid memories of the Great Depression) would, not doubt reflecting on the pile of toys I had become bored with, reply to me saying, "No son, I'm going on relief next week." I didn't really understand, I just knew that it was a refusal. And he never actually went on relief.

My mother's parents (retired farmer and wife) had that USDA surplus food in their home from time to time.

 

[2jakes]

When I was a kid, this was the way I
spelled 'Relief'...

 

[busmatt]

Coming from Norfolk, in the Uk there are many terms that I use regularly that confuse “ Furriners “ , that’s Foreigners to you, anyone not from Norfolk,

Bishybarneybee = ladybird

Hod-me-dod/Dod-me-Horney = Snail

The name for a snail has many variations on the same theme but these two are common in the area of Norfolk I come from, the first is common where my father was born and the latter where my mother was born, a full 7 miles apart, I never could understand why people struggle with our terms quite so much [emoji23]

Matt


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[KILO NOVEMBER]

"Furriners" made its way across the Atlantic. You will find it very common amongst Appalachian folk. For an exaggerated taste of Appalachian English, I direct you to "Sergeant York", starring Gary Cooper as Alvin York.

 

[Woodtroll]

"Furriners" made its way across the Atlantic. You will find it very common amongst Appalachian folk. For an exaggerated taste of Appalachian English, I direct you to "Sergeant York", starring Gary Cooper as Alvin York.

And in many places in the Appalachians, you will hear words and pronunciations still in use that were part of the proper "Queen's English" several hundred years ago. For example, "Ye" and "Yonder" are still spoken frequently where I live, even among the younger generations. Contrary to the intent of this thread, I know, but I still find it interesting that us "hillbillies" still speak more "proper English" than even the modern British people. No disrespect intended to anyone.

 

[busmatt]

Does anybody apart from me still say “Cheerio” ?

Matt


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[Zombie_61]

Does anybody apart from me still say “Cheerio” ?

Matt

Now that you mention it, I don't think I've ever said "Cheerio" unless I was clowning around with friends or referring to the General Mills breakfast cereal.

 

[busmatt]

When my great grandfather was leaving he always used to say “Fair-ye-well-together”

Matt


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[LizzieMaine]

Whenever somebody came up with a dumb suggestion for something to do on a dull day, we'd always say "Why don't you send that in to Cappy Dick?" Or "Thank you Cappy Dick."

Surely you remember "Cappy Dick."

 

[BobHufford]

Jaunty.

I was stuck in the waiting room at the doctor for nearly three episodes of a closed-captioned “The Andy Griffith Show”. The theme song in the intro was described as “[a jaunty tune]”. In the next episode it became “[a lively tune]” — I think I just witnessed the disappearance of “jaunty”.

 

[3fingers]

Surely you remember "Cappy Dick."

I do. For some reason I still looked at them though just to see if he came up with something decent.
Generally not, but since I didn't really expect him to, I wasn't disappointed.

 

[Fading Fast]

Everything's Jake - meaning everything's fine or excellent.

Just heard it used in the 1931 movie "Blonde Crazy."

 

[Dreamofgilgamesh]

Coming from Norfolk, in the Uk there are many terms that I use regularly that confuse “ Furriners “ , that’s Foreigners to you, anyone not from Norfolk,

Bishybarneybee = ladybird

Hod-me-dod/Dod-me-Horney = Snail

The name for a snail has many variations on the same theme but these two are common in the area of Norfolk I come from, the first is common where my father was born and the latter where my mother was born, a full 7 miles apart, I never could understand why people struggle with our terms quite so much [emoji23]

Matt


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May I be so bold as to ask whereabouts in Norfolk you're from?

 

[LizzieMaine]

Listening to soundtrack discs for the otherwise mostly-lost 1929 film musical "Gold Diggers of Broadway," which is a grab bag of acrid flapper slang. Nancy Welford, the brass-voiced leading lady, has just told off her boyfriend in no uncertain terms, and caps it with "Now go play that on yer Aunt Emma's piano!"

It sounds even funnnier in the precise elocution-school Vitaphone accent Welford uses thruout the picture.

 

[ChazfromCali]

Yellow Pages
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I remember that one! Used if someone was asking too many questions..... "What do I look like the yellow pages?"

 

[skydog757]

"Pinch" doesn't see much use these days. Too bad, it was pretty versatile.
If you were in a bit of trouble, you were in a pinch.
If you got pinched, you were arrested.
Certain items would "do in a pinch".
Someone could put the pinch on you for money (same as putting the bite on someone but less commonly used).
If you pinched something, that meant that you stole it. (The English would say that you "nicked" it.)
Information from an unreliable source was taken with a pinch (or grain) of salt.

 

[LizzieMaine]

"Putting the bite on" was another variation of that scene -- your no-good brother in law puts the bite on you for fifty bucks to make his rent. Fred Allen had an even better version -- "clamping the dentures."

 

[skydog757]

Fred Allen had an even better version -- "clamping the dentures."

That IS better.