What are some archaic phrases and/or words that you remember?
What would be an example of these words or phrases used in a sentence of your own concoction?
Here’s one from my extant So Cal hippy past:
“That chick was outtasight, man, but I had to shine her on because the man was laying a bummer on my trip, man!”
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Please and thank you. Don’t harsh my buzz. Don’t harsh my mellow. I didn’t inhale.
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The first two are good updates on “Don’t bum my trip” or “Don’t blow my high”.
It’s raining cats and dogs.
He told the supervisor of the typing pool that he needed an original and two carbon copies by quitting time.
A hunt and peck typist wouldn’t last an hour in the typing pool. Are there any secretaries left who still take dictation using shorthand?
I loved the smell of mimeographed copies.
He always carried a rubber in his wallet in case he got lucky.
“Shit or get off the pot!”
That car of yours is groovy (really nice)
Person one: “What is that smell?”
Person two: “It’s your nasty arm pits”
Person three: ”BURN!” (you have been clowned)
I am not going down there, the FUZZ is harassing everyone man
What, you wasn’t looking? You tell me you did not see that SKIRT that just walked by with those killer gams?” (Hot chick with legs for days)
You feel me?
He mouthed off at my girlfriend so I dotted his eye. (punched him in the face)
Stay close son. Don’t look at the HOBO. (usually homeless, unkempt, guy)
My Theology teacher was chock full of them. (Chock full..that’s one of them. hah)
1. (Doesn’t) Cut the mustard
2. “Bone up on ___”
3. Hooseywhatsis (sp?)
She also used to say “Strap on your sandals and get ready to walk the path that Jesus walked.”
I ended up having her for two different semesters . She said this at the start of both classes. Cornier than succotash.
Knickerbockers, slacks, trousers. I giggle when I hear these words, especially slacks.
“That cat is really square, man.”
Separation of church and state.
“Land sakes!” “Sakes alive!” or my personal favorite “Land o’ Goshen!”
Heavens to Betsy
In two shakes of a lamb’s tail
Faster than you can say “Jack Robinson!”
Right on! This thread didn’t rip me off.
Sock it to me! Here comes de judge!
Great Caesar’s ghost! What in Sam hell did he just say?
“Hubba, hubba”
“23 Skidoo”
“White wall tires” (a sign of elegance on cars at one time)
“Did you fill the stoker and take the clinkers out yet?”
“Here’s mud in your eye”
well cut of my legs and call me “shorty”
This, too shall pass.
Who died and made you God?
If it isn’t one thing it’s another.
Don’t rain on my parade.
That’s a doggone shame.
If it had been a snake it would have bitten you.
She’s got some great gams.
First comes love, then comes marriage. Here comes Aster with a baby carriage.
Roses are red, violets are blue. Sugar is sweet and so are you.
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