Kiss My Grits or Euphemisms

[Veronica]

“Miss Susie had a steamboat” Lyrics​

Miss Susie had a steamboat,
The steamboat had a bell,
Miss Susie went to heaven,
The steamboat went to…

Hello Operator,
Please dial Number 9,
And if you disconnect me,
I’ll kick you from…

Behind the ‘frigerator,
There lay a piece of glass,
Miss Susie sat upon it,
And cut her little…

Ask me no more questions,
Tell me no more lies,
The boys are in the bathroom,
Pulling down their…

Flies are in the backyard,
The bees are in the park,
Miss Susie and her boyfriend are kissing
In the dark, dark dark


Edit: I forgot to add this is an old jump rope song.

 

[gruntlabor]

The dickens (euphemism for the devil). --origin unknown. Used by William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor

 

[Aunt Bea]

I lost my mother.

Where exactly did you lose her, when did you first notice that she was missing.

 

[jujube]

Something being "over yonder" meant that it could be six feet away or six miles. It just meant it wasn't in your hand .

 

[OneEyedDiva]

“Crossed the rainbow bridge”


Widely used metaphor for pet death, referring to a spiritual waystation where deceased animals are restored to health and happiness while waiting to reunite with their owners.

I was not aware of that terminology until I joined this forum. Unfortunately some of our members have had to use it.

I'm vertically challenged too. It has been said that I should sue the council (local government) for building the footpath too close to my backside.

Welcome to The Vertically Challenged Club Warrigal. I'm sure we can all say we are small but mighty!

 

[gruntlabor]

He's gone. --Overheard at the hanging of Benito Mussolini

 

[BJintheUK]

"Shaking hands with the wife's best friend" for...well...you know.

Or, "Shaking hands with the unemployed!" for the same reason.

 

[Coconut]

“Bringing home the bacon” or earning a salary

Medieval Tradition: It is often linked to the Dunmow Flitch custom in England,
dating back to at least the 12th century, where a married couple who could swear
they had not quarreled in a year and a day would win a side of bacon.

 

[Ronni]

They’re a couple cans short of a six pack.

I’m on a seafood diet. I see food and I eat it.

Not my circus, not my monkeys. (I love this one!)

Busier than a one armed wallpaper hanger.

 

[horseless carriage]

A technicolour yawn.
Vomiting.

"Shaking hands with the wife's best friend" for...well...you know.

A date with Rosie Palm and her five daughters!

Making a deposit at the porcelain bank.
Taking a dump.

 

[C50]

"Believe you, me".

That one always bothers me when I hear it.

 

[Coconut]

This is not really a euphemism...I heard some one say it.
.
It means when things start to go bad.
.
"That's when the cheese started to fall off the cracker."

 

[jujube]

"When the brown stuff hits the whirling blades"

 

[horseless carriage]

Don't get your knickers in a twist.
Common Brit euphemism for calm down, don't panic, or don't get unnecessarily worked up over something trivial.


Emotional support juice!

 

[Rakaia]

Making a deposit at the porcelain bank.
Taking a dump.

Dropping the kids off at the pool.

 

[Coconut]

"oh fudge" meaning...well, you know, The f word.

 

[squatting dog]

Couple of bricks short of a full load.

Not the sharpest knife in the draw.

I tell you what.

 

[squatting dog]

My life story - Vertically challenged – Short.

Not always a bad thing.

 

[Naturally]

I was going when I got here

... well, bye

 

[Rakaia]

Couple of bricks short of a full load.

Not the sharpest knife in the draw.

I tell you what.

Got roos in the top paddock.

 

[IrishEyes]

Not always a bad thing.


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I will remember this when the next tornado comes through Thank You!

 

[horseless carriage]

Bellend. One of the most common Brit vulgar insults, referring literally to the tip of the bald-headed yogurt slinger. Used affectionately or aggressively to call someone an idiot.
Plonker, classic, cheeky way to call someone a fool. Made universally famous by the sitcom Only Fools and Horses.
Up the duff: Another common, Brit vulgar euphemism, for being pregnant.
A bunch of fives: meaning a clenched fist or punch. It refers to the five digits of the hand (the four fingers and the thumb) coming together to form a fist.

 

[QuietByNature]

"oh fudge" meaning...well, you know, The f word.

Mrs. Brown had a couple of good ones

Feck off
One I like even more. That's Nice

 

[Coconut]

Got roos in the top paddock.

Hum...could be me.

 

[seadoug]

As my Southern mother used to say...

"Who licked the red off your candy?"
"You could argue with a signpost".
"He/she got hit with the ugly stick".
"He/she's as useful as a screen door in a submarine".