Words that are Seldom Used Today!

[Mike]

I used to be "Impecunious", but now I am "Gruntled".

Mike.

 

[horseless carriage]

Someone with a conceited type of nature who likes to be centre stage was once described as "vainglorious."
In today's dumbed down society I have heard that type of person is now said to be:"giving it large."
I couldn't think of a more vulgar way of putting it.

I know politics are banned but this just too good to miss. Snollygoster: "A shrewd, unprincipled person, especially a politician."
Ha! that freaked my spellchecker.

 

[oldiebutgoody]

''sock it to me"

 

[oldiebutgoody]

actually, a very good topic for discussion

a couple of faves of mine from way back when:


if something was really good we would say, "wow, that's boss"


or if someone was not quite aware of what's going on or was non conformist, we would say he's '' square ''

 

[Murrmurr]

Then, ostentatious; now, full of herself/himself or bragger. (not braggart, btw; it's now bragger)

 

[IrisSenior]

Feeling Groovy...

 

[Pinky]

snazzy .. as in that (hot) car is snazzy!

 

[Feelslikefar]

Bogart - to hog all the food, drink and hanging on to that 'other stuff' way too long.

 

[RadishRose]

I've never heard it, but I've read it several times- "Land o' Goshen".

Land o' Goshen! old-fashioned A mild exclamation of surprise, alarm, dismay, annoyance, or exasperation. In the Bible, Goshen was the region in Egypt inhabited by the Israelites until the Exodus. Primarily heard in US.

 

[SetWave]

snazzy .. as in that (hot) car is snazzy!

I use snazzy a lot. Of course I'm far from the leader of the lexicon...

 

[Mike]

Yesterday I suffered badly from "Ennui", today
I hope to become "voluptuary".

Mike.

 

[horseless carriage]

Ennui is a word that I still use. It's often used in context with being out of work. Voluptuary is a great word for articulating physical intimacy. So Mike, yesterday you were on a downer, today it looks like your luck's in.

 

[Pinky]

rapscallion .. I always think of green onions

 

[horseless carriage]

rapscallion .. I always think of green onions

Did you know that rapscallion, first used in the 1600's, was originally rascallion, a fancier version of rascal? You will see it in Shakespeare's play: "A Comedy of Errors."

 

[Feelslikefar]

Used the term 'Primo' a lot in High School to indicate something awesome
and was also the local beer where I lived.
A Dual Threat!

 

[MrPants]

Please
Thank You

 

[Jules]

What do these young Whippersnappers know.

 

[horseless carriage]

Please
Thank You

Youwot!

 

[Mike]

Some people are "facetious" so
"henceforth" they will be ignored.

Mike.

 

[Tommy]

Other than following the word "no", how often do you hear people use the word "joy" in normal conversation lately?

 

[Kathleen’s Place]

Persnickety

 

[Feelslikefar]

Mom would say, " you boys better not track mud on Grand Ma's kitchen floor or she'll have a Conniption Fit!
Sure sounded scary.

 

[Kathleen’s Place]

Mom would say, " you boys better not track mud on Grand Ma's kitchen floor or she'll have a Conniption Fit!
Sure sounded scary.

Oh yes, conniption fits were definitely not a “Martha Stewart Good Thing!”

 

[Ronni]

These days something that will burn easily is flammable. When I was young, something that would burn easily was inflammable, which term has fallen out of use because the general public misunderstood the word to mean NOT flammable.



From Merriam Webster: “While flammable is the preferred modern term for a material that catches fire readily, inflammable has the same meaning. The opposite, a material that won't burn easily, is either not-flammable or non-flammable. Examples of flammable materials include wood, kerosene, and alcohol.”

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

Nip it. I think that one came from the Andy Griffith show from back it the 50s.