Words that are Seldom Used Today!

[hollydolly]

pine - to feel very sad because one wants (something) or because one is not with (someone).

we use the word pine/pining lots.. especially when seeing someone sad.... most often the dogs if I leave them when I've been with them most of the day, they will pine for hours

 

[ohioboy]

In England a Fag is a cigarette.

 

[ProTruckDriver]

In England a Fag is a cigarette.

In the USA it's something different.

 

[SetWave]

Still saying far out AND groovy.

 

[mrstime]

The uncles and father as well used to answer the phone with "Kellys pool hall eightball speaking". Grandma didn't appreciate that much.

 

[Mike]

"Fantastic" has now been or is being replaced by "Wicked"!

Mike.

 

[hollydolly]

In England a Fag is a cigarette.

yes but it's hardly ever used today... I can't remember the last time I heard a cigarette being called a fag..

 

[hollydolly]

"Fantastic" has now been or is being replaced by "Wicked"!

Mike.

Only amongst the young

 

[hollydolly]

In the USA it's something different.

We know...

just as fanny in the USA is absolutely something different in the UK

 

[Pinky]

Frock .. my late Scottish MIL used this term a lot - "is that a new frock?"

 

[StarSong]

Frock .. my late Scottish MIL used this term a lot - "is that a new frock?"

I use "frock" sometimes. It strikes me a fun word, especially when coupled with "fetching" as in, - "Don't you look fetching in that frock!"

 

[StarSong]

"Fantastic" has now been or is being replaced by "Wicked"!

Mike.

Only amongst the young

Wicked was a popular adjective for a few years when I was in HS, as in "Wow! What a wicked car!"

In the Boston area, but not so much elsewhere to the best of my knowledge, it remains constant use, but has morphed to an adverb: "I'm wicked hungry, how about you?"

 

[Aunt Bea]

This is one that I thought of today when I was doing the dishes.

monkey dish - a small dish used for restaurant sides. The two lines indicate the amount of food. The bottom line is at approx. 1/4-1/3 cup and the top rim line is approx. 1/2-2/3 cup. The lines were important for food workers to be able to judge portion sizes quickly without actually measuring.

Some people believe that the term originated in the homes of important people that actually used live monkeys to test their food for poison.

Another theory is that it came about with the Italian American organ grinders that would ask diners/restaurants for a small portion of food for their monkey. A portion similar in size to the little tin cup that the monkey used to beg for change.

 

[RadishRose]

"Fantastic" has now been or is being replaced by "Wicked"!

Mike.

"Wicked" is an old Maine expression in the Northeast US.

 

[Aunt Bea]

"Wicked" is an old Maine expression in the Northeast US.

 

[SetWave]

"Wicked" is an old Maine expression in the Northeast US.

Also popular on the west coast.

 

[hollydolly]

Frock .. my late Scottish MIL used this term a lot - "is that a new frock?"

still used today but not as often as when I was a child

 

[Aunt Bea]

snood

An ornamental hairnet or fabric bag worn over the hair at the back of the head.

The fleshy appendage that extends over the beak. While it looks like a pint-sized version of an elephant's trunk, the purpose of the snood is to grab the attention of a mate.

 

[Mike]

Pad for an apartment or flat or a house.

Fab for fabulous.

Mike.

 

[hollydolly]

Snood...is another word that's in common usage here for the name of a ladies hood type hat

 

[hollydolly]

Pad for an apartment or flat or a house.

Fab for fabulous.

Mike.

I'm getting worried for you people..lol...are you not getting out?

I use Fab all the time, every day probably...

 

[Mike]

I'm getting worried for you people..lol...are you not getting out?

I use Fab all the time, every day probably...

Giving your age away hollydolly.

Mike.

 

[hollydolly]

Giving your age away hollydolly.

Mike.

LOL... well I'm 65, I don't care who knows it...

 

[StarSong]

This is one that I thought of today when I was doing the dishes.

monkey dish - a small dish used for restaurant sides. The two lines indicate the amount of food. The bottom line is at approx. 1/4-1/3 cup and the top rim line is approx. 1/2-2/3 cup. The lines were important for food workers to be able to judge portion sizes quickly without actually measuring.

Some people believe that the term originated in the homes of important people that actually used live monkeys to test their food for poison.

Another theory is that it came about with the Italian American organ grinders that would ask diners/restaurants for a small portion of food for their monkey. A portion similar in size to the little tin cup that the monkey used to beg for change.

I never heard the term monkey dish, but have certainly seen lots of dishes with those two lines on them. It never dawned on me that they served any purpose other than decoration. Thanks for passing along that bit of trivia, @Aunt Bea.

 

[RubyK]

I love the term monkey dish and have eaten from them in diners. What an interesting story @AuntBea!