mirth Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 darlin' nursery school resistance (instead of "push-back") creme rinse (just sounds nice) rouge Jeet? (means "Did you eat [yet]"?) Freedom fries (silly origin but sounds quirky) ersatz drop a dime singer-songwriter (everyone is a recording artist now) high-test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 My grandmother said Jeet all the time! And, I wish people spoke as poetically as they did during the Victorian times. I want to exclaim that I'm vexed without people looking at me oddly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 "after you" and even though we don't celebrate Christmas in our home, I totally miss Christmas Vacation (as opposed to winter break). I say cream rinse, is that an old-fashioned term? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 (edited) My grandmother said Jeet all the time! And, I wish people spoke as poetically as they did during the Victorian times. I want to exclaim that I'm vexed without people looking at me oddly. "Please refrain from the intimacy of whispering." Sorry, I couldn't resist. From "Emma" - Jane Austen I regularly use these in spite of what anyone thinks: Fortuitous Hither and Yon (A psnl. favorite) Indeed bellicose Edited February 20, 2010 by Liz CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 bellicose Thanks to my DD's vocabulary, I can now say I know what this word means. :lol: I read a lot growing up but somehow I didn't develop an expansive vocabulary. Thus, I can't think of any words I miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 holler cool and dude (mostly because I still use them and the younger generation thinks it's not "sweet") :lol: I miss rouge too crapulence (just an all around cool word) autological debonair sneakers! I called them sneakers at the mall a while ago and the hip young cashier snickered and rolled her eyes. She says they're called tennis shoes or running shoes now. And she informed me that they're yoga pants, not sweat or track pants. Oh. :001_huh: OH MY! I just thought of something I hope NEVER comes back! My grandmother calls erasers "rubbers" :tongue_smilie: "Get your rubber and rub that out." :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 "perhaps" and "indeed" ~ My younger dd says these all the time and I love hearing them. I wish they were used more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I think "ought" is a very classy word. :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I use all these words. My friends tell me that I "talk like a book". :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 !! I say "darlin'" Is that "out?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Chutzpah... I just love that word. Ok, I know it's not even English, really, but I use it at every opportunity :) - and then usually have to explain what it means :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 (edited) I like thee, makest, etc. Actually, I like almost all the old words I have read. (Yes, I enjoy the KJV! I read other versions for study, the KJV for enjoyment and lyrical language.) Also, I can't even remember if they are real words or not, but I think English should have a word for the day after tomorrow and the day before yesterday and I like the Anglish aftermorrow and fore-yester. (I developed some nonsense sentences for my students and threw in some real words that were archaic, but also made some compound words from these root words as well as just plain nonsense words.) Edited February 20, 2010 by ElizabethB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 When I read too many older novels I sometimes say "queer" and then I am afraid of being crass. I object to a perfectly good word being hijacked by vulgar individuals (I don't mean gay people as "vulgar" but people who use the word to mean "stupid" or such) If I want to refer to something strange as "queer" I would like to be able to do that without being rude. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I've been reading P.G. Wodehouse, and Bertie uses the word "rummy" all the time. Love it! I also love: whilst ought shall amongst beseech durst whence ere prithee verily sequacious Fun thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 My kids love to call me "Mother" and I love it (they do realise its not normal and do it for fun). I think its all the old fashioned books we have read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Chutzpah... I just love that word. Ok, I know it's not even English, really, but I use it at every opportunity :) - and then usually have to explain what it means :D I haven't heard that word for ages. when I was a kid we had a board game called Chutzpah. It was a little like monopoly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I use a handful of words listed here daily, I must sound odd to some people. :confused: One word I use that makes my husband laugh is cad. Lovely is popular around here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciyates Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 When I was in grade school our teacher was educating us on the difference between shall/will. "Shall is the stronger version of will. To say shall is to make a promise of the utmost importances, such as the South shall rise again." :lol::lol::lol::lol: I love my southern roots but sometimes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumiller Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Hence My boys were on a roll for a while with this word after watching Shrek (I think). My youngest actually loves using it whenever he can and looks for ways in his conversation to include it which, for him, is wonderful because he is a young man of very few words. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I'm on a one-woman campaign to revive 'whence'. I just find it really useful for avoiding stray prepositions. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 When I was in grade school our teacher was educating us on the difference between shall/will. "Shall is the stronger version of will. To say shall is to make a promise of the utmost importances, such as the South shall rise again." :lol::lol::lol::lol: I love my southern roots but sometimes... South Postpones Rising Again For Yet Another Year (from The Onion) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Whilst perusing my FILs OED, I found the word chickabiddy, a term of endearment. I am going to bring it back. I also like shall, and it's opposite shan't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 One of my twins talks like all the Victorian novels she reads. :lol: She does turns heads, but we think it sounds lovely. Some of her most often use words are: indeed shall/shan't queer naturally curious There are many others, but I can't think of them because they flow from her mouth so naturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I think "ought" is a very classy word. :) Rosie Never knew that "ought" had disappeared. (seriously) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 That must be a regional thing?! I have never heard anyone around here call them tennis shoes. Aren't tennis shoes for tennis? Why would athletic shoes (which many call sneakers) all be called tennis shoes? When I was young, some people referred to "tenny-runners". "Athletic shoes" are naught but a way for manufacturers to rake in the money by duping the public into believing that a different shoe is required for every different sport or activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3littlekeets Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 curmudgeon parlor telephone (versus phone) ecstatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 My grandmother said Jeet all the time! And, I wish people spoke as poetically as they did during the Victorian times. I want to exclaim that I'm vexed without people looking at me oddly. You have to be careful with "Victorian Speak." My oldest dd loved Victorian Lit. and one day a neighbor was over. He happened to break one of our closet doors by accident. When I asked my dd what happened....she said... Mr. D came in waving his arms and ejaculating all over the kitchen and broke the door! Wow!!! We about died!!!! :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Oh, the use of "darlin" is alive and well here in Okie land. In fact, a caller from the State Medical Society called last night and, since dh was not home, he asked if he could leave a message. After asking me to inform him when I had paper and pencil ready:glare: he proceeded with the message and signed off with, "Be sure to give him the message, darlin". UGH! And lest you think he thought I was a child, he did ask if I was indeed Mrs. B - and I informed him that I was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirth Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 Oh yeah, I need to add: bimbo I say cream rinse, is that an old-fashioned term? Well, I'm not sure the last time I saw creme rinse for sale. It is all "conditioner" everywhere I look. Is Tame Creme Rinse still around? I say "darlin'" Is that "out?" I haven't been called darlin' in years. Former Firsts, a one-act play by mirth Hillary: Jeet yet darlin'? Chelsea: Prithee Mother, nay. Further, I henceforth beseech thee to abstain from preparing Freedom fries for Father. My little horse thinks it queer. Bill: Freedom fries?? Is bellicose France at its crapulent best again? (turns to answer a ringing telephone) It's for you, honey. Hillary: That's Madam Secretary to you, cad! As God is my witness, I shall never be "honey" again! Bill: Indeed! (mocking) Are you postponing the 145th Rising of the South again this year? (muttering) You know, Madeleine had more chutzpah ... and she used less rouge , ... Chelsea: (interrupting) Verily, I say unto you, I have a date with debonair John Edwards tonight. Bill and Hillary: Verily???!! (Hillary swoons) Chelsea: Yes, cad that he is, Johnny is far less curmudgeonly than you two! Besides I crave having regular and ecstatic social intercourse with him. (spoken with raised eyebrow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I suppose I betray my non-Southern sensibilities when I post that I wince, writhe, and flee when I hear terms of address such as "darling", "honey", "dear" or similar. These are regional uses which I simply can't abide. Once, a (male, of course) supervisor attempted to recall me to his office by addressing me as "honey". I walked straight back to my own office, because had I returned to his, I might have slugged him. This is the first time I ever have aired my discomfort with these words; however, it's been nearly 55 years a-coming ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Former Firsts, a one-act play by mirthHillary: Jeet yet darlin'? Chelsea: Prithee Mother, nay. Further, I henceforth beseech thee to abstain from preparing Freedom fries for Father. My little horse thinks it queer. Bill: Freedom fries?? Is bellicose France at its crapulent best again? (turns to answer a ringing telephone) It's for you, honey. Hillary: That's Madam Secretary to you, cad! As God is my witness, I shall never be "honey" again! Bill: Indeed! (mocking) Are you postponing the 145th Rising of the South again this year? (muttering) You know, Madeleine had more chutzpah ... and she used less rouge , ... Chelsea: (interrupting) Verily, I say unto you, I have a date with debonair John Edwards tonight. Bill and Hillary: Verily???!! (Hillary swoons) Chelsea: Yes, cad that he is, Johnny is far less curmudgeonly than you two! Besides I crave having regular and ecstatic social intercourse with him. (spoken with raised eyebrow) Oh my word! That is spectacular! :lol: If we could close with Bill crying "Rummy!" it might just be my favourite bit of reading so far this year. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 The word I'd like to revive is mayhap. I think "ought" is a very classy word. :) Rosie As in, "I ought to go to the salon?" or as in James Bond, double ought seven? or is there another that I'm missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Mr. D came in waving his arms and ejaculating all over the kitchen and broke the door! : :lol::lol::lol: I thought for sure your dd was going to mention the noun for social interaction and communication that now means something quite different: intercourse! For a proper, inhibited society there sure is a lot of that going on. And it leads to all kinds of consequences....I just finished Mansfield Park, and people were getting "knocked up" right and left. It only meant that after doing something strenuous they'd be "tired out". That one cracked me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SproutMamaK Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Loquacious. I'm not even sure I spelled it correctly, but I like it. ;) I much prefer it to "talkative". Speaking of which, I also miss correctly and/or properly, as opposed to "right". Eg, "You didn't answer this question correctly." Meek and Genteel. If those words are used at all now, it's as an insult. And even then one would be more likely to use "soft-spoken", since apparently anything else is too complicated for our vocabularies. Our poor language is being horribly dumbed down. (Now, someone please help me find a better expression for "dumbed down.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I love the word "assuage". It rolls off the tongue so sweetly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 When I read too many older novels I sometimes say "queer" and then I am afraid of being crass. I object to a perfectly good word being hijacked by vulgar individuals (I don't mean gay people as "vulgar" but people who use the word to mean "stupid" or such) If I want to refer to something strange as "queer" I would like to be able to do that without being rude. :( Actually "vulgar" is a funny one. My friends younger sons was trying to use it with the older meaning of "common". He said something about families using their furniture in the day as couches and such, and then at night scooting is towards the walls to use for "vulgar" uses. (He meant common, or...."sleeping" for real...) Problem was that he used it in co-op class with parents around... I hear all the moms tried not to last. (Disclaimer... this story was told to me a while ago.. it's close... and the word... Vulgar.... is interesting:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Ok, for words that I wish would come back... I wish that when My children heard "gay" that it wouldn't be associated with a person's sexuality.... and would rather be innocent happiness. I can hardly make it through the poems.... and they were here before the word meant.... anything but happy. Wish.... I also like "Shall" but can't seem to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 When I read too many older novels I sometimes say "queer" and then I am afraid of being crass.:( Whenever we would say "funny," my grandmother would ask, "Funny: queer, or funny: haha?" So when I think of queer, I now attach it to funny -- funny-queer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirth Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 (edited) Oh my word! That is spectacular! :lol: If we could close with Bill crying "Rummy!" it might just be my favourite bit of reading so far this year. :lol: Thanks :). OK, I now grant everyone a free license to add to or use Former Firsts. It is henceforth declared open-source script for revivalist drama. Rummy, away! Edited February 21, 2010 by mirth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Well I use darlin'. My boys have always used "shall not". I think it's cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 You have to be careful with "Victorian Speak." My oldest dd loved Victorian Lit. and one day a neighbor was over. He happened to break one of our closet doors by accident. When I asked my dd what happened....she said... Mr. D came in waving his arms and ejaculating all over the kitchen and broke the door! Wow!!! We about died!!!! :lol: :lol: OMGosh!:lol: Duly noted: No ejaculating. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy weather Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 pontificate, pusillanimous,propinquity, catterwhauling, quadraped,propensity,heel(You heel!) masher(You masher! slap) Clam up(instead of shut up), well about 90 percent of the words in the dictionary that people don't use because they have relaced them with"like" and othe swear words! Although I might forgive the word "like" if it was used like this. "I was like, you pusillanimous pugilist! I am not like, enjoying your propinquity. You heel! You masher! and then I like slapped him across his like, face." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I use all these words. My friends tell me that I "talk like a book". :D LOL! My 10 year old tells me ALL THE TIME that the phrases and words I use are only found in books - NOT in real life. Geez! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 "perhaps" and "indeed" ~ My younger dd says these all the time and I love hearing them. I wish they were used more often. We are guilty of borrowing words and phrases from period movies so these come up often. I once said "indeed" in response to a friend's statement and she said she'd never heard anyone use that word before - she was dumbfounded. I've come to think of it as quite prosaic. One of our favorite phrases comes from Persuasion: Well, I don't know! It might have been. Perhaps." I use a handful of words listed here daily, I must sound odd to some people. :confused:One word I use that makes my husband laugh is cad. Lovely is popular around here too. We borrowed, "Lovely children," (said with disdain) from Little Women. I use it when my own are acting unseemly and we all use it if we are out and about and see rather boorish children. Ok, for words that I wish would come back... I wish that when My children heard "gay" that it wouldn't be associated with a person's sexuality.... and would rather be innocent happiness. I can hardly make it through the poems.... and they were here before the word meant.... anything but happy. :iagree: Also, I like the following: "To be sure" "By no means" "You are mistaken" "I am intimately acquainted with..." (fill in whatever suits the conversation such as back pain, jeans that don't fit, forgetfulness, etc.) and from Gigi: "Would you do me the honor, the favor, of bestowing upon me ..." (fill in the blank with whatever it is you are desiring at the time such as a tissue, a napkin, a cup of coffee, etc.) We've gotten used to these words and phrases while we are at home and if we forget where we are and use this kind of language while we are out, we do get odd looks from people. I think the elegant expression of language in the past enabled folks to speak more plainly without sounding as offensive as we do now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Loquacious. I'm not even sure I spelled it correctly, but I like it. ;) I much prefer it to "talkative". I love loquacious, one of my favorite words. I also use all of the words mentioned so far, hence my hubby comments about my unneccessarily sophisticated vocabulary. I think Jeet may be an exception. I am from the south though so I do say it. Although I could see where using these two words in one sentence might sound incongruent. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 The Brontes ejaculate all over the place. :lol::lol::lol: I thought for sure your dd was going to mention the noun for social interaction and communication that now means something quite different: intercourse! For a proper, inhibited society there sure is a lot of that going on. And it leads to all kinds of consequences....I just finished Mansfield Park, and people were getting "knocked up" right and left. It only meant that after doing something strenuous they'd be "tired out". That one cracked me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I suppose I betray my non-Southern sensibilities when I post that I wince, writhe, and flee when I hear terms of address such as "darling", "honey", "dear" or similar. These are regional uses which I simply can't abide. Once, a (male, of course) supervisor attempted to recall me to his office by addressing me as "honey". I walked straight back to my own office, because had I returned to his, I might have slugged him. This is the first time I ever have aired my discomfort with these words; however, it's been nearly 55 years a-coming ! Unfortunately, these words are only are only acceptable when used by women usless they are used in an intimate context. I was raised in the south and I use Hon, Honey & Sweetie all the time. It is not put on for effect. It's just the way I talk which might also be strange given the fact that I am generally a cantankerous old lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 You must not have passed through the deep South lately, "darlin'", as I don't think that word has experienced a decline, has it? Or maybe I'm just such an old fuddy-duddy that I'm the only one left around who still says it, LOL...... Likewise, there are plenty of people where I grew up, and in the eastern part of the state where I now live, who still say "j' eat". There have been a couple of dictionaries published in the last few years that contain archaic words. I'm glad to see some attempt at preservation of old words because dictionaries today tend to leave out so many good words! I love reading through those! I can't think of any words right now that I miss hearing. The last "lost" word I worked with was during a class last semester. It has to do with nautical terms. The top rail on a boat is commonly called a "gunwale", also spelled "gunnell", but this term is also used for boats that were in use prior to the creation of guns (to which the term refers). So why would a Viking call that part of his Knorr or Drakken a "gunnell"? It turns out there's an archaic word that's still used in rowing, "saxboard", that was probably actually the word in use at an earlier time period, before gunnell came into use. I love looking at old words - and also old names given to people, which aren't really in use any longer! There are ancesters in my family with names like Reason, Merley, Gomin, Olin, LOL - what do such names mean? where did they come from? I love looking into such things! I love your name, Mirth, and wish that word were in more common usage today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I also love the word onomatopoeia but that is simply because of the way is sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Time Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Indubitably My dd was producing a children's play and one of the very little girls ad-libed this word into her lines. My dd and I just looked and each other and said, "Did she just say indubitably???" We had to run that part of the video over and over again. :lol::lol: I'll have to forward my ds a link to this thread. Here was his choice for word of the day (his rule is that only half of them should be real words): pwnsometacular My own favorite word of the day: extracurricularific (Which is exactly what this thread is) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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