Can you think of any words that are considered antiquated, but are still being used today?....a friend of mine actually used the word vexed, because someone had pi$$ed her off......really though can you even think of anymore, and the more odd the word, you can earn yourself 10 points.
2006-09-30 03:15:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
My nanna still uses the word queer to describe things that are wierd. No matter how many times I tell her that it is incorrect, she still uses it.
2006-09-30 03:17:51 · answer #1 · answered by sangheilizim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That reminded me of an episode of "Night Court" wherein two ladies were screaming invectives at each other........some of the words I had not heard in many many years like "strumpet, harlot, quean, and wench..........of course, Bull had to thing of some other words from the B***ch family that weren't use.
Once, when I was five my aunt was taking me to the pool when she scowled a couple of other kids, turn and walked away, leaving em to flap in the wind behind her! "Damned pickaninnies
was all I heard her say under her breath..
You can only imagine the expression of my mother's face when I had to ask her to explain the meaning of that word to me, LOL
2006-09-30 03:51:18 · answer #2 · answered by ca_christopher1965 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pleasantly Plump and Cuddly...used to describe a person who was overweight (obese)..people didnt use words as fatso, lardy etc.
Courting...now they say copped off, spliced etc. except the older generation (grannies etc).
2006-09-30 05:14:07 · answer #3 · answered by Sunseaandair 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 words at the instant are not sufficient yet indexed below are the 1st ones that spring to innovations.... a million) humorous/stupid 2)loopy/extraordinary(in a sturdy way) 3)smarty pants 4)tender(VERY tender........) 5)worrywart :P
2016-12-15 17:19:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was obsolete. Is that how Americans spell it?
I like to refer to fat people as rotund. It sounds snobbish.
2006-09-30 03:22:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A splendiferous question
2006-09-30 03:19:35 · answer #6 · answered by havanadig 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vexed isn't antiquitated. But 'dangnabbit' is one.
2006-09-30 05:09:47 · answer #7 · answered by Briar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋