Doing some work for school about lexical change and thought i would ask
2007-03-02 01:13:14 · 20 answers · asked by Jade K 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Groovy, baby!
Actually, I think that is more from my parents' time. I think in the time of my grandparents they said things like "neat".
2007-03-02 01:16:09 · answer #1 · answered by Worthless 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well not only my grand and great frand but my parents and me as well.
The word gay was used often and had nothing to do with homosexual. A *** was a cigarette. Can't use the work ****** either now. I know there are more but just now I don't seem to remembver them.
Many things using those words would not be said now
Yahoo will not let me use the N word for a black and the word F-A-g that once ment a cigrette. See how bad it is getting. Can't even write those words now.
2007-03-02 10:04:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
After taking a drink of tea my grandad used to breath out and say "Ahh, Jim lad". Never knew why!
2007-03-02 09:16:31 · answer #3 · answered by Dom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Good gracious!" Phoney as hell!
" by the boards" meant as a term to do away with something.
" saying 'years' far too many times in a sentence" As in "I knew X for years and years and years and years" Sounds pretty damn redundant.
2007-03-02 09:25:40 · answer #4 · answered by peskylisa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My grandad calls the lumps of sleep that you get in your eyes "ducks meat". Yuck! Who would say that??
2007-03-02 09:16:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the courting one for me too ... My nan always asks me if i am courting ...
Oh and they used to say if u used the outside toilet that u have to be quick before old nick gets u (the devil)
2007-03-02 09:22:28 · answer #6 · answered by jizzumonkey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My nan used to call a coach or bus a charrabang.
2007-03-05 11:39:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I'll go to the bottom of our stairs, my Gran used to say this when she was surprised I think.
2007-03-02 09:45:25 · answer #8 · answered by Toria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shenanigans
coloured people
heaven's to Betsy
"Those damn Protestants" (can't trust any of them)
f-a-g for a cigarette
Oh my heavenly days!
Eat your -----, it'll put hair on your chest!
Eat your ----, think of the poor starving children in India!
2007-03-02 11:04:07 · answer #9 · answered by bugged to death 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saying gay - meaning happy
They didnt think twice bout using it but obviously today it means homosexual
2007-03-02 09:29:40 · answer #10 · answered by Georgie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋