Christine Malec
Are there any oldie-timy phrases you enjoy hearing or using? One of my favourites is: addlepated.
Mar 9 at 5:53amWeb
Show threadLuna RoseMar 9
@ChristineMalec Probably doesn't count, but I have been told I say groovy a lot.
Show threadChristine MalecMar 9
@tired_and_wired I use that one too, it has a satisfying hippy vibe.
Show threadBrian TatoskyMar 9
@ChristineMalec Is "shenanigans" old? I love that word.
Show threadChristine MalecMar 9
@virtualbri So evocative.
Show threadAZ Guy Mar 9
@ChristineMalec jalopy
Show threadChristine MalecMar 9
@az Hmm, what do people call a brokendown car these days I wonder.
Show threadAZ Guy Mar 9
@ChristineMalec I learned the word from The Jetsons. I think I usually hear people say junker or beater.
Show threadScooter Mar 9
@ChristineMalec I, um, still use a whole bunch of words and constructions from even before my time. "Great Googly-Moogly!" seems to be one of those most commented on...
Show threadChristine MalecMar 9
@scooter That always makes me think of the musician mojo Nixon, though I can't think of any song titles at the moment.
Show threadScooter Mar 9
@ChristineMalec Yeah, I'm a big Mojo fan. Sad day when we lost him. As far as songs, there's "Don Henley Must Die" and "Elvis is Everywhere" and a favorite, "Stuffin' Martha's Muffin"
Show threadChristinaMar 9
@ChristineMalec I'll wedge fisticuffs into any conversation I can. As someone else pointed out, shenanigans is also a delight.
Show threadJohn SchragMar 9
@ChristineMalec I like using “dry goods” as a reference to any purchasable non-food item.
Show threadChristine MalecMar 9
@jvschrag Ha! I often think of the bulk store as a dry goods store in my mind.
Show threadCommon SparrowMar 10

@ChristineMalec
I still slip into calling a voicemail 'the answering machine' before correcting myself. And occasionally I slip up and call a photocopy a 'carbon copy'. And I frequently refer to 'rolling up [or down]' the car window.

And I use a few even older phrases that I picked up from my Grandma growing up, such as "If it had been a snake, it would have bitten you" and "That juice wasn't worth the squeeze".

Show threadChristine MalecMar 10
@CommonSparrow I like, "he's a long drink of water," to describe a tall man. Maybe that's an eastern Canada thing?
Show threadCommon SparrowMar 10
@ChristineMalec
I've heard that one now and then. I live in western NY, so Canadianisms sometimes drift this way. And my living in Canada as a child may have put it in my mind also.