[News] Old fashioned words you use

[Trevor]

Pootle

 

[METALMICKY]

Have a butch at that

Surely you mean 'butcher's'? Which is Cockney rhyming slang for ' have a look ' derived from 'butcher's hook'

 

[METALMICKY]

Shenanigans
Skullduggery
Shyster

 

[Insel affe]

I threaten to "duff up" my warehouse manager up occasionally....
(he is 6ft 6 and an ex boxer, no way I can even scrape his chin)

"Duff" had a couple of meanings

This bit of Scalextric track is duff -- it is broke.
Duffed up - got beaten up by kids at school again.
My girlfriend is up the duff (pregnant) -- My girlfriends dad is coming round to duff me up.

 

[seagully]

I grew up near one in Bexhill.

I walk along that twitten most days. There is also another one just down the road from there towards the bottom of Meads Road

 

[loz]

When I started “ stepping out” with Mrs Loz, or are you stepping out with them, I use that saying which I am told is old fashioned.

I also say “50 new pence”, but not about any other coins .

 

[birthofanorange]

Don’t see a lot of fingering these days

I guess you've been too busy working?

 

[jcdenton08]

Nit twit
Most days my dog gets called this.

What is nit twit?!

 

[el punal]

Gadzooks! That’s a lie, I don’t use that expression but it sounds good. I’m more of a ‘bollocks’ man .

 

[birthofanorange]

I find myself using 'stove' for 'cooker' all too frequently, and never use 'hob'.

 

[schmunk]

What is nit twit?!

I surmise a variant upon "Nitwit".

 

[schmunk]

I’m more of a ‘bollocks’ man .

I prefer ladies' bottoms, but it takes all types...

 

[BN9 BHA]

What is nit twit?!

nitwit - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

nitwit - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free.

www.wordreference.com

 

[jcdenton08]

nitwit - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

nitwit - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free.

www.wordreference.com

And what is witnit?!

 

[BN9 BHA]

What is nit twit?!

I know i have used the letter t twice, but I say nit twit to the dog as I feel mean calling her f*** wit when she does something stupid

 

[maresfield seagull]

JOEY
a term of affection for those of a certain vintage

 

[LamieRobertson]

ruddy (hell/well right)

 

[MTSeagulls]

When I started “ stepping out” with Mrs Loz, or are you stepping out with them, I use that saying which I am told is old fashioned.

I also say “50 new pence”, but not about any other coins .

Thruppeny bits for me

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Prosperity as in there isn't any!

 

[maresfield seagull]

Is Garrity still in common use ?