09-01-2016, 09:03 AM
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Re: Do Older People Have Their Own Lingo?
Originally Posted by Artangel
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I know young people have their own lingo like 'cool' 'amazing' etc but what about our age group? Do you think we have own 'lingo'?
09-01-2016, 09:25 AM
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Re: Do Older People Have Their Own Lingo?
When living with my very Lancachire husband his favourite sayings about folk he did not like, or got on his nerves were:He's like a fart in a bottle
He's like my arse,, best out of site.
Are you talking to me , Or chewing a brick?.
Do you want a bunch of fives?
I did tell my children not to repeat any of them.
09-01-2016, 09:52 AM
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It's 'Fart in a colander' where we live.What about 'fat as a tunky pig' ? - proper west midlands that one.
A kick up the jacksy.
Spondoolicks
A bit tiddly.
Up the wooden hills.
Speaking of old people language, though, in our house it's 'Where's the thingy gone for the whatsit ?
09-01-2016, 09:57 AM
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Re: Do Older People Have Their Own Lingo?
Originally Posted by Azure
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When living with my very Lancachire husband his favourite sayings about folk he did not like, or got on his nerves were:He's like a fart in a bottle
He's like my arse,, best out of site.
Are you talking to me , Or chewing a brick?.
Do you want a bunch of fives?
I did tell my children not to repeat any of them.
BIB - my favourite 
I love going courting - its a lovely expression
09-01-2016, 10:16 AM
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Re: Do Older People Have Their Own Lingo?
Originally Posted by Alan Cooke
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'It looks black over Bill's mother's'.
09-01-2016, 10:44 AM
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I never use them myself, but I always remember two wonderful insults used by a geography teacher of mine during the early 60's. Although we were the 'top' class, we were also the naughtiest and the noisiest. I remember him bursting into our classroom when we were being particularly rowdy and driving our poor young substitute teacher to despair, waving a cutlass around his head (most teachers seemed to have "props" in those days) and roundly condemning us as 'Graceless mountebanks' and 'Whited sepulchres.'Unfortunately they don't make teachers like that any more.
09-01-2016, 10:47 AM
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Re: Do Older People Have Their Own Lingo?
Originally Posted by Artangel
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I know young people have their own lingo like 'cool' 'amazing' etc but what about our age group? Do you think we have own 'lingo' 'buzzwords'? Or should we all be 'hip' and speak like the youngsters?!! 
These are some that I associate with our age group and have never heard a young person use them (with exception of 'Sir')
Sterling (as in someone doing a good job)
Spiffing!
Splendid!
By George!
Men seem to call other men.....'Sir'
Huzzah! What what? Good show!
09-01-2016, 10:52 AM
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Re: Do Older People Have Their Own Lingo?
Originally Posted by MickB
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I never use them myself, but I always remember two wonderful insults used by a geography teacher of mine during the early 60's. Although we were the 'top' class, we were also the naughtiest and the noisiest. I remember him bursting into our classroom when we were being particularly rowdy and driving our poor young substitute teacher to despair, waving a cutlass around his head (most teachers seemed to have "props" in those days) and roundly condemning us as 'Graceless mountebanks' and 'Whited sepulchres.'Unfortunately they don't make teachers like that any more.
You're right, we had characters back then - I can picture him well
09-01-2016, 10:59 AM
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Re: Do Older People Have Their Own Lingo?
Originally Posted by MickB
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I never use them myself, but I always remember two wonderful insults used by a geography teacher of mine during the early 60's. Although we were the 'top' class, we were also the naughtiest and the noisiest. I remember him bursting into our classroom when we were being particularly rowdy and driving our poor young substitute teacher to despair, waving a cutlass around his head (most teachers seemed to have "props" in those days) and roundly condemning us as 'Graceless mountebanks' and 'Whited sepulchres.'Unfortunately they don't make teachers like that any more.
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