Forgotten/rare phrases

[upthealbion1970]

...Is that the same as an ooojamaflip or a thingymybob?

All mechanics terms and all connected to the whirling regulator or fluffer valve

 

[jemwillett]

a phrase my Dad used was "seeing a man about a dog" which meant mind your own business. For years I always thought we were getting a new dog.

 

[Puppet Master]

My dad used to call me "faceache", which I've started using recently

 

[Questions]

sussed!
And
sussed a beaut!

For a couple of years these were the ultimate taunts, guaranteed to precede a minor scuffle at thomas a beckett primary school in worthing.

bundle

 

[Smirko]

My old Nan used to say when i asked her how old she was "As old as my tongue, but a little bit older than my teeth"

 

[Uh_huh_him]

bundle

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[Norman Potting]

My Dad describes anyone struggling to carry out a simple job as 'Your like a cow with a musket' which I now say to 'Dewe Road Gull' all fecking day!
I am always saying 'Jesus wept and well he might' so that doesn't probably count.

"......Cow with a musket", that is a blast from the past for me.

A chap I used to work with liked to use "sound as a maggot" whenever he could, anyone else heard that one?

 

[Smirko]

Remember at school in the early 80's flared tousers were known as 'Kennys' . No idea why.


Heard Hatty Jaques telling the school kids to 'Cut along' in Carry on Teacher a few years back. Use it on my kids all the time now.

Kennys!! lol that took me back 30 years to the school playgrond! Not heard that for years, thanks for the memories!

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Not heard the 'Kenny' slur, please explain (as I am a Kenny.)

As for my contribution "For crying out loud!"

 

[The Modfather]

Stop "mithering" was a popular one too, never hear it down south.

My Mrs is from Sheffield and still uses mithering on a regular basis.

 

[looney]

I still use most of these mentioned.

Legging it.

 

[wilko1]

Like throwing a rat up West Street!

 

[The Modfather]

My northern(ish) Mrs uses 'mardy' all the time

 

[The Modfather]

Trollop

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

I always though Benny was referring to that dinlow off of Crossroads, calling somebody that meant they were a bit retarded? We used to call people "Molly" as well, still makes me chuckle.

I concur.

How about "Well go to the foot of our stairs"

 

[Brightonia]

Haven't heard the expression "I'm
Munted" for ages! Sadly the M has been replaced with a C

 

[Justice]

Jim'll fix it

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

My mother often used to say "Every Little helps", and I can remember being quite shocked/surprised/amused as a child over 40 years ago when she finished it with "said the old woman who peed in the sea"

 

[cloud]

"Oh my giddy aunt" -used to hear this a lot growing up. Not so much now.

I heard this a lot, but always from my maths teacher, Mr Liddell

 

[cloud]

Wally

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