Old-Fashioned Words and Phrases

Sparkle · 06-18-2011, 01:32 PM

I'm quite sure I made this one up...it is a cousin to "Frippery"

Friphoppery verb the action of being showy, frivolous, often bawdy, nonessential.

"After a cocktail (or two) the evening proceeded with much friphoppery."

little_ms_sunshyne · 06-18-2011, 01:34 PM

Thought of another:

Cant get blood from a turnip

Chancie · 06-18-2011, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by little_ms_sunshyne, the science teacher

Thought of another:

Cant get blood from a turnip

Nor can you get blood from a stone.

Guy · 06-18-2011, 03:41 PM

I remember my grandmother saying in broken english

Always knock with your feet

Gemme · 06-18-2011, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Damn you're good. I must know...did you come up with these yourself, or did you find this on google or something?

Not that you couldn't come up with them yourself, it is just a lot to come up with and I want to know just how impressed I should be!

You should be VERRRRY impressed.

Nope, all of that jumble was from my noggin. I've got more but it tends to come out when the situation warrants it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by little_ms_sunshyne

Whenever my Abuelita (granny) says she is getting old and it will be her time soon, my Dad always jumps in and says:

"You know what they say about the bad weed...it never dies" lol

Now imagine this conversation in Spanish...yup..very animated.

When referring to "grooming" your special areas...Grandma's advice to me was (keep in mind I didnt ask for any advice),

"If there is no nest, there will be no bird" Ummmm..wonder if Grandma realizes I am not looking for any visits from birds lol

Weeeellllll.......in the old days, a female was referred to as a bird.

For Dapper's Google infactuation (I knew about the term but couldn't remember how it came to be):

bird - woman or girlfriend - now unfortunately a rather unflattering term, but it wasn't always so; until recent times 'bird' was always an endearing term for a girl, derived from the Anglo-Saxon 'brid' which meant 'baby animal', in other words a cute little thing. The origin also gave us the word 'bride'.

DamselFly · 06-18-2011, 09:41 PM

i've heard this a before but had forgotten it until i came across it again while i was reading today:
HORSEFEATHERS!!!
damselfly

Gemme · 06-18-2011, 11:33 PM

Are you daft?

I still refer to myself as a flibbertygibbet, though I've seen it spelled other ways too. I've called myself a fussbudget too.

Now, don't lollygag around.

My Gramps used to warn me against engaging in tomfoolery, but I think someone may have said that one already.

A couple more for the road:

...on a wing and a prayer
...lickety split
...snug as a bug in a rug

Tcountry · 06-19-2011, 12:09 AM

just heard tonight at work.....
-Raining like a cow pissin' on a flat rock

-bout as worthless as peein' in the ocean

Elijah · 06-19-2011, 02:15 PM

Some of My favorites:

Drat!
Ornery
and Shenanigans

Mtn · 06-19-2011, 01:47 AM

Pretty is as pretty does.

PinkieLee · 06-20-2011, 01:03 PM

Pocketbook ~ purse or handbag

Underpants ~ underwear

"for shits & giggles" ~ doing something just because...

Ms. Meander · 06-18-2011, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparkle

I'm quite sure I made this one up...it is a cousin to "Frippery"

Friphoppery verb the action of being showy, frivolous, often bawdy, nonessential.

"After a cocktail (or two) the evening proceeded with much friphoppery."

Friphoppery! My very favorite Sparkle-word, and not coincidentally - my very favorite Sparkle-activity!

Ms. Meander · 06-18-2011, 02:11 PM

<<<needs a lesson from Gemme on "multi-quoting"

Galahad · 06-18-2011, 03:07 PM

"You'll have to lick the calf over again" my grandmothers saying. She meant redo something until it's perfect. Because cows will bathe their calf over and over, as if they missed something. I don't know if this was a common saying or just a family or local saying.

06-18-2011, 01:32 PM	#1
Sparkle Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please Relationship Status: Loved Up Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western MA Posts: 2,183 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,001 Thanked 6,553 Times in 1,552 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	made up I'm quite sure I made this one up...it is a cousin to "Frippery" Friphoppery verb the action of being showy, frivolous, often bawdy, nonessential. "After a cocktail (or two) the evening proceeded with much friphoppery." __________________ I am made of stars

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DamselFly Member How Do You Identify?: QueerStoneFemme Preferred Pronoun?: Ma'am or Damsel Relationship Status: single Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: hovering here and there Posts: 259 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,053 Thanked 771 Times in 199 Posts Rep Power: 396593	a good expletive! i've heard this a before but had forgotten it until i came across it again while i was reading today: HORSEFEATHERS!!! damselfly __________________ so long as space remains so long as sentient beings remain i will remain in order to help, to serve, to make my own contribution (Buddhist prayer, a favorite of H.H.)

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Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,631 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,498 Thanked 107,913 Times in 25,666 Posts Rep Power: 21474888	Are you daft? I still refer to myself as a flibbertygibbet, though I've seen it spelled other ways too. I've called myself a fussbudget too. Now, don't lollygag around. My Gramps used to warn me against engaging in tomfoolery, but I think someone may have said that one already. A couple more for the road: ...on a wing and a prayer ...lickety split ...snug as a bug in a rug __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

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Galahad Member How Do You Identify?: do I have to? Relationship Status: single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: I.E. Southern California Posts: 425 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,300 Thanked 339 Times in 151 Posts Rep Power: 1446604	"You'll have to lick the calf over again" my grandmothers saying. She meant redo something until it's perfect. Because cows will bathe their calf over and over, as if they missed something. I don't know if this was a common saying or just a family or local saying.