Words/phrases that should make a come-back

Dave!

Hey folks,

I'm starting something of a revolution. A linguistic revolution, you might say. I want to bring certain obsolete and out-dated words and expressions back into common parlance.

For starters, I've taken to using the word dig quite a bit. Fairly common in the 60's, it has fell out of common use, and I think it should make its return.
For example: "Yeah I went to see 'Cloverfield' the other night... didn't really dig it to be honest"......"So if you see that bloke messing with your mot again, just loaf him in the nose, dig?"

Interesting point about the word dig: it comes from the OIrish phrase, "an dtuigeann tú?"(sp?), obviously meaning "do you understand?"

Another word from the 60s that I want to see back in use is cat. Of course, we use it to describe a feline or whatever... but it should be used to describe humans too.
For example: "Yeah I was out with Billy and Bobby the other night... those cats are crazy!"


So come on, share your phrases. And make the effort to use them and mine.

Maximilian

I quite like Groovy myself. Especially on roast pota..oh look a dead bee

FunkZ

Why as yis all bringing back words that are used constantly in my college?

"That's cat man" (as in bad)

I say groovy all the time and I know a guy who uses dig a lot! Jaysus!

Riesen_Meal

Gickna....

I for one want this wordage back in the Irish vocab!!!

whiskeyman

Cowabunga

Radical

Whaaazzzzzzzzzzzzzuuuuup?

biko

"We had a gay time" should have the old meaning again.

Archeron

I quite miss, "Get out of that garden..." as an expression of disbelief.
Or as its properly pronounced, "Ger ourra that garden".

kleefarr

Please

and

Thank you.

Dave!

Archeron wrote: »

I quite miss, "Get out of that garden..." as an expression of disbelief.
Or as its properly pronounced, "Ger ourra dah garden".

fixed

connundrum

'Word'

I really don't think it was given enough time to flower.

Oh and 'Blaze' i.e. I'm just gonna blaze on over here.

I'm single handedly trying to bring 'blaze' back to the masses.

Maximilian

Rock. As in to rock up somewhere. What the **** is that supposed to mean anyway? Me and the lads rocked up. Sounds retarded. People who use it should be forced to receive brain damage.

LuckyStar

Swell! Swell is a great word!

SMM

Mog i.e. "you're a mog", "shut up, mog". Heard some schoolgirls on the bus use it one day and thought it was hilarious, I hadn't heard it in years!!

Blisterman

Crapfork.

Ruu_Old

Jolly!

Kur4mA

gicker

MikeHoncho

Gee.

Pighead

Maximilian wrote: »

Rock. As in to rock up somewhere. What the **** is that supposed to mean anyway? Me and the lads rocked up. Sounds retarded. People who use it should be forced to receive brain damage.

Wrong thread Maxi, this thread is for words or phrases that you want to see make a comeback not the words or phrases that you hate.

Pigheads Mod Button is getting reset at the moment so we'll have to wait for Terry Dudess or Karoma to sort this mess out. Hope you don't get an infraction for this. Its a borderline decision but in fairness you're a mod so if it were Pighead he'd let you off. Anyway good luck with it.

Pigheads word that he's like to see make a comeback would be Phat. As in "Fcuking hell that was one phat party last night"

Red Hand

I think the purpose of this thread is a capital idea.

ScumLord

Square. "This club is square, all the people in it are square and it plays square music"

~Rebel~

Hip. Can be appended to the aforementioned cats for ultra retro coolness.

Would also allow me to use the phrase "Man, Im so hip i cant see over my pelvis".

Jay P

I'm bringin back tic-tacs no backs!

whiskeyman

Hey, don't push me!
Push a Push Pop!

Maximilian

Pighead wrote: »

Wrong thread Maxi, this thread is for words or phrases that you want to see make a comeback not the words or phrases that you hate.

Pigheads Mod Button is getting reset at the moment so we'll have to wait for Terry Dudess or Karoma to sort this mess out. Hope you don't get an infraction for this. Its a borderline decision but in fairness you're a mod so if it were Pighead he'd let you off. Anyway good luck with it.

Pigheads word that he's like to see make a comeback would be Phat. As in "Fcuking hell that was one phat party last night"

Damn these similarly themed threads confusing me.

Dave!

What's the consensus on 'zany'? I personally think it's pretty nifty*

* nifty is actually a word I use all the time...!

Jesus Wept

DaveMcG wrote: »

What's the consensus on 'zany'? I personally think it's pretty nifty*

* nifty is actually a word I use all the time...!

Nifty is pretty nifty, as is groovy, but zany is a bit cat, as is cat.

Stench Blossoms

Blisterman wrote: »

Crapfork.

+1

I still use it the odd time.

Girrrrseach

I miss saying 'Aww man that's MOON!' when you really loved something...

I think that may have just been a Meath saying though.... haha!!

Match Me Sidney

Ha, great thread! People don't use the word 'Dolt' anymore (as in shut up you dolt!)... or 'Word'... or even 'Word Up' for that matter! Actually I think the next time someone is telling me something in order to have their opinion re-affirmed I shall respond with a casual 'Word Up!'

In fact in hasn't gone out of fashion as such, but people should use the word 'Soupcon' more. 'I'll have the Big Mac Meal with chips please.' 'Salt or Ketchup?' 'Just a soupcon of both please.'

...and don't even get me started on Cromulent...

dlambirl

FunkZ wrote: »

Why as yis all bringing back words that are used constantly in my college?

"That's cat man" (as in bad)

I say groovy all the time and I know a guy who uses dig a lot! Jaysus!

i still say "cat" (as in bad) i think its a northern thing

Overheal

Using 'bad' as a reference to something cool or of interest.... ah, youth.

Mr. CooL ICE

"If you're here, then that means - oh oh" should be the newly revived welcome greeting*




* May never have been used as a greeting

Jesus Wept

Girrrrseach wrote: »

I miss saying 'Aww man that's MOON!' when you really loved something...

I think that may have just been a Meath saying though.... haha!!

Navan.

Awful saying. Especially in a Navan accent.


P.S You are moon-spoon.

AlmightyCushion

Shabby is a good one.

e.g.

Somebody else: Hey, how are you doing?

Me: I'm not too shabby.


I seem to be the only person I know who uses it.

Kid Nothing

"What about "porch-monkey", it's cool i'm bringing it back!" (Clerks II, not being racist!!!)

But seriously, caniption as in "stop having a caniption!"

Sinfonia

Nifty is immediately disqualified thanks to the 11850 ads

Jesus Wept

Jib.

orestes

amull87 wrote: »

"What about "porch-monkey", it's cool i'm bringing it back!" (Clerks II, not being racist!!!)

"Actually come to think of it my granny did once refer to a broken bottle as a ******-knife" (Clerks 2 again! I'm not being racist either!)

Supercalifragilisticexpedalieoucios ftw!

gurramok

Hmm, dig, get outta dah garden and cat are regularly used by my social peers. Though cat has a different meaning like as describing what someone did as 'thats cat'

Just to reassure OP, they are far from dying out, rather they are alive in everyday use!

briantwin

"Bombing it 90!!" as in "did you see your man on his shiny new BMX , he was f*ckin bombin it 90 down the road !!"

"Mosey", "Hootenanny" , "Beor" , "Scaliwag" & "Snared rapid"

"Lets mosey over to Jacinta's gaff."

"What sort of hootenanny do you call this? No a fanny in the place, oh you're all computer science students. Gotcha!!"

"See the size of the arse on that beor, bleedin unreal, are ya sure she isn't a siamese twin??"

"Your man is an awful scaliwag for the sauce, he'd drink whiskey off a scabby tinkers leg!!"

"Micko and Tomo got snared rapid, 5 million euro's worth of coke and pills, jaysus i cant see them bein let go on the school tour to France after that."

Sarah**

Get a life, get a mini call! haha!!

beerbaron

Quit jivin' me Turkey -

A Turkey is a bad person

Wazdakka

Gowl

nevaeh-2die-4

smell me helmet

its starting to make a come back

PeadarofAodh

Slammin'

"Oh maaaaan, those some slammin' beats!"

humberklog

rare doss.

gracehopper

Sarah** wrote: »

Get a life, get a mini call! haha!!

ha ha ha, the crazy european add for it too

EDIT: "D'ye do yer ecker last nite?"

Pherekydes

A few from the services:

Septic = very bad (I had a septic day in work)

Cushy = really easy (That was a cushy number)

Buckshee = free, but usually used to mean extra (I finished me dinner and I asked me ma for buckshee)

riding/ride/rode = made to work like a slave (the boss was riding me in work this week)

weighing off = skiving (that ba*tard didn't do that job I gave him; he was weighing off)



The one thing I miss about being in the Army.

Mangy_Cat

Golliwog... As in "He's such a golliwog he'd forget his head only that it's attached to his neck" or "She's such a golliwog she couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery." :eek:

I love the word 'cat' bring it back.

I used the word "gowl/ghoul" on a daily basis until I found out the true meaning... It is so vile I just couldn't repeat it.

Dose- as in "She got a bad dose of the scuts after the curry last night."

phasers

bleedin rappih

Toots

LordChessington wrote: »

"If you're here, then that means - oh oh" should be the newly revived welcome greeting*




* May never have been used as a greeting

"Smooth move, ex-lax!!" Yeah, the 80s are back!!