Words no longer used.....

The Continental Op

bluezulu49 wrote: »

Criterion. No one now seems to know the singular of criteria.

Thought he was a high up member of our insect overlords

Kewreeuss

Does anyone say “let’s go for a jaunt” anymore.
Our Dad used bring us out for a drive on a Sunday afternoon, the only day he wasn’t working, and he always called it a jaunt.

Badly Drunk Boy

Phthisis. And yes, it's pronounced as you'd expect.

Looking into our family history at death certificates, my brother found this as the reason for death a bit too often. It's another term for tuberculosis.

1874

Truth,
Justice,
Responsibility.

riclad

Supper is just another word for dinner usually it's made after 6pm in the evening when people were home from school or work
I have never heard any Irish person say tea to mean dinner.

riclad

Nixer means a job done for cash off the books no tax paid on it. Eg tile a kitchen, install a new cooker

Ash.J.Williams

words i use but are almost dead!

blaggard
galavanting

dxhound2005

The standard form is Blackguard, but that would not be a common word either.

https://wordwatchtowers.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/blaggards-blaggers-and-blackguards/

Ash.J.Williams

dxhound2005 wrote: »

The standard form is Blackguard, but that would not be a common word either.

https://wordwatchtowers.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/blaggards-blaggers-and-blackguards/

Great word though for a gouger

Ash.J.Williams

Susie dents Twitter is a mine of wonderful obsolete words , I’ll dig out a few but one that springs to mind is “fart catcher “


Basically a lick arse , a worker so close to the boss he can catch his fart

dxhound2005

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Susie dents Twitter is a mine of wonderful obsolete words , I’ll dig out a few but one that springs to mind is “fart catcher “


Basically a lick arse , a worker so close to the boss he can catch his fart

She did an interesting thing on Countdown about "unwritten rules" in English. Why is it Little Red Shoes instead of Red Little Shoes? The unwritten rule is Size before Colour, and there are loads more.

Ash.J.Williams

dxhound2005 wrote: »

She did an interesting thing on Countdown about "unwritten rules" in English. Why is it Little Red Shoes instead of Red Little Shoes? The unwritten rule is Size before Colour, and there are loads more.

just looking at her twitter now, perfect for ireland!

Flenched: weather that looks like it's going to improve , but doesn't !!

whisky_galore

bluezulu49 wrote: »

Criterion.

Sounds like the name of a down at heel Australian boozer.

The Continental Op

whisky_galore wrote: »

Sounds like the name of a down at heel Australian boozer.

It really is a UK theatre https://www.criterion-theatre.co.uk/

whisky_galore

The Continental Op wrote: »

It really is a UK theatre https://www.criterion-theatre.co.uk/

Lots of things called Criterion in aus, nz, Canada, US and uk.
Bars, Hotels, cinemas etc. Never caught on here.