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Terms and phrases that came and went...

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...what phrases or terms have entered the language, only to disappear, in your lifetime.

I'll start with some easy ones...

"Whassupppp" - a particularly irritating phrase that appeared in a Budweiser ad campaign, guessing in the late 90s and became a popular greeting amongst younger people. Thankfully it sank without trace.

"Coola Boola" - another irritant, usually used by women to indicate approval, as in
Q - You want a drink?
A - Coola Boola
Think it may have come from some RTE daytime kids programme.

"Like a Boss" - stridently, "he headed that ball like a boss". Not sure of origins. Similar to the later "'ave it" which I think was from a John Smith's ad campaign.

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branie2

Don't touch my Carlsberg!

endacl

Your face came and went.

5rtytry56

"it went out with the ark"

In use around the early '90s

usage:

" last night, I turned on my Black and White telly again"

reply:

"thought something like that went out with the ark"

Gerrup Outta Dat!

Be the hokey!

branie2

How you doin?!

Barry Badrinath

"Aaaahhhh hhheeeoooorrrrr, leeeaaavvveee iiiitttt oooouuuutttttt".

Rapid.

Sound as a pound

Well holy god.

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

"Aaaahhhh hhheeeoooorrrrr, leeeaaavvveee iiiitttt oooouuuutttttt".

That's still fierce popular.

tomwaterford

Who let the dogs out

Who
Who

Barry Badrinath

Mister Vain wrote: »

That's still fierce popular.

So's "your ma".....not YOUR ma, MV.

branie2

Ya wa?

Harry Molloy in Fair City

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

House private until after the search.

Estrellita

I can't say I've ever used the word, but I recall 'shhhwing' being a thing. How do I even remember that.

Lorelli!

Describing people as shapers, stone mad and wrote off.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

The term shift declined and then had a major comeback.

Lorelli!

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

The term shift declined and then had a major comeback.

I remember when people use to say "get off" and it only meant kiss to us now. Then it was "meet".

We never said Shift or Snog.

enricoh

Soft landing was fairly popular with politicians at the end of the tiger!

Noveight

Fiscal space.

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[Deleted User] wrote: »

...what phrases or terms have entered the language, only to disappear, in your lifetime.

I'll start with some easy ones...

"Whassupppp" - a particularly irritating phrase that appeared in a Budweiser ad campaign, guessing in the late 90s and became a popular greeting amongst younger people. Thankfully it sank without trace.

"Coola Boola" - another irritant, usually used by women to indicate approval, as in
Q - You want a drink?
A - Coola Boola
Think it may have come from some RTE daytime kids programme.

"Like a Boss" - stridently, "he headed that ball like a boss". Not sure of origins. Similar to the later "'ave it" which I think was from a John Smith's ad campaign.