Words and Phrases We Didn't Have Back Then ....

Mike Hoch wrote: »

I may be wrong but I think it's one of those traveller words that crossed to the mainstream in certain parts of the country. I've known of settled lads from various parts of the country to use sham (Donegal), bure (Cavan, Meath), feek and lack (Waterford). I'm fairly sure these were pavee words people started using first as a bit of a laugh and then somehow permanently, given I've heard travellers use all these terms in parts of the country where they aren't otherwise used (i.e. Dublin)

We all know what a 'selfie' is. Most of us spend more time than we'd like to admit snapping photos of ourselves with our front camera.

The better known meaning, with an 'ie' ending, has been in the dictionary since 2014.

But have you ever been a bit 'selfy'? It dates to the 17th century as a Scottish word meaning 'self-centred' or 'selfish'.

zcorpian88 wrote: »

I have no idea of their origin but whenever I'm either going to Dublin or in Dublin I hear it everywhere.

Also can't stand the word "ledge" as in short for "legend" if you say any of these words in front of me, I'm likely to be envisioning clouting you in the head with a 2×4.

The term tote or tate, meaning "to carry", can be traced back to the 17th century but was not used to describe bags until 1900. However, the tote bag craze in the United States began in the 1940s with the release of L.L. Bean's Boat Bag in 1944. Because they were easier than carrying luggage, most people opted for using tote bags. During the 1950s, tote bags began to enter into the main culture. Women primarily utilized them as practical handheld bags because they didn't require much care. It wasn't until the 1960s when the tote bag embraced personal style. Bonnie Cashin released her own line of tote bags called Cashin Carry Tote Bags which combined style and functionality. In the 1990s, Kate Spade ultimately transformed how American culture embraced tote bags when she began carrying them as fashion bags. Today, fashion lovers and consumers can find tote bags in a variety of decorations and theme

Noun. douchebag (plural douchebags) A sterile container which holds the fluid used for giving a vaginal douche. (US, slang, vulgar) A jerk or asshole; a mean or rude person; someone seen as being arrogant, snobby or obnoxious.

The first documented appearance of the word nerd is as the name of a creature in Dr. Seuss's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950), in which the narrator Gerald McGrew claims that he would collect "a Nerkle, a Nerd, and a Seersucker too" for his imaginary zoo.

nerd (plural nerds)

(slang, sometimes derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted
(informal, sometimes derogatory) One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.
Synonyms: geek, otaku
a computer nerd
a comic-book nerd
(slang, always derogatory) An unattractive, socially awkward, annoying, undesirable, and/or boring, person; a dork.
Synonyms: dag (Australian), doofus, dork, dweeb, geek, goober, loser, propeller head, twerp
Only a nerd would wear yellow and blue stripes with green pants.
Nerds seem to have fun with each other, but in a way that causes others to laugh at them.
Why are you hanging out with that nerd?
(post-1980s) A member of a subculture revolving around video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media.

zcorpian88 wrote: »

Oh the English say b*****ks too, we just perfected the pronunciation. Haha


Gobshyte has to be Irish, has to be!

gob****e (plural gob****es) (Ireland, slang, moderately offensive) One who engages in nonsensical chatter or unwanted conversation.