Cool words we don't use anymore.

[YoLaDu]

fanagle

 

[darius]

Gnarly

 

[Dude]

cross

as in sore or upset. Why are you so cross with me?

trade

as in do business with. my grandma would not "trade" with retailers who had upset her.

 

[groundss]

Harlot
Rube

 

[KazooMan]

"Far Out." I think that one died with John Denver.

 

[LITNIN HORN]

wopper jawed - askew; out of align
erstwhile - in the past
pantywaist - sissy
kith and kin - friends, neighbors and family
ditty bag - originally a pouch used by sailors to hold thread, needles, etc.
PEACE - untroubled; tranquil; content

 

[Wesser]

facerape

 

[treball]

tubular
assmunch
dillweed
rad

 

[CedarParkFan]

Business. As in "giving somebody the business."

 

[arieshorn]

tomfoolery
shan't
chums
cripes
thing-a-majigger

 

[overmaars]

has anyone said "Choice" yet? I sort of love and hate that word at the same time.

 

[SailingHorn]

Dy-No-Mite!

 

[HousHorn09]

1. Dig - like in Peter, Paul & Mary's I Dig Rock-n-Roll Music2. Spank - obviously it is multifaceted.3. Trixie - for a cheap slut, prostitute, *****, etc...
4. Britches - I still pull this one out from time to time and always good for laughs from anyone NOT from the South.
5. NeedleDick - hasn't been kosher since Water Boy wore it out.
6. Kosher - why not? I just used it above.

And whatever happened to when *** meant a cigarette? Hell, the Brits don't even use it much anymore either.

 

[Statalyzer]

Knickerbockers.
Harumph.
Buggery.
Miscreant.
Tomfoolery.
Smorgasbord.

 

[beaVo]

"cool" is about the only word that has remained cool for the last 50+ years.

but i still say "groovy" all the time.

 

[froghorn4]

larapin; That chicken fried steak was the best I've ever had. It was larapin.

 

[lecturer]

divan
davenport
dungarees

 

[TigerPride]

copasetic............I win..

 

[TeamNautiques]

Doy!

 

[A. BETTIK]

approbation
independency

I only hear 'yonder' used out in the country. It's use is somewhat lost on Urbanus, but if taken the time to master, can be quite rewarding when conversing with Rusticus.

 

[Orangesweat]

Row - as in argument or fight.
Lot - as in all
Coppers - Cops
Pantaloons - Pants

 

[TigerPride]

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[Orangesweat]

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[accuratehorn]

thingamabob, whatyamacallit

 

[Chop]

Tony. -- Highland Park is a tony neighborhood.

 

[Chop]

Swell -- Thanks, that was really swell of you Wally.

 

[Chop]

Any California surfer lingo from the 70s and 80s.

 

[BevoJoe]

obsequious

 

[Dionysus]

Directly (meaning soon)

My grandmother: “Dinner will be ready directly”

 

[Vol Horn 4 Life]

Fixin' to