[ilovetv]

One person "got a charge out of" my post using the adjective "skanky" on another thread. In the 70s and 80s, we reserved that term for only the sleaziest of the sleaze.

What are some slang words or expressions people said decades ago but we don't hear anymore?

I think it's fun to hear a new, juicy term you've never heard before but in context, you know exactly what it means.

Let's hear some of yours.

Here is...

skanky adjective \ˈskaŋ-kē\
skank·i·erskank·i·est

Definition of SKANKY

1 slang : repugnantly filthy or squalid
2 slang : of low or sleazy character
Examples of SKANKY

<a pop star who cultivates an image that is more skanky than sexy>
Origin of SKANKY
1 skank
First Known Use: 1982

[Lauren Sweeny]

Jogging our memory banks try to add more to my hubby and friends made a list of DATED TERMS that are not heard anymore:. the hands of a clock, songs about " the milkman", jump rope rhymes ,jacks,dialing a phone,.
A LIST OF WORDS; no longer used: cloak room( never knew what that was back in the day,) snowing down South, the Curse,barn door is open,bubblegum,Dime store, tube tops,knickers,poncho,bleach job, Dippitydo,Ducktail,turntable,stereo,carbon paper,tree house,rabbit ears,clothes pins,wringer washer,Princess phone, S & H stamps, Eagle Stamps, tax stamps Bikes had; .Banana seats ,streamers,Big wheels, . Movie theaters had; balconies,drive ins,ushers,smoking.Shoes were; Weejuns, Chukka boots, Fyre boots Earth shoes,PF flyers,Red Ball Jets,penny loafers,galoshes, Buster Browns, Mary Janes and don' t forget saddle shoes, sneakers , Converse, Deckers,clogs and platforms!
Games; Silly Putty, Ants in The Pants,mTwister,Hungry Hungry Hippo,Mousetrap ,Cootie, Mr PotTo Head,Slime,Chinese checkers,gyroscope,Mex jumping beans,Colorforms,Eightball fortune teller,WoolyWilly magnet,manic erase board,balsam airplanes,slingshot.Pin the tail on the donkey,Tinker toys, Lincoln logs,creepy crawlers,looms,opuntia boards,Aggies & purines,cats eyes.

Feel free to add more everyone

[Patty55]

Skeeve, has many applications but usually involves (in my country) usually food.

"It skeeves me to put mayo and meat together."

[SantaClaus]

Drop a dime and dial me up later, we can spin some tunes. Catch you on the flip-side, digg?

[ilovetv]

Originally Posted by Patty55

Skeeve, has many applications but usually involves (in my country) usually food.

"It skeeves me to put mayo and meat together."

That's one I've never, ever heard!

[Lovey2]

Italians often say "schiafoso"....sounds like skeevots, in our slang, which I guess is where skeevy came from?? Maybe not, but we would say, "ewww, that's skeevots"!! Or, that's so skeevy! Pretty funny, Patty!!

[Patty55]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

That's one I've never, ever heard!

Really? It's quite common, both the word and the skeeve combo.

[Jdmiata]

" do me a solid "

[Steve & Deanna]

My father-in-law (bless his soul) bought a used car from a reputable new car dealership at one time. When he asked the salesman how long the car should last, he was told "It'll last you a lifetime if you die when you should." Got a chuckle out of that when he told me the story.

[shcisamax]

Going to hell in a handbasket. I still don't know what that means.

[tainsley]

Skank was a big one! Jeet? Dju? I actually was out carting to yard sales this past weekend. Saw a cart with PA license plates with these "words" on them! He was from Pittsburgh...me from Philly...a PA thing!

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Patty55

Really? It's quite common, both the word and the skeeve combo.

NEVER heard it. Shows you the geographic diversity even of slang.
Bet those who know skeeve haven't heard faircuts...Which means, its wrecked. I think from German.


I remember snowing down south. NO one wears slips anymore.


Hey daddy-O. Cool it pops.

[Carl in Tampa]

In New Orleans we hired a new guy to be a Secret Service agent. He was alone in the office one day when he received a telephone inquiry about a possible counterfeit bill.

After being unable to answer several questions of the caller about how to determine if the bill was counterfeit, the young agent confessed, "Mister, I dont know diddly-squat about counterfeit."

[Patty55]

Paper A$$hole? I think it's a person who talks a good game but makes no sense.

[slipcovers]

You lucky stiff