Words from yesteryear

[WellyMan]

The insults in SW got me thinking, what words do you remember from the past which have gone out of use? Berk and pillock are two that spring to mind.

 

[Barrychuckle]

Nincompoop is another insult I've not heard for ages! Apologies to Tony & Terry, please don't ban me for using such profanities

 

[Barrychuckle]

Do people still say Great Scott?

 

[gothic]

Not only insults, I still use the word Yonks, as in describing a long period of time. "it's been yonks since I last heard it"
I got many more, just got to remember them

 

[Marianna]

Not only insults, I still use the word Yonks, as in describing a long period of time. "it's been yonks since I last heard it"
I got many more, just got to remember them

So does a Welsh friend of mine.

 

[Marina'sTwin]

We use to say food was bomb when it was really good and now we say it's bussin. Like, the other day I tried a new Starbucks drink and I told mom "This is straight bussin, no cap!" (Translation: This is really delicious, I'm not lying) And she was like "I know it was English but I didn't understand any of it." Lol That's happened more than once.

Edit: We also use to say "talk to the hand" when we didn't want to listen to someone. And we would say things were rad when we wanted to say they were awesome. Mom said groovy is a word they use to use when she was growing up. Lol I'm definitely showing both my age and my mom's age talking about words we use to use! Lol

 

[Roger]

Herbert is an insult often used in LOTSW as in "tatty herbert" or "dozy herbert" usually directed at Compo. It's not something you hear anymore.

 

[Marina'sTwin]

This is an insult that's kind of unique to the southern part of America, it's "Bless your heart" and it means "You're an idiot" lol My generation has our own version of it, we just say "Bless it" and it means the same thing! Lol

 

[theatrically_inclined]

Wazzock!

 

[WellyMan]

Wally was a popular insult after it was made famous in Only Fools and Horses but is hardly used nowadays.

 

[Marina'sTwin]

Bozo is one that I still use when I'm outright calling someone an idiot but I don't hear it used much by others anymore.

 

[Roger]

Dipstick and plonker also from Only Fools and Horses.

 

[WellyMan]

Does anyone use the word oik anymore, or is it just me?

 

[mashibinbin]

Herbert is an insult often used in LOTSW as in "tatty herbert" or "dozy herbert" usually directed at Compo. It's not something you hear anymore.

Funnily enough not used in the Truly years as his rarely used forename was also this!

 

[Onslow]

You muffin? Not sure what's insulting about being called a muffin but there it is.

 

[maltrab]

The word Prat was often used some years back

 

[theatrically_inclined]

There are quite a few I couldn't show here as they would get me booted off the site, usually referring to physical or mental deficiencies. However, at school I was regularly called "four-eyes", don't think I've heard that recently... or are you just saying behind my back?

 

[Roger]

Funnily enough not used in the Truly years as his rarely used forename was also this!

Truly did call Jeremy a "flash herbert" in Is Jeremy Quite Safe

 

[Pearl]

Does anyone use the word oik anymore, or is it just me?

I've been known to call the grandkids mucky oiks when they've been in the garden.

 

[Roger]

When I was a kid, if you saw someone wearing trousers that were too short, you would say 'has your cat died?' It was meant as an insult but I never figured out the connection.