Old fashioned speech

Merlin5 · 25 Jun 2018 at 21:46

I was watching a documentary about Rolls Royce and they used the word 'motorcar' a few times. That word makes me a cringe a bit, it's so dated. Can you imagine anyone under 80 these days saying 'let's go for a drive in my motorcar'. I mean it's just not cricket.

So I was wondering what other words, or indeed phrases, you consider old fashioned and not really used these days. So get to it chaps.. pip pip, eh what!

Barry Smalley · 25 Jun 2018 at 21:47

Wireless

rubberduck · 25 Jun 2018 at 21:57

Copulate

Guest2 · 25 Jun 2018 at 21:58

courting - out of interest i just googled it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtship

Courtship is the period of development towards an intimate relationship wherein people (usually a couple) get to know each other and decide if there will be an engagement or other romantic arrangement.

Wow, when my grandma asked if I was 'courting' I thought it just meant 'going out with'
The next time she asks I can say, "yes grandma, I courted her for 1 - 2 hours before engaging in a 'romantic engagement'

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Merlin5 · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:03

I'm sure many of you will have to make haste to your bedchamber for a day of labour on the morrow.

Diddums · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:04

Vocabulary.

Dis86 · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:05

Gay. Used it in the happy sense when describing someone and got told it was highly offensive.
Told them to go **** themselves. Now that was highly offensive.

glenimp617 · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:08

Dis86 said:
Gay. Used it in the happy sense when describing someone and got told it was highly offensive.
Told them to go **** themselves. Now that was highly offensive.

rubberduck · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:08

Probably quite a few words that have been contracted from their original form. Gymnasium, luncheon... Ironically even hamburger.

Hades · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:16

Discotheque

shauncr91 · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:18

Please

LOAM · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:18

Cringe. It used to mean a moment of extreme discomfort caused by witnessing others embarrassing behaviour / actions or worse, remembering your own.

Now it gets bandied around in all sorts of context I don't understand.

bainbridge · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:40

I've started using "super" a lot as an alternative to "brilliant" and "fantastic". Not ancient but quite old fashioned.

I've also been using "scallywag" and "shenanigans" quite a bit too.

G-MAN2004 · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:42

Clout

Back in my day it meant 'hit' (typically with your fist), but now the Soundcloud rappers and Gen Z kids use it to mean 'fame'.

Hotwired · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:44

Manufactory

rubberduck · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:45

Describing porn as ''blue movies'

Randomface74 · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:47

Manners

Hotwired · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:53

G-MAN2004 said:
Clout

Back in my day it meant 'hit' (typically with your fist), but now the Soundcloud rappers and Gen Z kids use it to mean 'fame'.

What.

The use of the word clout with the meaning of "influence" is not new.

It is often found in the phrase "plenty of clout".

Sounds like the appropriation of it by groups you're not keen on has poisoned it for you.

GGizmo · 25 Jun 2018 at 22:56

Fag - meaning cigarette.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fag

Do people still use the word these days?

Randomface74 · 25 Jun 2018 at 23:01

Yea loads