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Words that you rarely hear any more...

Judgement Day · 2012-05-18 17:02:50

And I don't mean please and thank you! :D I don't why it suddenly popped into my head - advancing senility probably - but a word my Grandfather (born 1881) used to use when describing things that he had heard politicians saying - blatherskite. http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-bla1.htm He died in 1970 and I…

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#202 19-05-2012 2:44pm

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Spondulicks for wonga/dosh

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#203 19-05-2012 3:08pm

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steamengine wrote: »

Another Dublin word - Scuttin' - an unauthorised lift on the back of a bread van or other vehicle.

Haha just reminded me, was telling a friend here in derry slang words we had when growing up. Had just told them "scutter" meaning diarrhoea and then said "scuttin" was hanging on to the back of a van or a bus. Of course they put 2 and 2 together and came up with 5 thinking we used to have diarrhetic shítes while hanging off the back of a bus!

Oh and when I was a kid "Smell of benjy" meant something totally different to what's being said here!

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#204 19-05-2012 3:19pm

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Elevenses

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#205 19-05-2012 3:21pm

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Bunched as in that food blender is bunched!!

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#206 19-05-2012 3:35pm

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Balderdash, poppycock, fiddlesticks, bunkum, davenport, dresser, tunic, codswallop, codology all seem to have left the lexicon.

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#207 19-05-2012 5:40pm

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Well when I was a kid me da would sometimes give me a "clip on the ear" or a "clout" , never did me an ounce of harm either I may add!

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#208 19-05-2012 6:12pm

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deandean wrote: »

Oh, bugger.

I use this a lot ^ "oh bugger" and "bugger off".

I think the first time I said it I was young enough, about 8 or so. My mother chased me around the house. She still gets pissed off when I say it.

coolbeans wrote: »

Balderdash, poppycock, fiddlesticks, bunkum, davenport, dresser, tunic, codswallop, codology all seem to have left the lexicon.

Use these two, but not a lot. I'm sure I've used both on boards a few times.

Edit: Quick search, heres a random poppycock one -
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=60747345&postcount=84

And a random codswallop one -

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=75765346&postcount=34

With both of those searches I've seen quite a few others using them too actually.

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#209 19-05-2012 6:24pm

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well holy God..

still use a lot of these myself

some peeps making a right hoo-hah (this my word of the week, havent said it in years)

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#210 19-05-2012 6:57pm

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Baluba

British Bulldog - a no holds barred playground game

Wine or Wyne - a small cock...of hay!

DDT

Akster or Okster - under your arm, esp. when carrying something underarm

Brus - Turf dust

Buachalan - Ragwort plant

Piseog - rural form of witchcraft

Banabh - Piglet

Stripper - Milking cow

Creel - Turf carrying wicker basket

Fairy fort

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#211 19-05-2012 7:08pm

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Ride me sideways was another one.

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#212 19-05-2012 7:11pm

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"spend a penny. My bfs 2 yo old neice came out with that one the other day, no idea where she heard it first but was so cute

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#213 19-05-2012 7:14pm

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GAAman wrote: »

Haha just reminded me, was telling a friend here in derry slang words we had when growing up. Had just told them "scutter" meaning diarrhoea and then said "scuttin" was hanging on to the back of a van or a bus. Of course they put 2 and 2 together and came up with 5 thinking we used to have diarrhetic shítes while hanging off the back of a bus!

Oh and when I was a kid "Smell of benjy" meant something totally different to what's being said here!

Some of the 'scuttin' I witnessed as a kid would have had that effect alright, especially when they hopped on the wrong van. Saw a van one day heading out of Dublin and up the Howth road at about 50 mph with two lads on the back, petrified and slowly losing their grip. What a tumble they took. :eek:

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#214 19-05-2012 11:45pm

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plámásing / plámáser

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#215 20-05-2012 12:24am

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Almaviva wrote: »

'heavens to Betsy'.
Very useful phrase that just seems to have fallen out of use after years of fine service to the English language.

I said that the other day and my wife nearly fell over laughing. She never heard it before

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#216 20-05-2012 12:30am

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Buster. What a devastating insult that was.

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#217 20-05-2012 12:31am

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****ehawk.

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#218 20-05-2012 12:40am

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CommanderC wrote: »

****ehawk.

that one is still well used

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#219 20-05-2012 1:30am

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"Like scutter from a goose" Anything that could move like lightening.

I drew a kick at the dog and he was out the door like scutter from a goose.

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#220 20-05-2012 1:58am

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#221 20-05-2012 5:37am

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"wire on ya".... it serves you right!

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#222 20-05-2012 9:49am

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"Red bastárd". I vaguely remember that one.

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#223 20-05-2012 1:24pm

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not "words".. but ye dont hear them musical car horns anympre so beloved of the '80s boy racers in their capris!!

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#224 20-05-2012 3:27pm

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Plámás, or plaumaus, or however you spell it.

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