Terms and phrases that came and went...

...what phrases or terms have entered the language, only to disappear, in your lifetime.

I'll start with some easy ones...

"Whassupppp" - a particularly irritating phrase that appeared in a Budweiser ad campaign, guessing in the late 90s and became a popular greeting amongst younger people. Thankfully it sank without trace.

"Coola Boola" - another irritant, usually used by women to indicate approval, as in
Q - You want a drink?
A - Coola Boola
Think it may have come from some RTE daytime kids programme.

"Like a Boss" - stridently, "he headed that ball like a boss". Not sure of origins. Similar to the later "'ave it" which I think was from a John Smith's ad campaign.

branie2

Don't touch my Carlsberg!

endacl

Your face came and went.

5rtytry56

"it went out with the ark"

In use around the early '90s

usage:

" last night, I turned on my Black and White telly again"

reply:

"thought something like that went out with the ark"

Gerrup Outta Dat!

Be the hokey!

branie2

How you doin?!

Barry Badrinath

"Aaaahhhh hhheeeoooorrrrr, leeeaaavvveee iiiitttt oooouuuutttttt".

zuutroy

Rapid.

Lorelli!

Sound as a pound

bop1977

Well holy god.

Mister Vain

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

"Aaaahhhh hhheeeoooorrrrr, leeeaaavvveee iiiitttt oooouuuutttttt".

That's still fierce popular.

tomwaterford

Who let the dogs out

Who
Who

Barry Badrinath

Mister Vain wrote: »

That's still fierce popular.

So's "your ma".....not YOUR ma, MV.

branie2

Ya wa?

Harry Molloy in Fair City

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

House private until after the search.

Estrellita

I can't say I've ever used the word, but I recall 'shhhwing' being a thing. How do I even remember that.

Lorelli!

Describing people as shapers, stone mad and wrote off.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

The term shift declined and then had a major comeback.

Lorelli!

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

The term shift declined and then had a major comeback.

I remember when people use to say "get off" and it only meant kiss to us now. Then it was "meet".

We never said Shift or Snog.

enricoh

Soft landing was fairly popular with politicians at the end of the tiger!

Noveight

Fiscal space.

server down

[Deleted User] wrote: »

...what phrases or terms have entered the language, only to disappear, in your lifetime.

I'll start with some easy ones...

"Whassupppp" - a particularly irritating phrase that appeared in a Budweiser ad campaign, guessing in the late 90s and became a popular greeting amongst younger people. Thankfully it sank without trace.

"Coola Boola" - another irritant, usually used by women to indicate approval, as in
Q - You want a drink?
A - Coola Boola
Think it may have come from some RTE daytime kids programme.

"Like a Boss" - stridently, "he headed that ball like a boss". Not sure of origins. Similar to the later "'ave it" which I think was from a John Smith's ad campaign.

“Your ma” has gone out of fashion. (Not your ma, Conor, she’s still in demand but the phrase itself).

branie2

Beanz Meanz Heinz

Roger_007

Who shot JR?

(note for younger boardsies:- ask your parents).

SEPT 23 1989

branie2 wrote: »

Beanz Meanz Heinz

I still use that phase especially when buying. beans

Doctor Nick

Get outta that garden.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Come in! Your dinner's poured out.

Lorelli!

Booyakasha - imo it was only ok when Ali G said it

branie2

And also with you, one of the old responses at Mass

branie2

What you talkin about, Willis?

myshirt

Fine words will butter no parsnips.

branie2

myshirt wrote: »

Fine words will butter no parsnips.

I heard that phrase on an episode of Round the Horne on tape, a 1960s radio show which featured Kenneth Williams

baaba maal

Estrellita wrote: »

I can't say I've ever used the word, but I recall 'shhhwing' being a thing. How do I even remember that.

From Wayne's World!

tupenny

Geh dza boh!

myshirt

branie2 wrote: »

I heard that phrase on an episode of Round the Horne on tape, a 1960s radio show which featured Kenneth Williams

I will add to that that no one butters parsnips anymore, nor butters their bacon, or bacon's up a sausage

Lorelli!

Craiiiiig David!

My brother nearly got punched in the face one night because he kept saying it to some fella with a goatee!

baaba maal

Lorelli! wrote: »

Describing people as shapers, stone mad and wrote off.

In my youth, "shaper" was inevitably always given the prefix "bleedin'".:)

dusty207

Get up the yard

Lorelli!

baaba maal wrote: »

In my youth, "shaper" was inevitably always given the prefix "bleedin'".:)

Or "bleedin yoke"

branie2

Giz a job!

Peatys

Doing your ecker
Sketch to the barber
Ah you're snared rapeh
Geh owa da gardin
Scarleh for ye

myshirt

I'll fu*cking burst the bleedin lot of yas.

Haven't heard that in a while

baaba maal

branie2 wrote: »

Giz a job!

And the other pillar of the Scouse wordplay canon:

CAAAAALLM DOWN! CAAALLM DOWN!

Lorelli!

myshirt wrote: »

I'll fu*cking burst the bleedin lot of yas.

are ya startin?

branie2

Stop the lights!

dusty207

Lorelli! wrote: »

are ya startin?

I'll split ya

frozenfrozen

yurt

Purple Mountain

Referring to a group of girls aswell as guys as "the lads" back in the 90s.

jca

Mega

Sultan of Bling

Ya bullin 90

Sultan of Bling

Do ya want a dig in the snot