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Terms and phrases that came and went...

[Deleted User] · 2017-10-19 16:42:34

...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…

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#302 15-11-2017 3:17pm

Edward M

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"A desperate shnowler".
Used to describe someone,who was always complaining

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#303 15-11-2017 4:00pm

branie2

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Closedown

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#304 15-11-2017 4:03pm

Tayschren

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Happy out, thank fvck the culchies stopped saying this

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#305 15-11-2017 4:51pm

branie2

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Please rewind tape

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#306 15-11-2017 8:46pm

branie2

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Get off the Internet, I want to make a phone call!

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#307 15-11-2017 9:26pm

Hector Bellend

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spunker (an old term for an alcoholic or problem drinker)

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#308 15-11-2017 9:26pm

Hector Bellend

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Mickey Dazzler - Another old man term for a poser

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#309 15-11-2017 9:28pm

branie2

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Yeah, but, no , but

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#310 15-11-2017 11:06pm

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humongous

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#311 16-11-2017 12:10am

branie2

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Write it down! - Hal Roach

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#312 16-11-2017 11:15am

Vita nova

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"Keep it moist" as a form of goodbye similar to "all the best". Wasn't very common but raised a few eyebrows in its time.

Tayschren wrote: »

Happy out, thank fvck the culchies stopped saying this

I'd be a lot more tolerant of "happy out" than the term "culchies".

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#313 16-11-2017 5:47pm

branie2

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Back and to the Left

JFK reference

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#314 18-11-2017 3:48am

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"I'll have a fanta grape please."

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#315 18-11-2017 5:11am

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The Evening Press

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#316 18-11-2017 7:48am

Edward M

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Sally O'Brien and the way she might look at ya.

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