Archaic slang

[Pints]

Kapenta said:

Pints said:

Kiff

Lank

Rad

Are you from Cape Town?

Very well spotted.

[PositronicRay]

I used to use the term "wireless", it started to get confusing a few yrs ago. I still use split. Never understood where sick came from though.

[croyde]

Standard greeting when I was a kid in school during the 70s was 'Wotcha Mate'.

[ukbabz]

Moominho said:

Buff for good looking, and butters for ugly. No idea why.

Not sure on buff, but always thought butters was short for butterface i.e. it's all good but 'er face

[Ekona]

Muzzer79 said:

Two immortal words forever associated with a state of disbelief amongst peers:




Chinny Reckon

That evolved into "I'm growing a beard!" at our school, accompanied by the stroking of said mythical beard down to the naval.

Which was probably quite cute to watch, bearing in mind none of us had anything other than the lightest whispers of fuzz on our angelic faces.

[mrtwisty]

A couple from my Grandad:

Snap - food (also snap tin - lunch box)

Tuffies - sweets

Dont think I've ever heard these anywhere else.

[xRIEx]

Quhet said:

Wrenk meant that something was horrible or disgusting.

Not 'rank'?

[Falsey]

I use ace all the time.

Like to drop rad in whenever I can. The 90's are back in right now.

Bodacious.

[BOBTEE]

Tell me I'm wrong, this car is 'spaz wagon blue'

[jdw100]

BOBTEE said:

Tell me I'm wrong, this car is 'spaz wagon blue'

Don't be such a joey!

I know all about this because I'm a boff.

Does your dad 'mow' the lawn? He does? Ha ha your dad is a 'mower' then!

[fathomfive]

Cushty = a very good thing
Shan = a very bad thing

[marmitemania]

RobinBanks said:

marmitemania said:

RobinBanks said:

dingg said:

Iron hoof - poof

But they don't even rhyme!

You pronounce the hoof part oof.

That makes more sense. Thanks. I'm not a Londoner

I sir am certainly not a Londoner. I try to stay as far away from the place as possible. No I am East Northamptonshire born and bred. Please do not lump me in with the old salt of the erf, cockney sparra types.

[bingybongy]

mrtwisty said:

A couple from my Grandad:

Snap - food (also snap tin - lunch box)

Tuffies - sweets

Dont think I've ever heard these anywhere else.

Was your Grandad from Nottingham?

I grew up there and still use both of those and bugger lugs for an idiot.

[mrtwisty]

bingybongy said:

mrtwisty said:

A couple from my Grandad:

Snap - food (also snap tin - lunch box)

Tuffies - sweets

Dont think I've ever heard these anywhere else.

Was your Grandad from Nottingham?

I grew up there and still use both of those and bugger lugs for an idiot.

Derby, so close enough I wondered if he'd made them up himself!

[iambeowulf]

wildcat45 said:

And for people of a certain age (ashamed to say I was one) A 'Joey' or a 'Deacon'. Was a horrible term for anyone you thought to be stupid based upon a rather brave disabled guy who appeared on Blue Peter circa 1980.

That's not going to get you off for what you said back then!

Those spaz mobiles, are they even legal nowadays?

[Fishtigua]

We did the chin-stroking thing, it was after watching Jimmy Hill on MOTD. Every time he made a prediction that went tits-up, he would stroke his beard. It meant being a liar or being very wrong.



My Dad was at Trent College and still uses bugger-luggs. In Guernsey we used Cat, as in cat's pee, if something was rubbish. When something is broken, it's Futu.

[scorp]

bingybongy said:

Snap - food (also snap tin - lunch box)

I never knew that. My mum can still be heard saying things like 'get some snap darn ya neck' (Yorkshire)

[BOBTEE]

iambeowulf said:

Those spaz mobiles, are they even legal nowadays?

All gone, recalled and scrapped!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-ouch-23061676

[Butter Face]

ukbabz said:

Moominho said:

Buff for good looking, and butters for ugly. No idea why.

Not sure on buff, but always thought butters was short for butterface i.e. it's all good but 'er face

You're correct

[crofty1984]

TheEnd said:

Twilkes said:

• This one sometimes led to the trap-conversation 'Have you got skill?' 'Yes.' 'Urgh, it's an African bum disease!'

I remember that, citation needed!

Me too! Wonder where that gem originated.
"Dudey" was one that meant "good".
Not to be confused with Doody, which was poo-poo.