Words and phrases from the past
leeCal
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Just remembering how my dad would say “it’s five and twenty past” or “it’s five and twenty to” when saying twenty five past or twenty five to the hour.
I was wondering how many other turns of phrase or words had passed away along with the older generations, though my dad was an Edwardian actually.
I remember words like wheeze being used as in “it’s a real wheeze”, and topper meaning great.
Also a squeeze was a girlfriend, ie “she’s my squeeze.”
anyone else remember anything from the past like these?
I was wondering how many other turns of phrase or words had passed away along with the older generations, though my dad was an Edwardian actually.
I remember words like wheeze being used as in “it’s a real wheeze”, and topper meaning great.
Also a squeeze was a girlfriend, ie “she’s my squeeze.”
anyone else remember anything from the past like these?
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“Antwacky” something very old and out of date.1
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My dad would sometimes call me a dunderhead, meaning dunce or blockhead.
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