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New words for old things

238 replies

MerryMarigold · 08/06/2023 09:56

I've just been looking at swimwear and spotted the 'monokini' on quite a few sites, which is .... wait for it....a swimsuit.

I mean... why? Is it supposed to sound more glamorous?

Any other new, irritating words to describe something which has had a perfectly good name for a long time?

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MaudGonneOutForChips · 08/06/2023 19:55

onefinemess · 08/06/2023 10:06

"Woman"

For years it was used to describe a woman.

Hear hear.

Butteredtoast55 · 08/06/2023 19:55

Doing up a house is now 'flipping' it

LunaNorth · 08/06/2023 19:56

‘Shop your wardrobe’.

We used to call it ‘wearing your clothes’.

Butteredtoast55 · 08/06/2023 19:57

Also, skiving off work is now 'having a wellbeing day' 🙄

LunaNorth · 08/06/2023 19:57

Having a bath and washing your face is now ‘self-care’.

Whataretheodds · 08/06/2023 19:57

CoalTit · 08/06/2023 19:49

People sitting exams are no longer supervised lor watched; they are invigilated.

I thought it was the exam that was invigilated.

MaudGonneOutForChips · 08/06/2023 19:57

Butteredtoast55 · 08/06/2023 19:55

Doing up a house is now 'flipping' it

Isn’t ‘flipping’ when you buy a house to do up and sell it again quickly for more money? Usually something that needs significant work?

MaudGonneOutForChips · 08/06/2023 19:58

Whataretheodds · 08/06/2023 19:57

I thought it was the exam that was invigilated.

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Yes. Also, that’s old. I was certainly invigilating exams in the 90s, and I’m sure it’s much older than that as a term.

Whatthediddlyfeck · 08/06/2023 19:59

PuttingDownRoots · 08/06/2023 10:10

Pleather is now Vegan Leather.

Now I'm sure there is properly developed plant based leather alternatives... but I don't think its the £10 supermarket school shoes (nothing against them as they are what some people can afford especially when kids grow faster than you can blink)

We used to just call it plastic 😂

Anothercrappyusername · 08/06/2023 20:01

Cocker/labra doodle.
Jack -a- poo etc. Formerly known as mongrels.

foreverbasil · 08/06/2023 20:02

'Legend' for almost anyone who died or a neighbour/mate that does a favour or a small task for you

wildinthecountry · 08/06/2023 20:03

"Stuffing" . Taking money out of the bank and putting it into special envelopes for electric, groceries , or phone . No one has done this in the past no one ever , this is a new idea Hmm

Butteredtoast55 · 08/06/2023 20:06

@MaudGonneOutForChips

I think it was originally but now I've heard people say they've 'flipped' a room in their house when they mean painted it and bought some new cushions.

Also, excellent username 😊

CarolinaInTheMorning · 08/06/2023 20:11

DidyouNO · 08/06/2023 19:39

Staycation. It's a holiday but this makes it sound like you're cheating out! And if you stay in Britain it's probably cost you three times more than Spain would have done!!

I saw on another thread that "staycation" in the UK often means that you leave your home but the "stay" part means you stay in the UK. I find this funny. As an American (and the term is American in origin), I take the term to mean you stay at home, do day trips, watch movies, play games, etc. I can go from my home in the eastern US to Hawaii and still be in my own country, but I don't think that would count as a staycation.

Neverinamonthofsundays · 08/06/2023 20:33

Happy out and I still cannot fathom why you need to be 'out' when you are already happy unless it is a term for coming out that I have missed...

whycantmenfindstuff · 08/06/2023 20:38

Half term is used for ALL school holidays whether it be xmas, Easter or the midterm break

MaidOfSteel · 08/06/2023 21:07

Brown paper bags, that we used to buy all our fruit & veg in when I was a kid, are now 'recyclable bags.'

New words for old things
MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 08/06/2023 21:11

MrsMoastyToasty · 08/06/2023 19:55

A red lip.
A well cut trouser.

I saw 'free pant with every bra purchased' today. Still not quite worked out how that works.

Hoppinggreen · 08/06/2023 21:12

BrunchMonster · 08/06/2023 14:25

"Friendship groups" for friends.

Or found family

FpTr3952fHp · 08/06/2023 21:14

Gifting instead of giving, hate this one, pointless word.

Scentedrose · 08/06/2023 21:15

MaudGonneOutForChips · 08/06/2023 19:57

Isn’t ‘flipping’ when you buy a house to do up and sell it again quickly for more money? Usually something that needs significant work?

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Yep

Scentedrose · 08/06/2023 21:17

wildinthecountry · 08/06/2023 20:03

"Stuffing" . Taking money out of the bank and putting it into special envelopes for electric, groceries , or phone . No one has done this in the past no one ever , this is a new idea Hmm

😂

RomanRoysSearchHistory · 08/06/2023 21:22

I saw some expensive "Volumising Foam" the other day.

Aka hair mousse.

StopFeckingFaffing · 08/06/2023 21:23

The marketing department have decided its not a tank top, it's a 'sweater vest'

No. Its a tank top!

RomanRoysSearchHistory · 08/06/2023 21:27

I also remember when slides were just the shit flip flops nobody wanted because they don't stay where they're supposed to.