Words and phrases that should be revived

[NotanNHSnurseanymore]

At the risk of sounding like this post was written by Enid Blyton or perhaps PG Wodehouse....

• Jolly decent
• You sir, are a cad and a bounder! (NB, you need steely eyes for this one)
• Rather, old thing!

Apropos of not very much, but usually when my colleague and I have agreed on a tricky situation, I like to refer to them as Comrade.

Toodoloo!

Fred Fernackapan is a character from a Gracie Fields song. I assume Fanny is the female equivalent.
Mum used to call me Fanny Fernackapan occasionally, and when I objected, she'd say at least it's better than what her mother called her : Sally Slapcabbage

I agree with all these, and used the phrase ‘a fit of pique’ only this morning.

In difficult times, I usually aim to stay tolerably cheerful.

I had a colleague who referred to people as ‘wallahs’, so the accounts department were the account wallahs, and so on. It was a loss when he retired.

I like to channel Jay Gatsby by addressing people as “old sport”.

Hark!
I have the galloping consumption and a fit of the vapours

I've heard of Fan Fanacapan and that's how I spelled it in my head, so it's interesting to see Fernackapan. I hadn't known that Gracie Fields sang about a Fred Fernackerpan.

Fuckin’ Ada!

Steady the Buffs!

A concatenation of circumstances.

Coming over all unnecessary.

Alas, I am undone.

Unhand me Sir! You're unsettling me corsets!

My son forbade me from using the words ‘funky’ and ‘groovy’ when describing things.

I’m the boss though, so yah boo sucks to him!

A relation used to refer to someone 'going into a decline', often in a humerous way.

'All part of life's rich pageant.'

Overmorrow

German still has a word for it but ours has almost completely fallen out.

I call my cat this all the time. Probably cultural appropriation as I'm not from Yorkshire. But she is a daft apeth.

Troglodyte: cave dweller, great term, needs to used in a new digital context.

Are you currently reading Philippa Gregory?

@AntiqueBooks are you sure it is not an ague?

I love 'alas'. We shouldn't let it die out when there's no real modern equivalent. Also 'thrice'.

I also like 'chocks away!' It gives me the image of a young female pilot giving everyone a cheery wave before taking off in a biplane.

As an ex north midlander I love ‘wazzock’ and you just don’t here it in posh areas down south - So many wazzocks in society in general !

@GrannyAchingsShepherdsHut my H uses ‘what, what’ a lot - but then he’s a huge Goon show fan

How do you do
My pleaure- instead of you’re welcome
Cor blimey
Gordon Bennet
Draw a bath
I am feeling rather queer
I have come over a bit perculiar
May I step down from the table?

peculiar

Daft h'apworth
Bobby dazzler
Oh, I say!

I'm a bit disappointed to learn "gyratory" is posh for roundabout. I imagined it involved coblestones and girlish repressed excitement.

‘Unmentionables’ for underwear

A cake of soap sounds so much better than a bar

Tomfoolery!

My Mum used to tell me to ‘stop acting the giddy goat!’ if I was being particularly silly or skittish as a child!