...to think that this expresson is dying out?

[WalkDontWalk]

On another thread someone used the expression 'taking the mick'. And I thought, 'I used to hear that all the time when I was a kid. But I rarely do now.'

So I started to think of others that my dad used but my kids don't.

'Having a kip' or 'I was akip'.

'Yikes' (My daughter says I'm the only non-cartoon that says 'yikes'.)

'Swinging the lead'

'Bunking off'. (Daughter: 'Never heard that. Sounds rude')

'Going Dutch' (Daughter. 'Nope. No idea. Is that rude too?')

'Haven't the foggiest.'

These were all in use in London fifty years ago. Maybe they were always regional.

’I’ll take one for Ron’ (meaning I’ll take an extra one for later on’

The majority of these are very familiar to me. My dc use them too ' it's like bleedin picadilly in ere' for leaving the lights on

They dont use ' Light on his loafers' as its very out of favour, but my gp did, to describe a confirmed bachelor who preferred men.

All mouth and no trousers

Fur coat no knickers.

' it's like a pub in 'ere' as granny smoked indoors

Pea souper when foggy. I do that too!

You'll get square eyes.

@HoppingPavlovaooh yes, 'struth' was used here a lot when I was at school, kids and adults. Not heard that for years!

Banjaxed - means somethings messed up.

@HoppingPavlova my dad was a Ten Pound Pom and used to say struth and stone the crows all the time when I was a kid, not so much now.

@Sourisblanche haha I've said that to my kids before and had absolutely no explanation for where it come from! My dad also says "We getting home via Shanks' pony" meaning we're walking home - I've always presumed shanks means legs in this context

Never heard of swinging the lead, what on earth does that mean?

I always thought Yikes was a bit American and have never used it, I think the kids say it a bit now as slightly ironic.

I always think it is funny/odd in Notting Hill when Julia Roberts makes fun of Hugh Grant for saying whoopsie daisies when he falls down, telling him no-one says that apart from 5 year old girls in pig tails. I say it all the time!

Council pop (pronounced cooncil) in Northumberland!

Pb is the chemical symbol for lead.

Geordie here - we used to say someone was “a workie ticket”

“There’ll be the devil to pay” meaning you’re about to get in real trouble. From a naval expression for which the whole expression was “the devil to pay and no pitch hot”

"Give me a break" to me means "give it a rest" i.e. stop whatever annoying thing you're doing, or stop asking the impossible of me. Also an expression of incredulousness. See also, "Oh, do me a favour."

I'm a translator. Good translators translate into their native language - in my case German to English. As long as he can understand the second example and convert it to his native language there would be no problem. Some people obviously do translate in both directions but a good quality translation agency wouldn't hired them to translate into the non-native language. (Interpreting is different - depending on the type you've do need to go bother ways).

Ah, my dad is from Walker. 🙂

I think of Paul Hogan at the ballet in that cigar (or was it lager?) advert:
"Struth, there's a bloke down there with no strides!" 😅

I'm bilingual and can translate to and from both languages. @Minimili , your DP might have English as a 2nd or 3rd language, so he probably would not be able to do written translation.

I also say ‘crikey’ and ‘yikes’ and ‘cross’

I hadn’t realised ‘cross’ has fallen out of fashion. Do people only say ‘angry’ nowadays?

I still say "cross". I think of it as more mild than "angry", more like "annoyed".

Helen Daniels in Neighbours has a chauffeur company called Home James.

Same here.

This is a very elder Millennial memory to have retained, love it 😂

@EllatrixB isn’t it just 😆😆😆😆

Infra dig means " below one's dignity".

Michty me! Jings crivens n help ma boab.

Taking the mick was also taking the st Michael when I was young in 80s. Always made me think of the old brand used by M&S

Ah Helen Daniels .. takes me back!