...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.

Still in use today (old textile towns)

It's generally used when someone's describing the status of their hangover🤢

All still in strong use here! 😁

Oh I do like that, but wonder if I would look daft trying to introduce that to my repetoire? I never know whether to stay out of date or make an effort to modernise.

We said "big whoop".

I was having a kip/I need a kip is in everyday use here (North west)

We used to say ‘you’ve got egg on your face’

That doesn't work with the meaning of it !😀

I used to work with an old Irish, road building sub contractor who would talk about ‘a strong inch’ if the measurements were a bit out.

Itchy Chin or Chinny Reckon….east mids in the 80,s…..I still use it when I don’t believe something I’m told…..I’m that mature at 53 😉

It meant his flies were down.

Oh, you're just reminded me of something I say - something will just take "a wee minute"😄

Stood here like Piffy on a rock bun (North West)

I’ll do it dreckly (Cornish)

I remember hearing ‘hells bell’s and buckets of blood’ as a kid. Lovely imagery. 😆

Do you hold your hand about a foot away from your face and scratch your ‘chin’ and pronounce it as wreck-on?

I heard that all the time (Durham granny)

Taking his sweet time about it - slowly

What meaning do you mean? Having egg on your face to me means you’ve embarrassed yourself or made a fool of yourself.

I still use:
Oh my giddy aunt.
Don't come/play the giddy kipper.
Tight as an owl (drunk).

By t’rack of th’ee (by the rack of the eye) when hanging a picture - very common in Lancashire even now.

Sorry, just saw this. Another expression for trouser zips being undone is ‘flying low’.

Exactly, I said tie, not face.

I used to hear Fag Ash Lil occasionally when I was a kid. I was amused to hear it again years later from my hairdresser after she gave up smoking. This was probably about 7 years ago. She’s a couple of years younger than me.

Ah, I still say breeks but this was for trousers, not underpants, where I come from. And hoor was used a lot as in hoor of a shame or hoor of a weather we're having. I am not sure if it was derogatory and actually meant whore?

This.

I am a CS and about 15 years ago I sent an email to my DH from the work email (no idea why, wouldn’t now!) in which I mentioned I was ‘having a paddy’ about something that was happening at work. He never received it.

A few days later I queried with the IT team where it was. It was quarantined for being offensive!

That was a lesson learned, never sent a private email again after that! (It was common in those days)

Flying low without a licence was commonly used in the 80s