words your grandparents used (quote)

[Seagrape Grove]

"bookworm" - a bookworm was the studious kid who always did their homework, got good grades, read a lot and might be socially withdrawn. I think these kids today are called "nerds".

[Fox Terrier]

'Dogs' for feet, as in "my dogs are tired!"

'Hoofing it'.

'Dog gone it!' (a variation would be 'dad gum it', I guess..haha). I've heard both in the past.

[pvande55]

Cattywampus: not orderly. Haphazard.

[Seagrape Grove]

"Catty cornered" or "kitty cornered" - meaning diagonally.

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by Fox Terrier

'Dogs' for feet, as in "my dogs are tired!"

'Hoofing it'.

'Dog gone it!' (a variation would be 'dad gum it', I guess..haha). I've heard both in the past.

LOL

"My dogs are barking."

[Fox Terrier]

'Elbow grease'.

That's what my mother told me to use to clean dirty pots and pans! Man, those enamel pots were hard to clean!

[Ohiogirl81]

Originally Posted by Seagrape Grove

"bookworm" - a bookworm was the studious kid who always did their homework, got good grades, read a lot and might be socially withdrawn. I think these kids today are called "nerds".

A bookworm is, was and always has been someone who likes books. Period.

Originally Posted by pvande55

Cattywampus: not orderly. Haphazard.

That's a regionalism; friends in southern Indiana use that word frequently.

Originally Posted by Seagrape Grove

"Catty cornered" or "kitty cornered" - meaning diagonally.

Still in common use. Just because someone's grandmother used this word doesn't mean that others still do not use it today.

Originally Posted by Fox Terrier

'Elbow grease'.

That's what my mother told me to use to clean dirty pots and pans! Man, those enamel pots were hard to clean!

Also still in common use.

[Gerania]

The only person I've ever heard use the word cattywampus grew up in New Jersey. Parents were from Jersey, too. Maybe it was the grandparents.

[Fox Terrier]

Originally Posted by Ohiogirl81

A bookworm is, was and always has been someone who likes books. Period.


That's a regionalism; friends in southern Indiana use that word frequently.


Still in common use. Just because someone's grandmother used this word doesn't mean that others still do not use it today.



Also still in common use.

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[luv4horses]

as close as dammit