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"propositioned" - used in past tense and indicates an indecent suggestion to engage in immoral behavior as in "He propositioned me".
"damper" - noun: a movable plate for regulating the draft in a stove. When applied to a person, indicates someone who spoils the good mood, esp. at a party.
"killjoy" - see damper
"fuddy-duddy" - see killjoy
"stick-in-the-mud" - see fuddy-duddy
"tar", "salt" - a seafaring man
"doughboy" - a WWI soldier
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Originally Posted by Ohiogirl81
Sorry for being such a killjoy, but the ductwork for my furnace has dampers. So does the fireplace. What else would you call 'em?
Or am I one of those fuddy-duddies who clings to words that are now deemed old-fashioned by those hip and in the know?
Did you miss the first part that gave the proper definition of "damper"?
As for your question, although my post was impersonal and intended to satisfy the intent of the OP, if the shoe fits,
wear it.
"113 or Information" - "411 or Directory Assistance"
"station break" - now usually "hard break" or just "break"
"motor car" - car, automobile. "Motor" was also used as a verb as in, "We'll motor to church this morning instead of walking".
"hillbilly" - mostly called "rednecks" today
"hillbilly music" - "country western" or "CW music"
"from here to Timbuktu" - a great distance
"tennis shoes" - had canvas uppers, rubbers soles and laces; an athletic shoe. Leather soled shoes, which most shoes were 75 years ago, were not good for running.
"A place for everything and everything in it's place!"
And my grandfather would say: "Only cows have places!" He'd say that when people would argue over where they were going to sit at the dinner table. I don't know what that means, or if cows really have places or not ...
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Originally Posted by Cunucu Beach
"tennis shoes" - had canvas uppers, rubbers soles and laces; an athletic shoe.
"Tennis shoes", whether or not the shoes are designed for the courts, is quite common usage in the Midwest; a synonym for "sneakers".
And my grandfather would say: "Only cows have places!" He'd say that when people would argue over where they were going to sit at the dinner table. I don't know what that means, or if cows really have places or not ...
"Tennis shoes", whether or not the shoes are designed for the courts, is quite common usage in the Midwest; a synonym for "sneakers".
Ignore, like Google, is my friend.
"old-tymie" - adjective: used when describing something that is no longer new but may still be in use e.g. a player piano.
"thrice" - 3x
"libertine" - one who, if it feels good, does it
"flippers" - swim fins
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Sunday dinner=back when we had a big dinner with a tablecloth and good china every Sunday after church.
Sat'day night supper=beans and franks, maybe only in New England
Hold your horses!!!!!=whoa, wait a minute, not so fast.
lay your cards on the table=the facts!
cruisin' (what did that mean?)
hourglass figure--what Marilyn Monroe had.
p.s. I heard a woman in a store today say, "Magic Marker." I informed her that now we're supposed to call it a maker and she said, "Who cares?" That's the spirit! LOL
Wow, flashback! When I was in grade school, in the 50's, it was a big priviledge to get to go around to the other classrooms and write the room numbers on the playground balls with a Magic Marker. I can still smell it.
"damper" - noun: a movable plate for regulating the draft in a stove. When applied to a person, indicates someone who spoils the good mood, esp. at a party. I like the second definition too.
Wow, flashback! When I was in grade school, in the 50's, it was a big priviledge to get to go around to the other classrooms and write the room numbers on the playground balls with a Magic Marker. I can still smell it.
Yeah, that and the smell of ink fresh from the mimeograph machine.
"Streamliner" - the first diesel powered locomotives were called "Streamliners" and for many years this is how we referred to any non-steam powered locomotive.
"Pullman" - this was the sleeping car
"diner" - the dining car. Originally, "diners" as a small cafe were converted dining cars that had been relocated to a stationary location. Here is an example of one:
"Smoking car" - also called the "lounge car". This is where smoking was allowed; alcoholic drinks were also served here.
"Coach car" - had only upright seating accommodations.
"chawing tobacco" - chewing tobacco; often abbreviated to "chaw"
"cuspidor" - a brass container with a wide lipped brim that sat on the floor in every saloon for cowboys to spit their "chaw" into
"spittoon" - a cuspidor
"draw" - a ravine that cowboys often chased the outlaws into for the final gun battle.
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