words your grandparents used (quote)

[Cindiana]

My mom always used the word dilatory, Which means procrastination.

[elston]

Originally Posted by Cabe09

My mom always used the word dilatory, Which means procrastination.

I wonder if that could be the root for the slang "dilly dally"?

[jcraig10]

we still say pocketbook! ...and tin foil. thats not right??

Granny always talks about the "picture shows", and sort of off topic but she told me a story from when she was younger (in the 40s) that her brothers would try and get their friends to do cartwheel contests and then take their change that fell out of their pockets so they could go to the corner store and get a piece of candy for a nickel.

[jcraig10]

Originally Posted by leilaniguy

I remember my grandparents saying that someone with a limp had a "hitch in their getalong". A pretty woman was "a hot tomato".

haha my boyfriend always says to me "put a hitch in your giddy-up!"
musta got it from his grandpa

[Copanut]

Davenport and parlor have been previously mentioned. The only people I heard using those words were the Italians in our neighborhood, is that specifically used by them?

[Annie53]

"Davenport" was used in my family, German/English.

[Cunucu Beach]

I have heard (and used) "davenport", "divan", "couch", "sofa" and "settee" in my lifetime. More commonly I hear "couch" and "sofa" today.

"cook stove" as opposed to the stove that was used for heating--before central heating became commonplace.

[texdav]

My mother and mother in law from their parents and back would never say underwear. ladies referred to them as step-ins.

[sally36]

Lordy, I remember Tangee lipstick (yes it always seemed to be orange) and Evening In Paris perfume in the beautiful dark/bright blue bottle. Probably only the dimestore carried them. They were affordable! Back then, "affordable" meant cheap, not halfway between cheap and expensive as it means today!

My mom called any cleanser "Dutch" for decades, even after there were other brands besides "Old Dutch" Cleanser for the kitchen and bathroom. So did I! Cunucu Beach, how about Chiffaneer? I think it's the same as a Chiffarobe. For many years after toilets became modern and there were no more "water closets" up above them, we still said, :"Did you pull the chain?" for "flush the toilet."

[sally36]

Am on pg 30 and C. Beach, my dad always called bedroom slippers "house shoes" too. That reminded me, he called slips or petticoats "underskirts." And he used "nightdress" for nightgown. Wish I could recall his other colloquialisms. I loved them! Of course, pants were "britches" . . .