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Apparently the word DISCO is vanishing from our daily vocabulary and many younger generation have no knowledge of what it means (I guess it's all "clubs" now)
What other words can you see disappearing from regular use in time.
Coal man must be nearly there ? |
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over a year ago
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These are some of the words that Millennials haven’t heard of:
Bonk
Wally
Nincompoop
Boogie
Trollop
Bounder
Balderdash
Henceforth
Yonks
Lush
Swot
Tosh
Brill
Kerfuffle
Randy
Disco
Minted  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Fornicating
people just fuck or shag these days lol "
I use fornicate instead of fuck when something goes wrong at work. It's more office-friendly. Not terribly relevant at the moment, as I'm working from home, but it serves a purpose nevertheless. |
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"Fornicating
people just fuck or shag these days lol
I use fornicate instead of fuck when something goes wrong at work. It's more office-friendly. Not terribly relevant at the moment, as I'm working from home, but it serves a purpose nevertheless."
Fun fact, fuck is actually an acronym for Fornicate Under Consent of the King when sex was outlawed and required approval from the king |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Fornicating
people just fuck or shag these days lol
I use fornicate instead of fuck when something goes wrong at work. It's more office-friendly. Not terribly relevant at the moment, as I'm working from home, but it serves a purpose nevertheless.
Fun fact, fuck is actually an acronym for Fornicate Under Consent of the King when sex was outlawed and required approval from the king "
o0o0o0o didnt know that.. every day is a school day :D x |
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By *lipy123TV/TS
over a year ago
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"I loved a disco. I can remember going to the weekly Cadbury disco. Some really good times were had there including my first dance...a slow smooch..them were the days  "
I used to go there up a few years ago used be a great night out, Pity it burned down  |
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"I loved a disco. I can remember going to the weekly Cadbury disco. Some really good times were had there including my first dance...a slow smooch..them were the days
I used to go there up a few years ago used be a great night out, Pity it burned down "
Yeah it is |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Fornicating
people just fuck or shag these days lol
I use fornicate instead of fuck when something goes wrong at work. It's more office-friendly. Not terribly relevant at the moment, as I'm working from home, but it serves a purpose nevertheless.
Fun fact, fuck is actually an acronym for Fornicate Under Consent of the King when sex was outlawed and required approval from the king
o0o0o0o didnt know that.. every day is a school day :D x "
That's because it isn't true. The word dates back to at least the 15th century, long before such abbreviations were in use, and has relatives in several other languages such as Dutch, German, Norwegian and Swedish. |
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"Apparently the word DISCO is vanishing from our daily vocabulary and many younger generation have no knowledge of what it means (I guess it's all "clubs" now)
What other words can you see disappearing from regular use in time.
Coal man must be nearly there ?"
Poor OTTOWAN |
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"Fornicating
people just fuck or shag these days lol
I use fornicate instead of fuck when something goes wrong at work. It's more office-friendly. Not terribly relevant at the moment, as I'm working from home, but it serves a purpose nevertheless.
Fun fact, fuck is actually an acronym for Fornicate Under Consent of the King when sex was outlawed and required approval from the king
o0o0o0o didnt know that.. every day is a school day :D x "
Somehow I doubt that's true. It smells to me a bit like posh standing for Port Out Starboard Home, which has been debunked. I'll go and see look up the origin of the word now. |
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"Fornicating
people just fuck or shag these days lol
I use fornicate instead of fuck when something goes wrong at work. It's more office-friendly. Not terribly relevant at the moment, as I'm working from home, but it serves a purpose nevertheless.
Fun fact, fuck is actually an acronym for Fornicate Under Consent of the King when sex was outlawed and required approval from the king "
According to the Collins English dictionary it is of 16-Century Germanic origin, related to Middle Dutch fokken to strike.
The idea that people weren't allowed to have sex without the king's permission is is a bit absurd from a logistical perspective as well as pointless. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Whazzuck (apologies, probably spelt wrong) same as div, idiot and lots of other things my Mam used to call me as a kid. lol.
I also wonder if bugger is dying out? |
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over a year ago
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"Milkman, haven't seen one in over 10 years.
Where I work, we have a milkman delivering the milk in glass bottles. More people should use milkmen."
Yep. Started using a milkman during the early stages of the pandemic. Live getting fresh milk in glass bottles again |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I go to the pictures, you younger people say the cinema or even that fucking awful word movies. ')"
Going to see a film certainly makes little sense anymore. I suppose it has become a skeuomorphic word |
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"Apparently the word DISCO is vanishing from our daily vocabulary and many younger generation have no knowledge of what it means (I guess it's all "clubs" now)
What other words can you see disappearing from regular use in time.
Coal man must be nearly there ?"
Please
Thank you
Excuse me |
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"Apparently the word DISCO is vanishing from our daily vocabulary and many younger generation have no knowledge of what it means (I guess it's all "clubs" now)
What other words can you see disappearing from regular use in time.
Coal man must be nearly there ?
Please
Thank you
Excuse me"
I'm leading the fight to retain those |
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A side... Double a side
Single
Album
Picture sleeve
Ironmonger
Hardwear shop
Fishmonger
Date
Plod cops pigs jam sandwich
Black mariah sweeney
Gallon of petrol
Pint of milk
Feet... Yard
Hundred weight
Coal scuttle
Knife sharpener (as in the person)
Miles per gallon
Fags
Blakeys
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For me its welsh words I grew up with I've noticed local kids not using anymore. I'd always be speaking Wenglish with my Nain and it felt weird having to explain to a 15 year old what a dirty Mochyn was (dirty pig. He was making an absolute mess at his table in a cafe). |
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it drives me insane 
