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[SoCal Bred]

@proudlyfromNJ 

My hubby is from the east coast, he has (3) sisters ages range in the 60's and 70's his eldest sister calls a purse a pocketbook the other (2) say purse, I didn't mean it as a bad thing.

[proudlyfromNJ]

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@SoCal Bred wrote:

@proudlyfromNJ 

My hubby is from the east coast, he has (3) sisters ages range in the 60's and 70's his eldest sister calls a purse a pocketbook the other (2) say purse, I didn't mean it as a bad thing.

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@SoCal Bred I know you didn't mean it as a bad thing. I know many people that call it a purse.

[Kitty Galore]

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@Queen of shop wrote:

@mormel20  Dungarees. That's what we called jeans when I was very young.

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 MY grandmothers used to call them dungarees lol !   Hadn't thought about that in years!

[Kitty Galore]

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@Elodie2 wrote:

A few words from back in the day...

Egad -  Yikes

Boob Tube - TV

Stories - Soap Operas

Frock - Dress

Bosom - Breasts, Boobs, Girls

Fiddlesticks -  Dammit

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@Elodie2 @my mom always said she had to watch her stories lol 

I remember boob tube too !

[Kitty Galore]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

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@smoochy wrote:

our couch was always the davenport. My grandpa called a suitcase a grip, grandparents complained of rheumatism, someone they knew had apoplexy and flu or a bad cold was "the grippe"

central Indiana 

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@smoochy 

I recall sitting on someone's davenport and I looked at the table next to it and what did I see? 

Crochet doilies!

Anyone remember doilies?  

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@Tinkrbl44 @sure do my grandmother used to make them for everyone in the family !   They were on every end tables, back top in upholsterd chairs , dressers .   My other grandmother knitted and would make all the grandchildren slipper booties with Pom poms !  Mine were always purple , was my favorite color .

[Kitty Galore]

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@ciao_bella wrote:

My mother used to say...'dust the furniture in the parlor' meaning livingroom.   Another one that I can remember being used was 'gallivant'.  She would say to my brother, 'get home at a reasonable time; no gallivanting!. 

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@ciao_bella @I remember gallivanting!  My mother still says that lol

[Kitty Galore]

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@SoCal Bred wrote:

My mom used to call the pantry the 'grocery room.'

Or instead of saying hamper, put it in the 'dirty clothes.'

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@SoCal Bred " dirty clothes " yes !   

[Kitty Galore]

my dad used to say That's the Nuts !   Meaning thats something or that's great !😂.  I had never heard anyone then or since say that phrase .   I guess it was just his .  I miss hearing him say it .....

[Kitty Galore]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

How about the word "fancy" ?    

It may not seem old-fashioned .... but when was the last time you actually used it?

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@Tinkrbl44 when a kid if we went out to dinner to a special place for a special occasion my mom would say We  are going someplace "Fancy ". I guess versus our regular everyday restaurants lol 

[Kitty Galore]

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@foxywoods wrote:

Oil cloth. or "Earrlll" Cloth.  This was a floor covering before "Linoleum".  Linoleum gave way to no-wax floors. 

   "You'll catch your death of cold walking barefoot on the Earrll Cloth"  

Stoop for back porch. "Don't sit on the stoop, you'll get hemorrhoids. 

Parlor is still common for living room in New England.

Also "Baahthh" for shower.  I'm going to jump in the Baatthhh"

Flub Dubbing: dilly dallying, dragging your feet

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@foxywoods   yeah what was that about sitting on the stoop or a cement step you'll get hemorrhoids!?  I never understood thst , but family members would say that too .