Words We Don't Hear Anymore

[Sigmund]

We learned new phrases, words and computer speak. How about some words that used to be "common" but somehow went out of style.

mox·ie [ móksee ]

• courage: courage combined with inventiveness

whip·per·snap·per [ wíppər snàppər ]

• somebody insignificant and outspoken: an impudent and unimportant person, especially somebody who is young

rue [ roo ]

• feel regret for: to feel regret or sorrow for something in the past
• feeling of regret: a feeling of regret or sorrow

Synonyms: regret, feel sorry about, repent, deplore, be sorry for, lament

[Srbo]

Here is two, and we still hear them all the time:

- I`m sorry
- I love you

People keep saying that non-stop, it`s become such a habit like saying " Hi " or " What`s up ", even though the meaning is much, much deeper, it should be anyway, not just something you throw out there......

I never say those words unless I really mean it.

I know that`s not what you are looking for, Sigmund, but to me, those are lost words as well...they are overused and poeple`s heart is not really there when they say it.

Hence, those are the forgotten words, most of the time...at least to me.

[xkittyx]

How about Whilst? I see that in books all the time, but I've never heard anyone say it except in poetry.

[frisbee]

Gay used to mean happy.

[fushingfeef]

Great idea for a thread. I have a friend who is fond of using obsolete and obscure words. Also he likes using colorful words you would associate with the wild west. He will say stuff like "take a powder". Other favorites are "flim-flammed" and "bamboozled".

[Sigmund]

dame(dām)
noun

• Archaic a title given to a woman in authority or the mistress of a household: now only in personifications: Dame Care
• an elderly or matronly woman
• in Great Britain
  1. the legal title of the wife of a knight or baronet
  2. the title of a woman who has received an order of knighthood: used always with the given name
• Slang a woman or girl ( A la humphrey Bogart)

yellow-belly (-bel′ē)
noun pl. yellow-bellies -·lies
Slang a contemptible coward

Tennies

Athletic shoe is a generic name for the footwear primarily designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise.

[frisbee]

I seem to recall a former D.C. politician about 10 years ago who got in trouble for using the word "niggardly". It means frugal or miserly but he got in trouble because others thought it was a racial slur.

[fushingfeef]

Your "dame" comment reminded me that my friend sometimes refers to women as "broads".

[Bryan James]

See my "The Cigarette and The Secret" story.

(and maybe "The French Fry Guy" in about a year).

[GNTLGNT]

"By Cracky!", (but "buy crack" is still in the lexicon-sadly enough)