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Words to Reintroduce to our Vocabulary
Posted on 05/13/2021 10:50:17 AM PDT by nikos1121
Here are a list of words that we need to reintroduce into the daily conversation before they leave us completely.
Try some of them with your grand-kids.
And by all means please add your own to the list.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: bumfuzzled; caddywompuss; cattywampus; collywobbles; epigraphyandlanguage; godsgravesglyphs; oldwords
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1. Cockamayme 2. Tomfoolery 3. Caddywompuss 4. Shananigans 5. Dagnabbitt 6. Highfalootin' 7. Wisenheimer 8. Hotsy-totsy 9. Bamboozle 10. Phoney-baloney 11. Hoosegow 12. Fiddldfaddle 13. Horsefeathers 14. Cat's-pajamas 15. Duck-soup 16. Monkeyshines 17. Hornswoggle
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:50:17 AM PDT
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nikos1121
To: nikos1121
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:51:45 AM PDT
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nikos1121
To: nikos1121
shame
responsibility
consequences
honor
integrity
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:52:29 AM PDT
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teeman8r
(Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something)
To: teeman8r
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:53:01 AM PDT
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teeman8r
(Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something)
To: teeman8r
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:53:17 AM PDT
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nikos1121
To: teeman8r
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:53:49 AM PDT
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nikos1121
To: nikos1121
Posh-posh, hi-if, record player, poltroon, and one that never went out of favor, bad-as-Springsteen.
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:54:04 AM PDT
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DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
To: nikos1121
Lying Dog-faced Pony Soldier? *SNORT*
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:54:11 AM PDT
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Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
To: teeman8r
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:54:23 AM PDT
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nikos1121
To: nikos1121
I know it’s a phrase and not a word, but this one is critical:
Free speech
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:54:39 AM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
To: teeman8r
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:54:43 AM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: teeman8r
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:55:50 AM PDT
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heartwood
(Someone has to play devil's advocate other.)
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:56:09 AM PDT
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Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
To: nikos1121
My grand kids....They’re still trying to get over the fact that we didn’t have a TV when I was a kid.
To: nikos1121
Fiddlesticks
Tarnation
But most importantly of all the CORRECT use of “bless his/her/their heart”
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:56:34 AM PDT
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Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: nikos1121
Phoney-Baloney should be combined with plastic banana good time rock ‘n’ roller.
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05/13/2021 10:57:18 AM PDT
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EvilCapitalist
(I voted for prosperity, and I got poverty.)
To: DoodleBob
Went to a store and asked where the typing paper was.
The what??
To: Rurudyne
To: nikos1121
There Their They’re
Your You’re Yore
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:58:36 AM PDT
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HippyLoggerBiker
(Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake. )
To: Rurudyne
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posted on
05/13/2021 10:59:08 AM PDT
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Nopanic
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