Words Not Heard Much Anymore

[mermill2]

Henry rifle.

Merry

 

[grannysoo]

Work! (get a job)

 

[mermill2]

I made a mistake.

Merry

 

[mack]

hoped..."I hoped my neighbor work cattle today"

 

[dun]

Knave

 

[dun]

slumgullion

 

[mermill2]

Doubloon
Pieces of eight

Merry

 

[john250]

rama-lama-ding-dong

 

[SmokeStackFarms]

"Fixin to git ready"
hosepipe
"I wouldn't p** on him ,if he was fire"
"those people don't have good home learning"
"they need our hope(help)"
Far=Fire
Tar=Tire
"one more good deal,and we'll be out of business"
Agita= indigestion (Italian word don't hear, except in family)

Often people referred to some as "DAGO"( very inflammatory to Italians)---but it referred to Day workers----so I know many that fit into that-Hispanics.etc......
"WOP" also was a a slam on Italians----but it applied to all the immigrants that were sorted--"WITH OUT PASSPORT".

 

[SmokeStackFarms]

"be sure to lick your flint!"=====get ready to do the job-!!!!
(old flint rifles had to have clean flints or they would not fire)

"he eating the long corn"=====similar to "he's in high cotton"
(one is doing very well)

"he is above the raisin.."===he is a "uppity"--too good to drink whiskey from a fruit jar-he has to drink it from a glass.

 

[BossLady]

trolley

puddle jumper

BVD's

a whole "slew" of something

 

[Calman]

Refering to cars

Dual cherry bombs
Fender skirts
continental kit
spinner hub caps
lake pipes
3 duces or 6pack
chop top

Cal