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Phrases that date you

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  • FirenzeFirenze Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    In my teens in Northern Ireland everything good was Lush, everything bad Wick.
  • mark_in_manchestermark_in_manchester Shipmate
    Firenze wrote: »
    In my teens in Northern Ireland everything good was Lush, everything bad Wick.

    I was scratching my head for 'wick' earlier - I had friends at university from N'ards!
  • ArethosemyfeetArethosemyfeet Shipmate, Heaven Host
    Firenze wrote: »
    In my teens in Northern Ireland everything good was Lush, everything bad Wick.

    I'd thought this usage of 'lush' was a purely west country phenomenon. Though I imagine it sounds pretty different in the two accents.
  • PriscillaPriscilla Shipmate
    Lush has caught on due to Gavin and Stacey
  • Stercus TauriStercus Tauri Shipmate
    "Excuse me - I think I'll just take forty winks". Does anyone (other than me) say that now? And where does it come from?
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    According to Google, the expression came from a Dr Kitchiner, who lived in the late 18th/early 19th century and advocated a nap of about 40 minutes to rejuvenate yourself during the day.

    I used to have a boss who would shut himself in his office for a short time (not quite as long as 40 minutes, but maybe 10 or 15) and emerge feeling fresh as a daisy, so maybe Dr Kitchiner was on to something!
  • RockyRogerRockyRoger Shipmate
    Fresh as a daisy? Another phrase that is dated?
  • Schroedingers CatSchroedingers Cat Shipmate
    I think there are so many similies and metaphors that we are losing. And are not being replaced.

    I used - a few years ago - "Cute as a button" - and it really struck me that this was an odd expression.

    And their origins are less important than the sad fact that they are dying out.
  • Lamb ChoppedLamb Chopped Shipmate
    The thing is, if they’re preserved in what people read, they aren’t really being lost.
  • RockyRogerRockyRoger Shipmate
    Schroedingers Cat wrote: »
    I think there are so many similies and metaphors that we are losing. And are not being replaced.

    I used - a few years ago - "Cute as a button" - and it really struck me that this was an odd expression.

    And their origins are less important than the sad fact that they are dying out.

    Never mind, we'll soon all be pushing up the daisies!
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