Words you don’t often see now.

Anecdoche. where everyone is speaking and no one is listening. A common occurrence in our house.

I assumed anecdoche was a new word and sums up most of the threads on GN.

My grandchildren laugh at me when I say splendid.

Petticoat
Trews

My husband still says ‘ gee whizz’ ..

My Gd laughed at me when I said blouse. Apparently they’re all shirts these days!

please
thank you

Crest my husband also says Gee Whizz.
By jingoes is another of his,

Sorry Cressy, flipping auto carrot.

Slacks.

Charabanc

Grannybags - I still say blouse. We don't hear the word frock much now for dress. My Dad says, "Cheerio" for bye. My boys, his grandsons think it's funny.

Discotheque
coal bucket
wireless

there was a similar thread to this last month
(May) which ran to 16! pages

I often say frock my granddaughters think it’s hilarious!

Sponge ( as for the shower/bath)

Petticoat ( not sure anyone wears them anymore)

Jelly and blancmange ( not sure it’s as popular as before )

Twin set
Plimsoles

Oh my giddy aunt

Crickey

All the rage

Frock, tosh, hogwash

The pictures (cinema)

LauraNorderr

Sorry Cressy, flipping auto carrot.

🤣

58JJ

The pictures (cinema)

We used to call it the flicks.

I use frock, wireless and pictures . I love Dickens type words like parsimonious (tight) and impecunious (skint)