new & disappearing words

[Baron Greenback]

Besmirch and absquatulate are getting used more and more.

"Contrafibularities, sir. It is a common word down our way....I am anaspeptic, phrasmotic, even compunctious to have caused you such pericombubulations."

Ah Bladder.
Great episode. Aardvark!!!!!

[JK]

there are plenty of them but i'll start with a couple of words that are 'practically extinct'

thy
thus

I use the word "thus" all the time, thus I must be in a minority I guess

[Psyber]

Dare I proffer the concept that vocabulary in common use varies with social strata or location, too, like drinking and gambling behaviour...
The words I use are usual parlance where I live and most of the new words listed herein are unheard in that realm.

[Choccies]

Many people chose to 'chillax' these days so I hear....
Back in the 80's we relaxed, in the 90's we chilled but these days we do a combo of the both....

[Pseudo]

I would think the word "thus" hasn't really been a word used in common speech in contemporary times. But i would imagine it is still used in a legal context.

I use that word frequently in my academic articles. Last year I wrote a chapter for a book, and the word "thus" appeared in the text 18 times, according to a quick grep of the document source. I'm in engineering/scientific research.

[Pseudo]

I'd really like to see a revival of all the Enid Blytony words like 'beastly' and 'wizard'. That would be jolly smashing!

I'd like to viddy the nadsat from A Clockwork Orange. Real horrorshow!

[Lightning McQueen]

Disappearing

Please & thankyou.

[Psyber]

I'd really like to see a revival of all the Enid Blytony words like 'beastly' and 'wizard'. That would be jolly smashing!

I'd like to viddy the nadsat from A Clockwork Orange. Real horrorshow!

I've got the book here somewhere...
I'll read it again when I unpack whichever box it is in.

[dedja]

Disappearing

(since 1976)
Scaramouch
Bismillah
Beelzebub

(since Wally May)
custodian

(since Lou Richards)
Here's a go now for ...

New

physicality
frontal
(under the) pump

[Mr Beefy]

Footy words
New
Fat side
Defensive pressure
Good leg
rolling zones
zone defence
midfield runners

Old
Tackling
Run and chase
Good kick
on-ballers
man on man

[FlyingHigh]

One 'word' that has become fashionable is outcomes .

I hate it. It's often used by politicians and other spin doctors e.g. "We're hoping for positive outcomes from this initiative"

The word outcome is sufficent.
An outcome is the total result, the final product of something and can encompass a number of eventualities.

This one annoys me too, as well as structures and processes, especially in the sporting context of getting the right structures and/or processes right - seems to me like being satisfied with wherever you end up, as long as we've got those in place who cares if we don't end up winning the flag.

[fisho mcspaz]

Footy words
New
Fat side
Defensive pressure
Good leg
rolling zones
zone defence
midfield runners

Old
Tackling
Run and chase
Good kick
on-ballers
man on man

Extinct - shirtfront

[The Ash Man]

I hate the 'new' phrase when you are in a meeting and someone says "we'll take that offline"

In other words we will form a sub-committee to over see the committee that was formed to oversee the board.

[Aerie]

The word "dreckly". I've never heard anyone but a Nanna use it, but Nanna's use it a lot.

[Mickyj]

has anyone ever watched that TV show on the abc called can we help you.They have a professor that goes through lots of old words etc .

[HH3]

Extinct - shirtfront

This is definately not extinct in amateur footy...thank god...

[FlyingHigh]

Lemon-time

Drongo

"Yes, oh, yes. You're a god"

[fisho mcspaz]

Extinct - shirtfront

This is definately not extinct in amateur footy...thank god...

Yep. Since I started going to the local footy I've never been able to take as much of an interest in AFL as in the past. That hands-in-the-back crap is awful too. Toughen up, AFL!

[bayman]

The word "dreckly". I've never heard anyone but a Nanna use it, but Nanna's use it a lot.

yeah, i remember hearing that word, i'd always presumed it meant directly but wasn't entirely sure

[JAS]

The word "dreckly". I've never heard anyone but a Nanna use it, but Nanna's use it a lot.

Was she originally a Cornishwoman by any chance?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dreckly

Further evidence lol...

http://www.thecornishtshirtfactory.com/ ... o.php?p=10

Regards
JAS