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expressions that went the way of the dinosaurs

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"Groovy" was revitalized in Austin Powers-series.

"Buck" as a dollar.
"Fruitcake" had meant a crazy person in 1950's but now means a gay person.

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equality

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Dag gone.

Dag-gum.

Dagnabbit.
Darn tootin'

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Originally posted by lemon lime
Darn tootin'
Can you dig it?

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pshaw

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Originally posted by moonbus
Can you dig it?
out of sight, man...

don't trust anyone over 30

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I've been watching Gone With The Wind, and noticed I hadn't heard "Fiddle-de-dee" for at least 140 years.

Another one, which I remember from childhood (but I probably only heard it on the radio or in books) was 'fiddlesticks'.

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"Insert a disk into Drive A:"

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"winding a watch"

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Originally posted by NoEarthlyReason
I've been watching Gone With The Wind, and noticed I hadn't heard "Fiddle-de-dee" for at least 140 years.

Another one, which I remember from childhood (but I probably only heard it on the radio or in books) was 'fiddlesticks'.
And "whippersnapper".

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How about "to the tune of".

As in, "Apple posted a loss last quarter to the tune of 130 million dollars."

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Originally posted by Suzianne
And "whippersnapper".
I used that word in an email to a radio talk show host twenty years my junior in connection with his taste in music. I was amused to hear him bring it up in one of his shows a few days later.

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Originally posted by Suzianne
How about "to the tune of".

As in, "Apple posted a loss last quarter to the tune of 130 million dollars."
That's still fairly common over here, I think, in newspapers such as The Times.

I don't hear scallywag very often these days (maybe in the odd radio comedy or play), although I believe it is a Liverpudlian expression (I live near London).

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Gee whiz.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Gee whiz.
To and fro

(Just heard this on an old Eydie Gorme song.)