Old people speak a dialect of English called ‘old people speak. It is confusing and grammatically incoherent. While the best option is to avoid conversing with the elderly, life may require you to do so; such as when an old person crashes their ‘lil’ rascal’ into your parked car or if you are a sales rep for metamucil.
The purpose of this site is to arm you in your endeavor, to provide a working definition of the terms, words, mutterings, and nonsense that old people say.
For obvious reasons, we do not warrant the accuracy or veracity of any of these definitions.
For the birds
Haven’t got the foggiest
That’s usin’ the old bean
You’re looking very smart
S/he cleans up well
darn tootin’
mark my words
that’s a fine kettel of fish
don’t trust a fart
don’t pass up a chance to pee
never pass up a chance to get laid
My ‘Old People Dictionary’ I’m compiling (I hope this copies and pastes properly).
A:
aback,abhor,acquaintance,adore,anywho,
B:
bashful,bushed,ballyhoo,bejesus,blither,britches,brisk,bushel,botched,by jove,by George,beckon,
C:
cotton-pickin’,clicker,crotchety,cloud 9,condone,cup of joe,coon,chit-chat,cantankerous,chap,codswallop,coventry,courting,canoodle,capiche,crudbucket,
D:
davenport,dilly-dally,diddly-squat,(the) dickens,dagnabbit,dog and pony show,druthers,dandy/jim-dandy,daybreak,daybed,dowery,darling,daggumit,dawdle,darn/darn-tootin,
E:
egad,earmarked,
F:
fuddy-duddy,fanny,fiddle-sticks,full of bologna,fib,fella,famished,flabbergasted,folks,fopdoodle,
G:
gung ho,gibberish,geez,geez-louise,golly,gosh,gosh-darnit,gee-whiz,goodness,gumption,got me in stitches,gollywobbler,gollosh,gams
H:
haberdashery,hot-dang,hock,hasty,hankerin’,hog wash,hooligan,hoodlum,hanky-panky,hit the hay/sack,hussy,horse-puckey,heavens to betsy,hither,hunch,
I:
ice box,indubitably,
J:
jiminy cricket,jeepers,jovial,
K:
knick-knack,keen,knickers,knee-slapper,kunundrum,
L:
lallygag,lickity split,life of riley,laurels,lily livered,limerick,loathe,
M:
mosey,meloncholy,muck/muckle,market (grocery store),moot point,mind your p’s and q’s,mayhaps,murgatroyd,meander,maw
N:
namby-pamby,nit-wit,nifty,neat,
O:
ornery,
P:
plum-tuckered/tuckered,poppycock,pooped,posh or pish-posh,precious,picklepuss,push pin,peachy,pestering,
Q:
quench,quaint,
R:
rubbish,ragamuffin,rapscalion,red cent,reckon,rustic,rascal,
S:
scadaddle,shenanigans,shindig,slacks,smitten,scot-free,shambles,shibboleth,stomping grounds,swell,shucks,spiffy,splendid,snickerdoodle,supper,silly goose,
stocking feet,sunday best,sabbath,scamper,stroll,scoot,spiffy,soiled,sam hill/sam hell,
T:
tall drink of water,terrace,tookis,tarnish,tarnation,tummy,tawdry,two-bits,
U:
uber,
V:
victrola,
W:
whippersnapper,washroom,wallop,willy-nilly,willikers,whatnot,whoops-a-daisy,
X:
Y:
yikes,youngster,youngin’,
Z:
An old guy i knew used to say when he was sick….”I’d have to get better to die”. I love that one. Goes with ” I’m so dirty, I’d have to bathe to be a slob”… and ” Youre as sharp as a mashed potato sandwich”. He died in 2001 at the age of 92.
I would ask my husband’s grandmother how she was feeling. She would reply “not too sporty” if she wasn’t feeling well.
My Grandmother was Episcopal, High Church, but she used a lot of biblical words, Yea for yes, Nay, for no. I’m gonna cook me a mess of Peas, or a mess of Butter beans. They were deep country people. But when she said “Now bless your heart!” you better watch out. That means she wouldn’t trust you any farther than she could spit.
I’ve got one to beat em all. My grandfather born in 1930 in rural Kentucky would say whenever he felt ill: “I feel like I ate the lil green weenie”
What in the world could that even mean?!!
you suck
The bees knees
The cats pajamas
The cats meow
They are also known to say “what did you say!!!???”
My mom says fuddy-duddy and I love it
Hi I’m want speak in English
My grandfather says “come go with me” indicating he would like someone to accompany him to the store. I once heard the same phrase in a Porter wagoner song. I laughed so hard.
Some more
Bob’s your uncle
Cattywampus
Cockamamie
Boulderdash
KICK THE BUCKET
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Hey peoples! You forgot phrases, such as; “Get off of my property!” and “Why are you asking me for words I say?”. These are what old people said when I ask them what they had to say.
HI GET OLD PEOPLE WILL ROUE THE WULD
DARN TOOTIN U smeL Lik MarsheD PatitoeS
By geoge youve done it again arshlan!
BY GERORGE YOU’VE DON IT AGEEN ARSHLAN!
DAnG nabb U JANNIE gaL
MARK MY WORDS YOU PLUM TUCKERED ME OUT WITH ALL THIS RUBBISH AND WILLY NILLY
DAN”T TraST AR foart
mY GOOdNESs yOU’Ve GoT ME all TUCKERED OUT… thAT bOULdERDASh!!
JEPpErs U r A crOOkEd olD tootiN LadA
What is the internet? I don’t understand… It’s new and I’m scared of change
DeAR LoRD GraMPs!!!
WhAt Up graMpS, I scerred of dA nEt 2
daRn TOonIn LosErs
JIminiy CREEKat, you sEmE namBy PAnMby tOday
yO JanNie GaL THe Bees Knee””S
WHaT’s CraKAlakin ARsHLan?
DaRN TOOt YOu’Re YoUng SpEAK jANNIE GaL
THaRs a TaLl dRinK of WATer quiTe a Diddly-SQUaT tHANg
cornucopia of cool
In my day and oh, let me tell you ha-what them were days. We had to track are books by belts behind use.. up a hill half a mile Both Ways come a frog was or spitting snow. Just to drop out and give sweet Ms.Ann her learn pages back. Plus, I still get to the work on time I tell ya them were days. Um, It was good fer ya.
My pap used to say he had the skitters if had diarrhea. And if u really shouldn’t do something he wouldn’t say u shouldn’t he would say u daresent.and if I said something was OK he would say it beats a sharp stick in the eye.
My pap used to say he had the skitters if had diarrhea.
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Hello, I am playing an old lady in my drama assessment, I dont suppose anyone can translate this into old people language. Thanks, much appreciated :
“When I was younger, age 22, I used to work at a coal factory. Just packaging day after day, it was pretty borning but I earned enough to pay rent and look after my daughter. After our 4 hour shift it was our break as always, just smoking our 3rd cigarette of the day…. I was devestated. Besides I was stressed I had lost my job… how was i going to look after my family was all I could think about.”
Thanks
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you know if it ain’t one thing it’s another…. some days you just can’t win I tell ya. But it ain’t a bad life if you don’t weaken. Just don’t get old……..but it still beats the alternative. I can’t complain – and if I did nobody would listen anyway….