Older people words/language

[weastcoat]

My parents and grandparents aren’t super old but they say “toboggan” instead of beanie all the time. Also they usually will say “commode” instead of toilet. Let’s hear your old people words. They’re interesting and funny.

 

[dognuts]

[tag=281663]@OldStoke[/tag] instead of pedo

 

[iH8pow]

What up has gotta be seen as old person language by now.

 

[Pablo_Sanchez]

maybe its a southern thing but calling the basement "down cellar"

 

[GrapeHunter]

calling something queer instead weird

 

[SendyMcSendyface]

ok boomer

 

[Casey]

A toboggan is a wood sled not a hat.

 

[iFlip]

A toboggan is a wood sled not a hat.

You mean a toque?

 

[WoFIowz]

Piddle (referring to peeing)

Take a gander

Supper

Hankerin'

The n word (calm down grandpa)

 

[oldmanski]

Get off my lawn!!

 

[weastcoat]

A toboggan is a wood sled not a hat.

That’s what I’m saying

 

[skierman]

My favorite are the boomers pretending like they worked hard for all their stuff while completely ignoring the benefits of the world's best economy, the strongest union workforce in history, minimal wage gap disparity, living wages, non-existent inflation, no world conflicts and racist policies that allowed them to disproportionally access premiere real estate, jobs, etc.

 

[iFlip]

My favorite are the boomers pretending like they worked hard for all their stuff while completely ignoring the benefits of the world's best economy, the strongest union workforce in history, minimal wage gap disparity, living wages, non-existent inflation, no world conflicts and racist policies that allowed them to disproportionally access premiere real estate, jobs, etc.

I agree with most of this except for the no world conflicts part. Vietnam. Korea. The Cold War.

 

[BradFiAusNzCoCa]

Literally handed to them on a silver platter and pissed it all away

My favorite are the boomers pretending like they worked hard for all their stuff while completely ignoring the benefits of the world's best economy, the strongest union workforce in history, minimal wage gap disparity, living wages, non-existent inflation, no world conflicts and racist policies that allowed them to disproportionally access premiere real estate, jobs, etc.

 

[OFF3P]

I know it's a type of butter or something but margarine

 

[nmwninjart]

Mom would call a Sharpie a 'magic marker'

Dad calls my skis trick skis

Dad also says 'warsh' instead of wash and 'crick' for creek. (He grew up in a rural area on a farm)

 

[weastcoat]

Mom would call a Sharpie a 'magic marker'

Dad calls my skis trick skis

Dad also says 'warsh' instead of wash and 'crick' for creek. (He grew up in a rural area on a farm)

Is he from Pittsburgh by chance? Because that also is Pittsburgh rural area lingo to a T lol.

 

[weastcoat]

”Gum band” instead of rubber band

 

[nmwninjart]

Is he from Pittsburgh by chance? Because that also is Pittsburgh rural area lingo to a T lol.

No, from Northern Illinois. Mom grew up probably 15 miles from him in the city so she doesn't have that farmer lingo.

**This post was edited on Oct 5th 2022 at 7:10:09pm

 

[BradFiAusNzCoCa]

Also could be rural South Carolina

Mom would call a Sharpie a 'magic marker'

Dad calls my skis trick skis

Dad also says 'warsh' instead of wash and 'crick' for creek. (He grew up in a rural area on a farm)

Is he from Pittsburgh by chance? Because that also is Pittsburgh rural area lingo to a T lol.

 

[jprene8]

My grandma say pop instead of soda.

idk if this is just something my dad says, but he’ll say “thank you much” sometimes instead of “thanks” or “thank you very much” and it bugs the shit out of me

 

[dognuts]

My grandma say pop instead of soda.

in my mind soda is way more of a old ppl word loll

i always say pop

 

[Young_patty]

Mom would call a Sharpie a 'magic marker'

Dad calls my skis trick skis

Dad also says 'warsh' instead of wash and 'crick' for creek. (He grew up in a rural area on a farm)

Lol idk If it’s just a Midwest thing or an old person thing but my best friend from back home also says “Thorse” instead of “those” in addition to the words you listed.

 

[BrandoComando]

I've been on a cowboy word kick lately.

Love me a "What in tarnation," "Wooo doggie," or "Howdy pardner"

 

[ASSholebomber22]

Boob tube was one I only heard when growing up, definitely only used by people who were adults long before the 2000's

 

[oldmanski]

A term I grew up with was "borrow pit". Just another word for gutter.

 

[AndrewGravesSV]

Adding the word "the" in front of words to do with technology. I'm talking about not knowing how to do the texting or the email etc. The heart is in the right place but the phrasing is off

"I don't know how you spend so much time on the instagram"

 

[skiP.E.I.]

'Up at Crowpiss'- being up first thing in he morning

Old ladies at the store or wherever calling everyone 'my dear', 'my ducky' or 'my lover'

Chainsaw- Power saw

Cordless drill- Screw gun

Mosquitos/blackflies- nippers

Sparks from a fire- flankers

Fir tree- Var

Long sleeve T-shirt or thermal long sleeve- Linder

 

[Lippamani]

AMANI get OFF of the SOFFAA you are SO DIRTY get outside and cut more firewood or play in the river with your brothers until SUPPER

 

[TRVP_ANGEL]

"Genuine question here but does anyone know who’s actually in ski crews these days? Or am I just out of touch? I’m talking buldoz, entourage, montana bandits, on slaught, LOS, zootspace, child labor, foreee - even the bunch. Aside from strictly I can’t name 3 members of any “big” crews.

Yet I can still list out everyone who was in 4bi9 & stept

Am I just old or everyone knows who people are?"

 

[OFF3P]

My grandma says Davenport

I only realized what this meant a year ago

Pretty much just a couch

 

[profa_212]

Adding the word "the" in front of words to do with technology. I'm talking about not knowing how to do the texting or the email etc. The heart is in the right place but the phrasing is off

"I don't know how you spend so much time on the instagram"

This is my mom's go to for sure

"ill look it up on the google"

"I am going to run to the walmart"

"your grandma posted on the facebook"

 

[weastcoat]

in my mind soda is way more of a old ppl word loll

i always say pop

I always hear “sodapop”. One word.

 

[BradFiAusNzCoCa]

My grandma did that. She, also, added s where it wasn’t needed and subtracted s where it was needed.

”Let’s go to the Wendy and then the Wal Marts”

Adding the word "the" in front of words to do with technology. I'm talking about not knowing how to do the texting or the email etc. The heart is in the right place but the phrasing is off

"I don't know how you spend so much time on the instagram"

This is my mom's go to for sure

"ill look it up on the google"

"I am going to run to the walmart"

"your grandma posted on the facebook"

 

[weastcoat]

Every time I show them a video off the internet they go “is that you” or “who is that” I don’t know momma it’s just a video on Instagram ?

 

[OFF3P]

Every time I show them a video off the internet they go “is that you” or “who is that” I don’t know momma it’s just a video on Instagram ?

Same no matter what I'm showing her even if somebody's dying she'll ask if I was there

 

[GayWolf420]

I've been on a cowboy word kick lately.

Love me a "What in tarnation," "Wooo doggie," or "Howdy pardner"

I love saying "That was a yeehaw good time, boys"

 

[Casey]

My work rolled out Microsoft Teams when the pandemic started since we were doing virtual meeting so often, and it has a chat feature that is like instant messaging. Well also when there’s a meeting you get a chat channel in case people want to chat during the meeting or post follow up. My boomer colleague responded to someone individually accidentally in the chat of a like 100 person meeting and instantly got clowned on by a bunch of people.

 

[OldManAtABasin]

maybe its a southern thing but calling the basement "down cellar"

I also knew a lot of people growing up in Maine that called it a cellar.

 

[MichiganCatFart]

This web page is crammed full of these whippersnappers.

 

[PacificRimJob]

Dad also says 'warsh' instead of wash and 'crick' for creek. (He grew up in a rural area on a farm)

Thats how my granddad from eastern Kentucky talks...

"can ya grab me that warshclawth"

 

[asparagus]

My grandma say pop instead of soda.

idk if this is just something my dad says, but he’ll say “thank you much” sometimes instead of “thanks” or “thank you very much” and it bugs the shit out of me

in my mind soda is way more of a old ppl word loll

i always say pop

Canadians (at least where I live) almost exclusively say “pop”

 

[dognuts]

Canadians (at least where I live) almost exclusively say “pop”

yea its the same way over here in western canada

always interesting all the different words ppl use for stuff based on location