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We've covered this kind of thing before but... can you think of any words that are no longer much used?

Or used much if you prefer..  An e-friend likes to talk using old words...  He came out with apparel recently.. I love 'therewith, there art' - any more? 

Posted - June 18, 2018

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  • "Hub Caps"
    "Rumble Seats"
    "Continental Kits"
    "Television Antenna"
    "Party Line"
      June 18, 2018 8:36 AM MDT
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  • 10449
    Groovy
    Lollygag
    Spiffy
    Right-on 
      June 18, 2018 9:17 AM MDT
    4

  • 44173
    Mayhap
    Methinks
    perchance
    prithee
    Quaddle
      June 18, 2018 9:27 AM MDT
    4

  • 6477
    Love them all :)
      June 18, 2018 1:35 PM MDT
    1

  • 44173
    I made up quaddle.
      June 18, 2018 2:57 PM MDT
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  • 6477
    Ok so no way to prove it.. but I was going to say never heard of quaddle, If there isn't a word of that kind then you can patent it and become rich. 
      June 18, 2018 3:05 PM MDT
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  • 44173
    I invented the word 'plubby' 55 years ago. It is now in the Urban Dictionary. They define it as a chubby, overweight person. When my sister and I started using it, it meant something soft and squishy, but enclosed. Examples: a water balloon, a woman's breasts. This post was edited by Element 99 at June 19, 2018 3:26 PM MDT
      June 18, 2018 3:11 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    Oh, I remember saline implants.
      June 18, 2018 8:02 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    GREAT comeback tom! :) ;)
      June 19, 2018 3:28 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    Thanks & i remember the woman also.  Silicone was also popular at the time.
      June 19, 2018 8:08 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    But ... "There ain't nothin' like the REAALLL thing..."  :D! :!P
      June 20, 2018 1:45 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    Absolutely!!!
      June 20, 2018 4:11 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    Nice examples!  They definitely describe the true "feeling" of plubby.  :) :)
      June 19, 2018 3:28 PM MDT
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  • 44173
    Ah, yes...
      June 19, 2018 7:32 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    Hi Element~ I have a couple of guess as to what quaddle's definition might be:
    A group of 4 people waddling around in the park, mimicking ducks.
    A paddle used when people are developing their quads and aren't finishing all the sets.
    A person becomes a quaddler when when they can waddle like a duck, which is a great work-put for their quads, catch the duck, get in the boat with the team of 4 and paddle to the finish line, drop the duck off, quaddle (which is a form of dog-paddling) back across the lake, and shake off the water.
    Those are the possible definitions a quaddle I could think of ;) :) 
    I have another definition, too, but thought it not the time or place.
    :D!

    This post was edited by Merlin at June 20, 2018 2:11 PM MDT
      June 20, 2018 2:06 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    Fer Sure
    Like, after every word
    Drop a dime
    Bitchin'
    Rad
      June 18, 2018 11:58 AM MDT
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  • 6477
    Utterly delightful utterances :P
      June 18, 2018 1:34 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    I don't use the word Obsolete anymore ...its outdated and old fashioned passé.  :)
      June 18, 2018 6:59 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    "Irregardless" is my favorite.

    mentalfloss.com publishes lists from time to time.
      June 18, 2018 7:26 PM MDT
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  • 16197
    Liripoop
    Merkin
    Gadzooks
      June 18, 2018 8:47 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    Quoz

    I am told that in England a few hundred years ago a society of what we would call hippies developed. They lounged about the streets, and when passersby would scold them for their laziness, they would politely answer "Quoz." This greatly amused their fellow hippies, and the stuffed shirt had no idea what it meant. That's why they said it. It was something like the modern expression "Far out, man," but more all-encompassing.
      June 19, 2018 2:46 AM MDT
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