The Ford Barn

700rpm · 03-16-2012, 05:48 PM

I was thinking today about words and phrases that were common in the Model A era, and how they have all but disappeared from our everyday language. For example:

Tin Lizzy
Flivver
Oh You Kid!
Swell
So's yer old man
Flapper
Shingle-bob haircut
Jalopy
Bowler (hat)
Cat's Meow
Cat's Pajamas
Cat's Whiskers
Hootch
Gat
Spats
Swank (and Swanky)

I'm sure there are others. Anybody want to share what they remember?

newshirt · 03-16-2012, 05:54 PM

Jeepers creepers, where'd ya get those peepers?

james hitchcock · 03-16-2012, 06:06 PM

What about Daddy-O. Actually my daughter keeps that one alive. I'm always called Daddy-O.

kp · 03-16-2012, 06:51 PM

Hubba ,hubba .

gweilbaker · 03-16-2012, 07:09 PM

I'm much obliged sir.

Roadster62 · 03-16-2012, 07:26 PM

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Gas is going to eighteen cents a gallon!

700rpm · 03-16-2012, 07:38 PM

Those are good. How about:
Gas war
Knickers
Newsboy
Golly!
Soda jerk

BILL WILLIAMSON · 03-16-2012, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 700rpm

Those are good. How about:
Gas war
Knickers
Newsboy
Golly!
Soda jerk

TURTLE SHELL (trunk)
TOE SACK
POKE (paper bag)(not poke salad)
FROG STICKER (cheap pocket knife)
SLOP BUCKET (kitchen wastes for the hogs)
SQUIRREL & DUMPLIN'S (delicacy!)

mnherb · 03-16-2012, 08:10 PM

Here is the definitive list: http://local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/slang.htm

There are some doozies in here!

Ken B · 03-16-2012, 08:36 PM

And then there's:
Hootenannay
Jittney Bus
Flim Flam Man
Dame
Boogie-Woogie
Hep Cat
Juke Joint
Vamp
Mickey-Finn
Moxie
Speakeasy
Dizzy with the Dames
Gin Joint
Hooch
Double Cross
Hotsy Totsy
Rot Gut Bathtub Gin
Pip
Scram
23-skidoo
Trip the light fantastic
G-Man
Flatfoot, Gumshoe
Peachy Keen
Clam-bake
Bee's Knees
On the lam
Spiffy
Nifty
Heebie-Jeebies

Roland/Pittsburgh · 03-16-2012, 09:31 PM

How about "dear" meaning expensive or valuable?

Mike V. Florida · 03-16-2012, 11:37 PM

Here's another site;

http://www.sagedragonfly.com/sayings/1930s_slang.htm

700rpm · 03-17-2012, 12:09 AM

Those web sites are the berries! Just bully!

allison-tech · 03-17-2012, 12:23 AM

HOT DOG!......Yowza,Yowza,Yowza !

Chris Haynes · 03-17-2012, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roadster62

Gas is going to eighteen cents a gallon!

Gas was $.12 9/10 when I was in high school in the '60's.

Hicktick · 03-17-2012, 01:58 AM

I remember pumping Esso Extra when it went to , 36.9 , I think reg. was 29.9 .

You could pump some in a glass jar and it looked like tea .

John Kennedy · 03-17-2012, 09:56 AM

I'll add "Please" and "Thank you" to the list, please.

Thank you!

kp · 03-17-2012, 10:02 AM

some day gas is gonna be fifty cents a gallon .

Gary/IA · 03-17-2012, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kp

some day gas is gonna be fifty cents a gallon .

Would that have been "Regular" or "Ethyl"?

Purdy Swoft · 03-17-2012, 11:44 AM

The cheapest gas that I remember here in Alabama, in the sixties was 29.9 regular, 31.9 ethyl. In 1972 gas prices dropped to a low of .25 cents per gallon. I remember filling several 55 gallon drums, because I didn't figure the low price would hold for long. The best that I remember, it stayed at 25 cents pe r gallon for over a year. At the time regular was 94 octain and ethyl was 100. I remember visable gas pumps in the very early fifties in remote places.

03-16-2012, 05:48 PM	#1
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,423	The lost Model A vocabulary I was thinking today about words and phrases that were common in the Model A era, and how they have all but disappeared from our everyday language. For example: Tin Lizzy Flivver Oh You Kid! Swell So's yer old man Flapper Shingle-bob haircut Jalopy Bowler (hat) Cat's Meow Cat's Pajamas Cat's Whiskers Hootch Gat Spats Swank (and Swanky) I'm sure there are others. Anybody want to share what they remember? __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

03-16-2012, 05:54 PM	#2
newshirt Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 868	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary Jeepers creepers, where'd ya get those peepers? __________________ Ray White

03-16-2012, 06:06 PM	#3
james hitchcock Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Visalia Ca. Posts: 617	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary What about Daddy-O. Actually my daughter keeps that one alive. I'm always called Daddy-O.

03-16-2012, 06:51 PM	#4
kp Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wimberley ,Tx. Posts: 232	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary Hubba ,hubba .

03-16-2012, 07:09 PM	#5
gweilbaker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lindenhurst, IL Posts: 791	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary I'm much obliged sir.

03-16-2012, 07:26 PM	#6
Roadster62 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ridgefield, Ct Posts: 3,407	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Gas is going to eighteen cents a gallon! __________________ They don't have to run to be enjoyed. I'm here to enjoy the hobby, and enjoy the cars no matter what they look like. Most of the worlds problems are electrical.

03-16-2012, 07:38 PM	#7
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,423	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary Those are good. How about: Gas war Knickers Newsboy Golly! Soda jerk __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

03-16-2012, 08:10 PM	#9
mnherb Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 28	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary Here is the definitive list: http://local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/slang.htm There are some doozies in here!

03-16-2012, 08:36 PM	#10
Ken B Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Plover, WI Posts: 239	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary And then there's: Hootenannay Jittney Bus Flim Flam Man Dame Boogie-Woogie Hep Cat Juke Joint Vamp Mickey-Finn Moxie Speakeasy Dizzy with the Dames Gin Joint Hooch Double Cross Hotsy Totsy Rot Gut Bathtub Gin Pip Scram 23-skidoo Trip the light fantastic G-Man Flatfoot, Gumshoe Peachy Keen Clam-bake Bee's Knees On the lam Spiffy Nifty Heebie-Jeebies

03-16-2012, 09:31 PM	#11
Roland/Pittsburgh Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 38	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary How about "dear" meaning expensive or valuable?

03-16-2012, 11:37 PM	#12
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,052	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary Here's another site; http://www.sagedragonfly.com/sayings/1930s_slang.htm __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

03-17-2012, 12:09 AM	#13
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,423	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary Those web sites are the berries! Just bully! __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

03-17-2012, 12:23 AM	#14
allison-tech Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Huffman, Texas Posts: 41	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary HOT DOG!......Yowza,Yowza,Yowza !

03-17-2012, 01:58 AM	#16
Hicktick Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Hickory Tavern , SC Posts: 422	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary I remember pumping Esso Extra when it went to , 36.9 , I think reg. was 29.9 . You could pump some in a glass jar and it looked like tea .

03-17-2012, 09:56 AM	#17
John Kennedy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tucson Arizona Posts: 301	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary I'll add "Please" and "Thank you" to the list, please. Thank you! __________________ Building a 29 Sedan on 32 chassis........ very slowly....

03-17-2012, 10:02 AM	#18
kp Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wimberley ,Tx. Posts: 232	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary some day gas is gonna be fifty cents a gallon .

03-17-2012, 11:44 AM	#20
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,090	Re: The lost Model A vocabulary The cheapest gas that I remember here in Alabama, in the sixties was 29.9 regular, 31.9 ethyl. In 1972 gas prices dropped to a low of .25 cents per gallon. I remember filling several 55 gallon drums, because I didn't figure the low price would hold for long. The best that I remember, it stayed at 25 cents pe r gallon for over a year. At the time regular was 94 octain and ethyl was 100. I remember visable gas pumps in the very early fifties in remote places.

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