words that are not used often enough.

[kai]

Poppycock !! came the cry, but what words do you think are great and would like to see more often.

ragamuffins like me like to shop for haberdashery you know!

 

[doppelganger]

Niggardly - wasted because people, it turns out, can be awfully stupid when it comes to language.

 

[England my lionheart]

Codswallop,nonsense,rubbish

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Pish-posh.

Also "arse" (especially "arse over tea kettle") and "turlit".

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

ragamuffins like me like to shop for haberdashery you know!

You sound like a right jim-dandy!

 

[Engyo]

I've always liked the verb 'gamahuche'.

 

[Foxfire]

I like "bailiwick". (had it in a crossword yesterday)

 

[Gaura Priya]

hither and thither
cocksure
sweetmeat

 

[Valjean]

and don't forget yon

 

[Vinayaka]

I'd like to hear 'thank you' more.

 

[Draka]

Mister and Missus and Miss from the mouths of children when addressing adults. When exactly did respect become a thing of the past? When I was growing up I would have never thought to address my neighbors or other adults by their first names and family members had their titles attached. I don't even allow my children to call my best friend Brandy. She is Aunt Brandy to them. My brother is Uncle Chris. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned, but I always took it as a sign of respect.


Oh, and though not actually a real word...douchewaffle

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Pish-posh.

Also "arse" (especially "arse over tea kettle") and "turlit".

I want to know why isn't arse filtered on RF, but *** is. It has the same usage, just a different spelling. Seems biased against the US to me.

 

[McBell]

I want to know why isn't arse filtered on RF, but *** is. It has the same usage, just a different spelling. Seems biased against the US to me.

I guess *** hole sounds worse than arse hole

 

[Revoltingest]

Criminy
Dang
Darn & darned
Piffle - a realtive of pish posh
Hogwash
Yore
Tis
Thee, thou, & thine
Hornswaggle
Cromulent & embiggen
Obfuscate
Prevaricate
Nether
Weltanshauung
Argh!
Yooper
Eh?
Chortle
Denizen
Rubicund
Preen
Pontificate
Arsch

 

[Oneatatime]

Please and thank you are becoming less and less common. I would like to see these used more often

 

[Engyo]

Please and thank you are becoming less and less common. I would like to see these used more often

Some of us old-timers still do use them regularly...........

 

[Engyo]

Criminy
Dang
Darn & darned
Piffle - a realtive of pish posh
Hogwash
Yore
Tis
Thee, thou, & thine
Hornswaggle
Cromulent & embiggen
Obfuscate
Prevaricate
Nether
Weltanshauung
Argh!
Yooper
Eh?
Chortle
Denizen
Rubicund
Preen
Pontificate
Arsch

Eschew obfuscation.

 

[Alceste]

I want to know why isn't arse filtered on RF, but *** is. It has the same usage, just a different spelling. Seems biased against the US to me.

Shhhhhh. You're going to get arse banned. Next it will be bollox.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Shhhhhh. You're going to get arse banned. Next it will be bollox.

Ah, sorry - the jury is instructed to ignore what I said.

 

[Marble]

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious