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legalbeagle Wrote:

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> Beejesus. As in "That scared the beejesus out of

> me!"

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> Cripes.

> Yikes.

> Zounds.

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> ps Giggirl is right. Frock is a marvellous word,

> used frequently. As in "posh frock".



Lol Leaglebeagle sounds like an episode of Scoooobie Doo, in which vein Gotten and Pesky, "I'd have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those pesky kids"

swizz when you have been cheated somehow 'what a swizz'


Gertcha I think it means 'get out of it' or 'come off it'


backo'myhand is a thump across the head



Phrases that have disappeared.....



We have plenty of well paid jobs here!


We are awash with honest and straight forward solicitors who do not overcharge at ?550 per hour.


We have the best politicians money can buy who never fiddle their expenses.

Well my radio still looks and behaves pretty much the same as my grandad's did. So why don't I still call it a wireless? At some time in the early 80s did some bright spark suddenly notice the power cable?


and I don't see why these alleged "DJs" need to call their gramophones dex or whateverthefuck they do.

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