antiquated colloquialisms

  • for pete’s sake
  • for pity’s sake
  • golly
  • great day in the morning
  • what a lark
  • codswallop
  • crikey
  • what in tarnation
  • with child
  • (not my) cup of tea
  • bee’s knees
  • cat’s pajamas
  • lollygag
  • swell
  • swoon
  • woo
  • beau/suitor
  • in a jiffy
  • keeping me in stitches
  • the whole kit and caboodle
  • sam hill

more to come

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  1. Randall says:

    shucks
    horse feathers
    phooey
    bunch o’ malarkey
    shenanigans

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