Phrases you'd like to see make a comeback. Me: Fuck that noise.

[bif]

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

1. Groovy, man

[OriginalGeek]

38. I say that ALL the time

in work emails, at the dentist, at Costco...anywhere and everywhere. Bring back hippies!


But conversely, I've decided that I am sick of "fixins". I will no longer eat somewhere that proudly announces their food comes with all of them. Or even some of them. I'm over fixins.. "Trimmins" is a very close second.

[California_Republic]

2. All that and a bag of chips.

[Wounded Bear]

10. Actually still used in sports...

usually as a value rating of a player trade.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. What do you mean, make a comeback? I didn't realize it had left us!

[Cirque du So-What]

4. AFAIC your phrase never went away; I use it when the situation calls for it

For my offering, I suggest 'fuck you and the horse you rode in on,' although it hasn't gone away entirely - witness its use when Roy Moore showed up at a rally on horseback.

[Glorfindel]

5. "Hotcha!" and "Twenty-three Skidoo!" I don't know what they mean

but I like the way they sound.

[Glamrock]

6. Can you dig it?

[Aristus]

40. Or the related: "You dig?

I had a buddy in the Army, peppered every phrase with 'you dig?'

It sounded so cool when he said it. There's no way I could make it sound cool. The only way not to embarrass myself is if it were to come back into general use.

[Glamrock]

43. I'm fortunate enough to be able to get away with it.

But, I'm a musician and look like one so there's that. I'm also able to call guys baby and get away with it, you dig baby?

[Dr Hobbitstein]

7. I use that on a regular basis. nt

[Glamrock]

8. Tall

tall
adjective

under the influence of marijuana; "high".

EX. Are you tall?

[Wwcd]

14. I recall it as "get small".

1977 Steve Martin - SNL

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/steve-martin-monologue-lets-get-small/3004269?snl=1

STEVE MARTIN MONOLOGUE: LET'S GET SMALL
An energetic Steve Martin starts the show with a traditional American Indian folk song, then discusses his goals in life and taking a drug to "get small." [Season 2, 1977]

MORE & Monologue Video at link

[Glamrock]

16. Tall was a 30's jazz scene word for high.

"What's up with that cat? "
"Oh, no worries baby. He just tall."

[Wwcd]

19. Aaah yes! Every generation had it's coded cool.

Thanks, interesting to hear such history

[Glamrock]

20. Pretty cool ain't it?

That's why I want it to come back! What a cool use for a word.....
"I's tallllll baby!"

[Wwcd]

22. I'm going to start using it again. We need a bunch of bots to send it around soc media!!

[Glamrock]

23. Da Comrade

[Wwcd]

24. Today we fight the RU bots with good old American messaging..

How you say get tall in Russian?
Yes we can change the world!

[Glamrock]

25. Bwaaaaa

[Wwcd]

28. RU translated. Ok this is not going to be easy but here goes:

Получить высокий

Oye!

GET TALL in Russian language.

Warm up that Bot Machine folks!

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/translate/

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. "Isn't that special"

That always cracked me up.

[Lochloosa]

12. " The Fuzz"

[Wwcd]

13. Fuckin'...aaaaa

From the many stories as to it's usage:

Gerald F. Heaney · 2017 · Fiction

"Oh yeah, the map, we need a fuckin' map.”
His iron rich eyes lit up as they fell upon a sign that read AAA Office two miles East on Rampart Road. “AAA ..

Thus..Fuckin' AAA

[sarge43]

15. Balderdash! n/t

[jpak]

17. Pshaw!

[hlthe2b]

18. Fiddle-dee-dee

I k'eeed, I k'eeed

[steve2470]

21. I still use FTN when exasperated nt

[Grammy23]

26. Well, aint that the bees knees?

Or
Ain’t that the cat’s pajamas??

Don’t have a clue how those phrases came to mean something was really good, but I like ‘em.

[dchill]

27. "Give 'em hell, Harry!"

[SummerSnow]

29. "Right On!"

[Bayard]

30. Cool Beans!

I still have to use that on occasion, or just plain old--cool! Never did care much for Awesome.

I love it when people confuse their idioms, like
"The cat that ate the pajamas".

[TexasBushwhacker]

36. Confusing idioms

My mother was a teacher and she had a principle who would constantly confuse idioms. 2 of my favorites were:

"Don't put your neck out on a limb."

" We'll burn that bridge when we come to it."

[Bayard]

37. Excellent!

[Deb]

31. I love the President.

[sl8]

32. I don't give a rat's ass. n/t

[First Speaker]

33. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself...

[July]

34. "It's been real."

I wish I knew why that just popped into my head. Haven't heard or said that in decades!

[OriginalGeek]

39. my friend always said

It's been real and it's been fun but it ain't been real fun.

I worked at a BBQ joint in High school - we had a regular customer who never left without loudly proclaiming "See y'all, Don't let your meat loaf!" Grandpa Shoes Steve is what I called him because he always had on a pair of black wing-tips. 40 years later I find I love wingtips - maybe it's because I am now a grandpa. I have a couple pair and always looking for more. I am positive it was because Steve wore them and I just really liked the guy. Great customer and never a bad word about anyone.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

35. Far out.

I still use that one.

[cemaphonic]

41. I always liked "Word/Word Up."

[Skittles]

42. I just saw "fuck that noise"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1016&pid=203060

[kwassa]

44. Just between you, me, and the lamp post. Half in the bag.

[hlthe2b]

45. I still say (occasionally) "cool"--has that made a comeback or am I just ....?