tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post5055032414432386597..comments2023-12-29T04:56:40.723-05:00Comments on NineteenTeen: No Slang like Old Slang...Unless It's NewMarissa Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-56686335537650447342010-07-08T11:17:11.192-04:002010-07-08T11:17:11.192-04:00Okay, QNPoohbear, I know who to talk to if I get t...Okay, QNPoohbear, I know who to talk to if I get the green light from my agent! I've got some memoirs that I'm reading to get a flavor for the time (ca. 1910) and place (Cape Cod--which is easy because it's my home territory)--any recommendations for non-fiction?Marissa Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-84432242850887108792010-07-07T20:55:50.624-04:002010-07-07T20:55:50.624-04:00I LOVE early 20th century America! It's my fav...I LOVE early 20th century America! It's my favorite time period. I can help with gentlemen's slang. I read an unpublished manuscript diary that spanned the years 1890-1948. He described a car that continually broke down as a "lemon" and he was always saying Bully when he thought something was cool. One day I mean to write a novel using his young adult love life as the basis.QNPoohBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14941631487565237299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-87262937501000371732010-07-06T21:12:01.708-04:002010-07-06T21:12:01.708-04:00As a language student dabbling in Irish Gaelic for...As a language student dabbling in Irish Gaelic for the past 5 years - 2 of these words have Irish roots.<br />Kibosh - literally means "Cape of Death", and Smashing - is really "Is ma shin" in Irish meaning "It is good" - you also say another variation of an Irish word when you say "So Long" - it's "Slan" meaning "Goodbye" :) Thought I'd toss that it's the mix.Alisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-23782331430606380882010-07-06T14:13:27.862-04:002010-07-06T14:13:27.862-04:00I think "smashing" is the most surprisin...I think "smashing" is the most surprising!Livianiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-18193563759590250862010-07-06T12:35:01.808-04:002010-07-06T12:35:01.808-04:001. Old. To be “nuts” or “nutty” on someone or some...1. Old. To be “nuts” or “nutty” on someone or something is documented as far back as 1607!<br /><br />2. Old. I can never hear the adjective “lily-livered” in any but Yosemite Sam’s voice, but it’s actually been used since Shakespeare’s day.<br /><br />3. New. Though “nitwit” sounds Shakespearian, it’s very much a 20th century creation, from 1928.<br /><br />4. Old. Kick the bucket has been in use since the 18th century, along with more to-the-point “croak”.<br /> <br />5. Old! This one surprised me, but “pig” as a rude word for police officer is as old as 1811.<br /><br />6. New. Though this one sounds rather 18th century to me, “fussbudget” is not recorded reliably till 1904.<br /><br />7. Old. People were putting the kibosh on things back in 1836 though it sounds very 1940s, doesn’t it?<br /><br />8. New. This is another one that just sounds smashingly correct, but it’s not documented till 1911.Marissa Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.com