pantywaist

milquetoast

pot calling the kettle black....is that racist or racially insensitive?

groovy?

"there is a lid for every pot"

oh, and "swell"

aces!

hokum

My grandmother died recently, and my whole family keeps using two of her favorite expressions:

There but for the grace of God....(goes you, goes I)

There's an old shoe for every old sock.

The second one makes us laugh every time. My grandmother was Irish and died at 98.

I don't really use it, but I love "picture" to mean "movie."

As in:

"There's a new picture showing downtown...I have to hurry to get tickets!"

Totally reminds me of my grandfather.

naked as a jaybird.....like when DC is taking a bath

over yonder

tarnation.

I use "Egad" when I'm trying to show mock, ironic horror. My friends think it's hilarious.

Tommyrot is nonsense.

Whats a tommyrot?

Since I had children, I find comfort in using old fashioned words like Tommyrot and shenanigans. Maybe it's reminding me of my grandmother.

What old fashioned words are you hoping to revive?