In my day.
Define “Old People”
Whatever you think is an old person. Im trying to figure out if i say these things.
After living with my grandma for so long I started saying “god willing” and people keep telling me it makes me sound old lol
Say inshallah instead
“I’m not THAT old, but …”
“Which was the style at the time…”
I keep saying that to my boy, but even the reference goes over his head it’s so old.
Boy, I sure love owning a house.
Hey, I’m heading into my late 40s and I haven’t been able to say that yet lol
So not old, cool
‘Like watching a monkey try to fuck a football’
‘About as useful as a wooden dick on a sawhorse’
Etc.
My dad called rootbeer floats “boston coolers” and called BigBoy’s restaurants “Manners”
Im trying to keep boston coolers alive.
I couldn’t remember the song title Pink Pony Club and called it Hoke Pokey Unicorn the other day… so that
Dad gum
pulling myself up by my bootstraps
“Knee high to a grasshopper” (short)
“Beyond the pale” (outside social norms, I think. Maybe just strange)
“Dance maven”
“I’ll just do that in my copious free time…” (sarcastically, because you are too busy)
“Copacetic” (it’s all good)
“Heavy” (meaning important, grave)
I learned all of these thirty years ago from a man in his fifties. He was full of interesting expressions.
If the question is things “only” old people say, you have to exclude phrases old people say that were repopularized through media.
“Heavy” (meaning important, grave)
For example this is a really quotable line from Back to the Future, so kids would pick it up.
40 year old movies are not really a major influence on slang & pop culture…
Heavy? Is there something wrong with the earths gravity??
The only time I have ever heard the word copacetic and only reason I know it exists is because of a song that probably only dinosaurs and hipsters listen to anymore: Bound For The Floor.
Other than that, I’ve never heard it used in any context. So I’mma agree that it’s definitely an old person word ( or a pretentious “I’m BeTtEr ThAn YoU” kinda word ).
I’ve started saying “beyond the pale” and “copacetic” after playing Disco Elysium
You kids, get off my lawn!
“Back in my day”
“People don’t have pensions anymore?”
No, Mom, we don’t.
