Unused Words

Where have the old words gone that we no longer use or gone out of fashion, I will start.

Chick [female]
Bird [female]
Fabby dabby
Flower

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Flower ? - still used ain't it - or do you mean as a pet name

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Thee and thou - love them both

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"Flower"
Does any one remember Charlie Williams the comedian who used to greet everyone, Na then me old Flower" he was from my neck of the woods too.

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I do Marj - loved them ol comics
Tom O'Connor a particular favourite and the guy who referred to the Germins

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Oh wow yes, "The Germins" yes, that brought back memories

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Just remembered Norman Collier
Just the sight of him made me laugh, he walked around like a chicken (don't know why) He had a face for comedy, loved him

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There's a lot of dialect words like Chuck, Pet, Cocker and Lassie...

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Ah yes Norman Collier, and the walk.

We were just talking a few days back, all the good old Comedies, its either my sense of humor, but the modern comedies are not a patch on the old ones, could be me

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I remember my father came from Rugby Warickshire and my Gran and Grandad always called me "Duck"