parsizzle@piefed.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 month agoWhat slang term did you learn as a kid that is no longer in use?message-squaremessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down12
arrow-up182arrow-down1message-squareWhat slang term did you learn as a kid that is no longer in use?parsizzle@piefed.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square181fedilink
minus-squaremushroommunk@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoPhat and cattywhumpus. Phat fell out of fashion and cattywhumpus isn’t a thing where I live now
minus-squareTheatomictruth@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month ago cattywhumpus Square rig sailors have a whole lexicon of unique terms of art and slang not used outside of that niche and I always thought this was one of those, I’ve only heard other tallship sailors say it. TIL
minus-squaremushroommunk@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoNo it’s around in the South. You have a real hootenanny and things might get away from ya faster than a greased pig so things go all cattywhumpus.
Phat and cattywhumpus.
Phat fell out of fashion and cattywhumpus isn’t a thing where I live now
Square rig sailors have a whole lexicon of unique terms of art and slang not used outside of that niche and I always thought this was one of those, I’ve only heard other tallship sailors say it. TIL
No it’s around in the South. You have a real hootenanny and things might get away from ya faster than a greased pig so things go all cattywhumpus.