Childhood words phrases and sayings !

[Answerprancer]

...any favourites/un-favourites from your own childhood?

I was a child of the 70s and the following come to mind:
"Spaz" "Mong" "Flid" (as insults) there was a regional variation too "Uuur! BANSTEAD!" (the local psychiatric hospital)
"The fuzz" (police)
"Wotcha" (hi)
"Ha! SUSSED" (I caught you out/proved you wrong)
...and my favourite: "Show off, show off pick your nose and blow off!"

[Infomaniac]

"Are you talking to me or chewing a brick?" - always hated that one.

[Answerprancer]

LOL yes - and its follow up "...either way you lose your teeth".

[sandyRoe]

When I was little I'd say, 'the coming come tractions' instead of 'the coming attractions' at the local cinema.

[Infomaniac]

One of our local cinemas (there were more than a dozen in our town) was called the Fleapit for some reason.

[mike11111]

Nice to know that AP went around calling people spastic, mongol and thalidomide. As children of the 50s/60s we were far too sensitive to utter such things. It was drummed into us from an early age that it was wicked to mock the afflicted.

[craft1948]

I must admit I have never referred to anyone as a Spaz or Mong................

[Answerprancer]

I didn't use those expressions Mike, I just observed them ! So don't you come the "holier than thou" with me ..grandad !

[baza]

Tell tale tit you're mother cant knit
Your father cant walk with a walking stick

[Answerprancer]

Ah! Our one was "tell tale tit, your tongue will split, and all the little birdies will have a little bit"!

[baza]

can't catch me for toffee flea?

[heathfield]

Unfavourite - every time my mum said "Don't!"

[2sp_]

We used to call each other "Joey" when we were kids. I've no idea why or where it came from.

I know it wasn't a term of endearment.

[tonyav]

Most unfavorite. Time to come in now, wash and bed it's school in the morning.

[Prudie]

I was a teacher in the 80s and spaz and flid were the most common insults used. If it appeases the distaste I don't believe any of them knew the origins of the words (or at least they didn't when I pointed it out)

[mike11111]

Prudie's comment reminds me of the RE teacher we had in my school who was so sanctimonious and holier-than-thou (despite being a Druid). Her favourite topic was that all religions were equally worthy of respect and it was completely unacceptable for anyone to mock them, or their customs and practices. At the kids' Christmas party she joined enthusiastically in the Hokey-Cokey. At the next staff meeting, when she began to get on her hobby horse I took a savage delight in explaining to her in front of the rest of the staff the origins of the said dance. She was mortified, but it shut her up!

[Answerprancer]

2sp - I know exactly where "Joey" came from - he was a kid with cerebral palsy who was featured on Blue Peter.

[cupid04]

Um, you showed your bum!

[2sp_]

Thank you, Answerprancer - I feel terrible now! I had no idea where it came from. Aren't kids horrible?