Are only clothes from your granny’s closet coming back into fashion? I reckon the retro trend is so pervasive that even old-fashioned words are hip these days!The English language is really great in that it’s constantly recycling itself, I mean, there are expressions aplenty that had been trendy in the past, then, naturally became old-fashioned, and now are becoming fashionable again. The fact that these expressions sound a bit outdated is what actually make them catchy nowadays, because they sound funny and therefore nice to the ear. Here I have included some words which seem to have caught on lately, whenever you turn on the T.V. to watch a movie, a series , or a reality show, prick your ears and see if you can spot these words being used! Here you go!
Streetwalker: a prostitute, especially a cheap one, who finds customers by walking in the street. This word is nowadays used to talk about women’s tacky dressing style, which consists of wearing very revealing clothes. There’s then a comparison being made between prostitutes’ dressing style and some women’s outfits.
Preposterous : used to refer to a situation that is absolutely absurd or ridiculous, it’s synonymous with ludicruous.
Wicked: this word is used mainly, not to say in all cases, all around Britain. It means cool, awesome, terrific.
Bob’s your uncle: it means....” and there you go!”, I particularly love this expression :)!
Eg : Can you please tell me where the flag memorial is?
Well, you have to take Cordoba street, carry on until the very end of it, then you’ll bump against the cathedral, you turn on your left and... bob’s your uncle!
I hope you dance
13 years ago
