Pants above your ankle were called “high waters", or you were “flooding".
Homosexual men were called “limp wrists".
Black Urban Professionals were called BUPPIES.
Light skinned black people were called “high yellow".
White people were called “Honkies".
When a small couch was called a “Settee”.
A settee would sit in a conservatory.
A bathroom was called a “lavoratory".
A foyer was called a “vestibule".
A dresser was called a bureau.
That’s everything I can think of at the time of this writing. Do you recall any bygone terms from years past? Something to think about. Us old folks are always looking back at the good ole days.
