173 Entries Tagged “Old-Timey”
Funny Clothes
111. Monocles Shop
Add a top hat and you’re dressed like a fancy peanut. See also Old-Timey.
Funny Things to Do
113. Gesticulating With a Pipe
Even if you don't smoke a pipe, still have one on you so that you can hold it by the bowl and give emphasis to your statements by gesticulating with it. See also Old-Timey, Tobacco.
Funny Insults
114. Wisenheimer
One who is obnoxiously self-assertive and arrogant. Informal know-it-all also known as a saucebox, smart aleck, smarty, smarty-pants, wiseacre, wisecracker, or wise guy. See also Old-Timey.
Funny Diseases
115. Dropsy
Sounds like an affliction of tuckered-out puppies, but actually an accumulation of fluid beneath the skin, sometimes as a result of the gout. See also Old-Timey.
Funny Euphemisms
116. A "Crisis"
Also known as a "Victorian Crisis", this is an euphemism most famously used in the works of D.H. Lawrence and meaning an orgasm, e.g. "Miss Mercy Plimpington! Where are you, young harlot?" "She can't talk now, love. She's having a crisis." "Oh I say!" See also Old-Timey, Romance.
Funny Clothes
117. Beaver Fur Coats
Just add a pennant and a box of popcorn and your ensemble for the big game is complete. See also 20's, Football, Old-Timey.