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Words Only a Parent Would Say

June 19, 2019 by Mommy Evolution 10 Comments

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A curse is affecting the nation. This blight is taking over the culture right out in broad daylight.

Person by person, this plague becomes more pronounced, and only the children of America (and sometimes their parents) realize how ridiculous it is.

When my boys were toddlers, my husband would absolutely fall over laughing at me because I would use all of these antiquated words…

But they all seemed to work!

When I was a kiddo, my father would absolutely lose his stuff. 

But rather than swear at us, he would use some of these words. And yes, my brother and I would fall over laughing.

Old Fashioned Words Only a Parent Would Say. So true!

Our personal favorite was when my dad would yell at us to stop acting like “ninnies.”

Insert literally any swear word you’d like here. It definitely works. LOL!

Words only a parent (or your grandfather) would say

  • Ninny
  • Lollygag
  • Shenanigan
  • Gobbledegook
  • Horsing around
  • Dillydally
  • Goofball
  • Nincompoop
  • Cuss
  • Hooligan
  • Flabbergasted
  • Rascal
  • Tushy
  • Oopsy-daisies
  • Baloney
  • Malarkey
  • Hiney
  • Tomfoolery

Each and every one of these words have been uttered in my house. More than once.

Do you have a word you would add to the list?

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Comments

  1. Kim Carberry says

    October 24, 2013 at 10:20 am

    Great list…
    I say a few of those….hehehe

    Reply
  2. Adrienne says

    October 24, 2013 at 11:47 am

    LOVE the list! I’d like to add, “imp”. My grandmother used it to describe a mischievous child. “You were such a little imp!”

    Reply
  3. Denise says

    October 24, 2013 at 11:55 am

    oh great list looks like im too old for my age I use some of those words a lot

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  4. Michelle says

    October 24, 2013 at 1:58 pm

    Shoot, if only more people would quit monkeying around and be respectful maybe there would be less violence and vandalism in the world. For crying out loud… 🙂

    Reply
  5. jhanis says

    October 24, 2013 at 3:49 pm

    Not from the US but we use a few of these at home 🙂

    Reply
  6. Lauren | Loving Marshall says

    October 24, 2013 at 5:00 pm

    Fiddlesticks!

    And raggamuffin! (My mom always used to call me her raggamuffin. Not sure why that was a term of endearment but oh well!)

    Reply
  7. Lindsey - Seedlings Nursery School says

    October 24, 2013 at 6:12 pm

    Um, yeah, I say ALL of these things, but the one thing that I’d like to add that I say so much that my students repeat it at home:

    Heavens to Betsy!

    Reply
  8. Bobby says

    October 28, 2013 at 3:21 pm

    I was blessed to link up after you on Family Fun Friday.

    Reply
  9. Alma @ A Conquered Mess says

    October 29, 2013 at 11:22 am

    I once heard someone call “it” Hanky Panky, I find that a much cuter term than the words some people use nowadays lol. Thanks for linking up to Friday Pin Fest 🙂

    Reply
  10. Stacey Gannett says

    November 2, 2013 at 10:58 pm

    Oh my goodness! I hate to admit that I use most of them on a regular basis! Eek! I am old! LOL! This was awesome and thanks for the wonderful giggle! Have a great rest of the weekend!

    Reply

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