…the question being: “Kim, are you really that old-fashioned?” upon reading the following:
…and realizing that I last used the phrase in a conversation with my sister as late as last year — with both of us understanding its meaning precisely. (So did New Wife, by the way, when I asked her if she understood it. She still uses it, occasionally.)
It is, by the way, a wonderful expression in that it acknowledges a feeling (melancholy) without taking it too seriously (i.e. by giving it a self-deprecating nickname).
Also by the way, I much prefer “melancholy” over “depression”. Depression is a longtime (and potentially life-threatening) illness, whereas melancholy is just an attack of the blahs, easily remedied by the purchase of a new gun, reading a good book or listening to anything not composed by Igor Stravinsky or John Cage.
Yup. It’s not an expression I use but I immediately recognised and understood it.
I once dated a girl who was melancholy.
She had a head like a melon and a face like a collie.
As long as she was up for some doggie style once in a while.
Wouldn’t she have to be down for that?
Never heard of it til just now. I’ve been watching a decent (so far) Brit cloak & dagger called Slow Horses, & I’ve been digging the Brit colloquialisms. My fave so far: “You know what boils my piss?”
We just called it “The Blues”.
Somewhat off topic https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/americans-purchased-these-firearms-most-2022