9 Words Forgotten Since Childhood That Will Instantly Make Everyone 60-80 Smile

My grandmother continued to call her refrigerator an “icebox” until the end of her life, even though she hadn’t needed blocks of ice since the 1950s.

For those who grew up hearing their parents use this word, it evokes the days when the ice cream man actually walked the streets with huge blocks wrapped in burlap.

“Glacière” recalls a way of life that has now disappeared: preserving fresh food required organization, a bit of physical labor, and a relationship with the ice delivery service. In Paris, for example, companies like the “Compagnie des Glaces de Paris” delivered thousands of blocks every day.

It’s fascinating to see how a simple word can preserve the memory of a vanished way of life.

2. Groovy

Calling something “groovy” may sound old-fashioned, but for a certain generation, the word embodied everything positive and cool about the world.

It had its heyday in the late 1960s and early 1970s before becoming somewhat of a caricature. But for those who used it, it represented a state of mind: a way of being in the world that valued creativity, freedom, and conviviality.

Today, hearing “groovy” awakens not only the word itself, but also the feelings and mood of that time.

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