Kicked in the slats

Are there any old timey expressions your parents or grandparents used that no one else ever did?

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exexec · 70-79, C

he bought a "pig in a poke" meaning he bought or accepted something without understanding what it involved, usually resulting in dissatisfaction. (Grandma used it to talk about a woman who was going to marry a man who didn't deserve her.)

rinkydinkydoink · M

@exexec

Thanks for the explanation. The expression always baffled me (but not enough to ever google it 🤣 )