• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • ABOUT US
  • MEDIA
  • PRIVACY
  • TERMS
  • DMCA
  • CONTACT US
  • AUTHORS
do you remember

DoYouRemember?

The Home of Nostalgia

  • Celebrity News
    • Family
    • Obituaries
    • Life Behind the Fame
    • ICONS
    • Celebrity Feuds
  • Entertainment
    • Cast
    • Showbiz Rewind
    • Music
    • Beauty & fashion
  • STORIES
  • Celebrity Buzz!?
  • Sitcoms
    • Bewitched
    • Little Rascals
    • The Partridge Family
    • I Dream of Jeannie
    • All in the Family
    • MASH
    • Happy Days
    • Cheers
  • Celebrity Collections
  • SHOP DYR
    • DYR Book

Stories

“Turn It Down A Notch” And Other Nostalgic Phrases We Still Use To This Day

by Lauren Novak

Published July 29, 2020

Phrases you still say that belong with actions you no longer do

Stay tuned

vintage radio with tuner
Old radio / Flickr

This term comes from using a radio when you had to turn a dial to get to a different station or fix the frequency.

Hanging up the phone

vintage phone
Vintage phone / Wikimedia Commons

Ah, the good old days when you could physically hang up the phone to end a conversation. Now, we generally just press a button and it is not quite as satisfying when you have an argument.

Related:

  1. The Byrds – “Turn! Turn! Turn! “
  2. WATCH: Duet With Tony Bennett And Judy Garland Proves His Crooning Was Always Top Notch

Cha-ching!

vintage cash register
Vintage cash register / Wikimedia Commons

People use this phrase to say they are coming into money. The phrase comes from the noise of old cash registers.

Can you think of any other examples?

Page 2 of 2Page
Previous article: Elvis Presley Owned Over 200 Cadillacs And His Favorite Was In This Unique Color
Next Post: Martha Stewart Explains Her Bombshell Pool Selfie: “Was Definitely A Thirst Trap”

Primary Sidebar

© 2025 DoYouRemember? Inc.

  • about us
  • media
  • privacy
  • terms
  • DMCA
  • CONTACT US
  • AUTHORS