Awwww, feeling fusty?
adj.
1. Smelling of mildew or decay; musty.
2. Old-fashioned; antique.
Synonyms: 1 : frowzy, moldy, musty. 2 : antiquated, archaic, bygone, dated, dowdy, old-fashioned, old-time, outdated, outmoded, passé, vintage
(As always, enchanting synonyms bolded.)
Fusty, in the second sense, is a perfect word to describe the songs taught to us when I was in grammar school. I remember only three.
- A song about the correct approach to take with a sailor still drunk come morning
- A song about a woman who spent eleven years becoming fat and so was unceremoniously dumped by her soldier
- A song about a Lothario feline who loses one life in a most graphic manner
I cannot imagine these songs being taught in school today. Accordingly, I'll teach them here at home.