#victorian slang

[unboundprompts]

Pirate Terms and Phrases

-> Pirate Lingo

-> A Pirate's Glossary

Batten Down The Hatches - tie everything down and put stuff away for a coming storm.

Brig - a prison on a ship.

Bring a Spring Upon 'er - turn the ship in a different direction

Broadside - the most vulnerable angle of a ship that runs the length of the boat.

Cutlass - a thick, heavy and rather short sword blade.

Dance with Jack Ketch - to hang; death at the hands of the law (Jack Ketch was a famed English executioner).

Davy Jones's Locker - a mythical place at the bottom of the ocean where drowned sailors are said to go.

Dead Men Tell No Tales - the reason given for leaving no survivors.

Flogging - severe beating of a person.

Gangplank - removable ramp between the pier and ship.

Give No Quarter - show no mercy.

Jack - flag flown at the front of the ship to show nationality.

Jolly Roger - black pirate flag with a white skull and crossbones.

Keelhaul - a punishment where someone is dragged under the ship. They are cut by the planks and barnacles on the bottom of the ship.

Landlubber - an inexperienced or clumsy person who doesn't have any sailing skills.

Letters of Marque - government-issued letters allowing privateers the right to piracy of another ship during wartime.

Man-O-War - a pirate ship that is decked out and prepared for battle.

Maroon - to leave someone stranded on a. deserted island with no supplies, typically a punishment for any crew members who disrespected the captain.

Mutiny - a situation in which the crew chooses a new captain, sometimes by forcibly removing the old one.

No Prey, No Pay - a common pirate law that meant crew members were not paid, but rather received a share of whatever loot was taken.

Old Salt - experienced pirate or sailor.

Pillage - to steal/rob a place using violence.

Powder Monkeys - men that performed the most dangerous work on the ship. They were treated harshly, rarely paid, and were expendable.

Privateer - government-appointed pirates.

Run A Shot Across the Bow - fire a warning shot at another boat's Captain.

Scurvy - a disease caused by Vitamin C Deficiency.

Sea Legs - when a sailor adjusts his balance from riding on a boat for a long time.

Strike Colors - lower a ship's flag to indicate surrender.

Weigh Anchor and Hoist the Mizzen - an order to the crew to pull up the anchor and get the ship sailing.

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[hometoursandotherstuff]

#victorian slang #language #words #phrases #other stuff

[neil-gaiman]

good day mr neil gaiman,

could you please confirm or deny this factoid, citing favoured examples where (in)appropriate?

much obliged

It's true. See below...

#kate lister #victorian slang #hairy ford shire

[gravedigginbbydoll]

current status

#memes image #victorian slang #victorian #jokes

[notallsandmen]

Thank you, Victorian slang dictionary, for that helpful tidbit

#victorian slang #19th century slang #victoriana #victorian culture #19th century culture #historical slang #my research tag

[brideormonster]

Victorian slang should make a comeback. And btw, I got the morbs if you even care.

#victorian #victorian gothic #victorian slang #victorian aesthetic #i got the morb #gothcore #victorian core

[hellodarjeeling]

Using this from now on

#Victorian slang #can’t you feel the shrimps?

[theunboundwriter]

Pirate Terms and Phrases

Link: The Sea is in Her Blood

Brig - A prison on a ship

Cutlass - A type of sword

Dance with Jack Ketch - To hang; death at the hands of the law (Jack Ketch was a famed English executioner)

Davy Jones's Locker - A mythical place at the bottom of the ocean where drowned sailors are said to go

Dead Men Tell No Tales - The reason given for leaving no survivors

Give No Quarter - Show no mercy

Keelhaul - A punishment where someone is dragged under the ship

Maroon - To leave someone stranded on a deserted island with no supplies, typically a punishment for any crew members who disrespected the captain

Mutiny - A situation in which the crew chooses a new captain, sometimes by forcibly removing the old one

No Prey, No Pay - A common pirate law that meant crew members were not paid, but rather received a share of whatever loot was taken

Pillage - To steal/rob a place using violence

Powder Monkeys - Men that performed the most dangerous work on the ship. They were treated harshly, rarely paid, and were expendable

Privateer - Government-appointed pirates

Run A Shot Across The Bow - Fire a warning shot

Scurvy - A disease caused by Vitamin C Deficiency

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[constance-mcentee]

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A tweet by Adam Sharp (Twitter handle @AdamCSharp) reads as follows. . .

Sorely missed Victorian slang:

8. Gigglemug (always smiling) 7. Bitch the pot (pour the tea) 6. Got the morbs (temporary sadness) 5. Tight as a boiled owl (drunk) 4. Poked up (embarrassed) 3. Sauce-box (the mouth) 2. Cupid’s kettle drums (breasts) 1. Not up to dick (unwell)

Source tweet: https://twitter.com/adamcsharp/status/1143610497255821313

Number seven, “bitch the pot” meaning “pour the tea,” becomes especially funny considering the way “pour the tea” is used today.

#image description #twitter #slang #victoriana #victorian slang #today i learned

[dhdingo]

#Victorian slang

[candispice]

Afternoonified

A society word meaning “smart.” Ware demonstrated the usage: “The goods are not 'afternoonified' enough for me.”

Bang Up to the Elephant

This phrase originated in London in 1882, and meant “perfect, complete, unapproachable.”

Benjo

Nineteenth-century sailor slang for “A riotous holiday, a noisy day in the streets.”

Butter Upon Bacon

Extravagance. Too much extravagance. “Are you going to put lace over the feather—isn’t that rather butter upon bacon?”

Cat-lap

A London society term for tea and coffee “used scornfully by drinkers of beer and strong waters ... in club-life is one of the more ignominious names given to champagne by men who prefer stronger liquors,” according to Ware.

Cheese and Crust

What the low classes would have said instead of Jesus Christ. “Frightful at first sight, this phrase suggests a slight sense of respect by its veiling of the oath,” Ware wrote. “Also a little touching as being a phrase associated with comfort to those amongst whom comfort is little known.”

Chuckaboo

A nickname given to a close friend.

Church-bell

A talkative woman.

#vintage #Victorian Slang

[hometoursandotherstuff]

#victorian slang #other stuff

[atalanta-keys]

Looking up old Victorian slang terms is really fun but I came across something that made me snort.

So apparently, the term ‘Mandrake’ means a homosexual.

So imagine how confused MC must have been, coming from a Muggle background to walk into Herbology class and for the teacher to say basically say.

‘We’re re-potting gays.’

#hogwarts legacy #Victorian slang #random ramblings

[weallfallfromgrace2]

#victorian slang #quotes

[notallsandmen]

Can we appreciate the holy trinity of the berk, the twonk, and the gimp

#just saw someone use twonk instead of twunk and had a very Victorian Moment #twink #twunk #twonk #LGBTQ #Victoriana #Victorian slang

[ineffable-teatime]

Word of the day

#word of the day #tea #victorian slang #muffins #english #downton abbey #tea time #cake