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A 19th Century Slang Dictionary


History: Antiquated words and phrases - 1900 to 1920, part 2

History: Antiquated words and phrases — 1900 to 1920, part 2 · Dead Soldier: an empty beer bottle. · Wisenheimer: someone who thinks they are ...

Slang, Euphemisms, and Terms of the 1700 and 1800s - Letters E ...

FRIGGED meant to masturbate. Gin was also known as FROG'S WINE. I had a friend in high school who avoided swearing by constantly saying FUDGE.

The Flash Press: New York's Early 19th-Century “Sporting ... - Readex

The Flash Press: New York's Early 19th-Century “Sporting” Underworld as a Unique Source of Slang · land frigate (a prostitute) · sashay (to have sexual ...

19th Century Slang Words - The Big Valley Writing Desk

Sarcymar, after looking over the list I started calling one of my neighbors a "cracker" and a "mud sill". I'm actually ...

A Critical Study of John Camden Hotten and The Slang Dictionary

... Dictionary of Slang, Jargon, and Cant, 2 vols. (1889-90) as do ... 19th century historical fiction · non-standard language · literary ...

slang | The Dictionary of Victorian Insults & Niceties

Victorians came up with slut-shaming words like, 'charver,' 'dolly-mop,' 'fly girl,' and 'cock-teaser' for promiscuous women.

Victorian Slang - YouTube

Author and Victorian expert Sarah A. Chrisman shares some of the fun slang from 19th-century America which comes up in her historical ...

Glossary of Victorian terms and words - West Sussex County Council

Get to grips with common words and phrases with our helpful glossary.

Found in a dictionary of Victorian Slang, this phrase perfectly sums ...

560 likes, 5 comments - provisionalpress on March 4, 2024: "Found in a dictionary of Victorian Slang, this phrase perfectly sums up my ...

The 1800's Had the BEST Slang. Do You know These Forgotten ...

Nov 27, 2023 - The 19th century had some wonderfully colorful language, that we've all but lost to time. Here are 19 fun slang words and ...

a Dictionary of Heterodox English, Slang and Phrase (Hardcover)

Passing English of the Victorian Era: a Dictionary of Heterodox English, Slang and Phrase (Hardcover) ; ISBN: 9781013987557 ; ISBN-10: 1013987551 ; Publisher: ...

Grandiloquent Words - The New York Times

We're talking about grandiloquent words, delightful colloquialisms mostly from the 19th century. John Camden Hotten's “Dictionary of Modern ...

19TH-CENTURY SLANG. - languagehat.com

Humbug? Shecoonery? Useless truck or gum? Hornswoggling? Honey-fuggling? Not in this book, dear sir! I swan to mercy, a huckleberry above ...

16 words that are much older than they seem | The Week

Hipster shows up in a 1941 dictionary of "hash house lingo," meaning ... FLY. It's been good to be fly since the early 19th century, when it ...

Opinion | Historical sex euphemisms we need to bring back

Slang and euphemisms have been around for as long as human ... The word “cunnilingus” itself only came about in the mid-19th century.

Language in 19th Century America | Nicole Evelina

Here are some examples of words and phrases you may think are more modern (warning: some are curse words), but aren't, plus some that are so ...

Slang 19th century U.S. – Sara Donati.

Here are an even dozen, pretty much forgotten slanglike words or sayings from the 19th century, rediscovered while delving in the archives.

Passing English of the Victorian era a dictionary of heterodox ...

Passing English of the Victorian era a dictionary of heterodox English, slang, and phrase | WorldCat.org.

The slang dictionary : Etymological, historical and anecdotal by Hotten

"The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical and Anecdotal" by John Camden Hotten is a comprehensive reference work crafted in the late 19th ...

'Confess the corn': 5 Victorian slang phrases to use today - RTE

1. 'Acknowledge the corn' or 'confess the corn' No one is sure where this phrase initially came from, but it was used to mean admitting to wrongdoing.