A 19th Century Slang Dictionary

A 19th Century Slang Dictionary - Copley-Fairlawn City Schools

A 19th Century Slang Dictionary. Compiled & Edited by Craig Hadley. Absquatulate: to take leave, to disappear. 1843: A can of oysters was discovered in our ...

A Dictionary of Victorian Slang (1909) - The Public Domain Review

A book detailing the slang of the Victorian era, including such delights as "afternoonified", "bang up the elephant", "shoot into the brown" ...

77 Delightful Victorian Slang Terms You Should Be Using

77 Delightful Victorian Slang Terms You Should Be Using. First comes flirting, next comes “doing the bear” (or, in modern words, “courting that involves ...

Flummadiddle, Slumgullion, and More Silly Words from the 19th ...

'Flummadiddle,' 'Slumgullion,' and More Silly Words from the 19th Century ; Flummadiddle · something foolish or worthless ; Slumgullion · a meat stew ; Katzenjammer.

Manly Slang from the 19th Century | The Art of Manliness

The Art of Manliness Dictionary of Manly 19th Century Vernacular · Admiral of the Red: A person whose very red face evinces a fondness for strong ...

50+ Victorian Slang Terms Worth Bringing Back - YourDictionary

Victorian Era Slang Words · blazes - Used as a Victorian swear word, this slang term could mean either "hell" or "the Devil." · bricky - This ...

12 Lost American Slangisms From The 1800s - NPR

1) Too high for his nut — beyond someone's reach. · 2) Bottom fact — an undisputed fact. · 3) To be Chicagoed — to be beaten soundly, as in a ...

10 Victorian slang terms to start using today - EF Education First

Here's a selection of slang words and phrases coined during the Victorian era to start throwing back into conversation.

Slang 19th century U.S. | Historical Fiction by Sara Donati

Slang 19th century U.S. · 1) Too high for his nut — beyond someone's reach. · 2) Bottom fact — an undisputed fact. · 3) To be Chicagoed — to be beaten soundly, as ...

A Dictionary of Victorian Slang (1909) : r/linguistics - Reddit

A satirical name for sausage. Get your eye in a sling Warning that you may receive a sudden and early black eye, calling for a bandage - the sling in question.

Victorian slang: A to C - Simon Wenham

Victorian slang: A to C · About and about: Mere chatter/fool's talk · Academic nudity: Not wearing a cap or gown in public (Oxford) · Acknowledge ...

A 19th Century Slang Dictionary - Authentic Campaigner

Many of these slang terms were taken from a book entitled “Writing for the 19th Century: A Writers. Guide for all things Victorian”. It is filled with wonderful ...

A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words* (1860)

This Victorian dictionary collects the cant of thieves, the slang of costermongers, and many other argots.

Victorian Slang #1 - William Sutton

This dictionary, cribbed from Victorian London, gave me fun and frolics for Lawless & the Devil of Euston Square. quockerwodger · Dollymops.

Words and Expressions - slang from 1850s and 1870s

Corned – Drunk, intoxicated. …. Crib – A house, a lodging, a place of rest for the night…. ... Dander – To have one's dander up; to be incensed, angry, resolute, ...

'Ganef,' 'Galoot,' and More Historical Slang Terms We Love

Oofy isn't a word to flatter the financially flush among us, which is part of its charm. It's a product of the late 19th century, having come quick on the heels ...

A Witty Dictionary of Victorian Slang (1909) | Open Culture

In the introduction to his Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, Tony Thorne writes of the difficulty of defining informal speech: “A symposium ...

Glossary Terms Archive - CandiceHern.com

Many of these terms are specific to late 18th and early 19th century England, and are often slang expressions or fashion terms. So, for those of you who may ...

Victorian Slang & Other Flummadiddle - Cape May Magazine

Enjoy this small sampling of forgotten Victorian expressions from Merriam-Webster's 'Flummadiddle,' 'Slumgullion,' and More Silly Words from the 19th Century.

Nineteenth Century Slang Dictionary - By Craig Hadley

A microcosm of America's nineteenth-century colloquialisms and slang, some from the upper class, some from the lower, and much from the strata in between.