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30 de ago. de 2023 · 77 Delightful Victorian Slang Terms You Should Be Using. First comes flirting, next comes “doing the bear” (or, in modern words, “courting that involves hugging”). By Erin McCarthy | Aug 30,...
Updated May 13, 2021. Image Credits. Looking to spice up your writing in historical style? Check out more than 50 Victorian slang terms that just might be able to make a comeback. Why not resurrect a bit of Victorian English to give your work a lovely bit of flair? Victorian Era Slang Words.
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Victorian Slang Glossary. KEY: c = Cant. cd = Cockney Back-slang. cr = Cockney Ryming slang. sh = Shelta or Tinker. r = Romany. b = Boxing slang. Abbess: Female brothel keeper. A Madame. Abbot: The husband, or preferred man of an Abbess. Alderman: Half-crown. Area: The bellow ground servant's entrance in the front of many London town-homes.
8 de jun. de 2023 · 1. Afternoonified. Something or someone smart. 2. Arfarfan’arf. Term used to describe a drunk person. Arf was a synonym of a half-pint of alcohol. 3. Bags o’ Mystery. Sausages. Since no person “but the maker knows what is in them,” sausages are literal bags of mystery. 4. Bang up to the elephant.
Here are 35 slang terms from the Victorian era that are fascinating if nothing else. Via/ Flickr. Admiral of the red: someone who is fond of the drink (and has a red face to show for it) Bone box: mouth. Cold coffee: bad luck or misfortune.
30 de ago. de 2016 · A recently released into the public domain book called Passing English of the Victorian era, a dictionary of heterodox English, slang and phrase which was compiled and written by James Redding Ware ( the pseudonym of Andrew Forrester) has some wonderful examples of Victorian slang and here we have shared a few of a favourites from ...
Our Favourite Victorian Slang Terms! 1. AFTERNOONIFIED. A society word meaning “smart” or “refined.”. Forrester demonstrates the usage: “The goods are not ‘afternoonified’ enough for me.”. 2. ARFARFAN’ARF. A figure of speech used to describe drunken men.
