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—Regency Wednesday— Queer as Dick's Hatband

8/24/2016

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I am so sorry for the lack of posts to this blog lately. I hope you lovely readers can forgive me. I'm back today with a simple slang post. Enjoy! ♥

—Regency Wednesday--
Queer as Dick's Hatband

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PINS. 
Legs. Queer pins; ill shapen legs.

PUNK.
A whore; also a soldier's trull. See TRULL. 

QUEER AS DICK'S HATBAND. 
Out of order, without knowing one's disease. 

RABBIT CATCHER. 
A midwife. 

RATTLE-PATE. 
A volatile, unsteady, or whimsical man or woman.* 

*Taken verbatim from the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. Get your free Kindle edition HERE.
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—Regency Wednesday— Ninnyhammer

6/29/2016

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I've been shamefully neglecting my blog of late, and my site in general. We were without internet for a while, which made blogging rather difficult. Then we had internet and I still didn't post. So sorry. Please forgive me and enjoy this selection of fun Regency slang. ♥

—Regency Wednesday--
Ninnyhammer

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Martinet. 
A military term for a strict disciplinarian: from the name of a French general, famous for restoring military discipline to the French army. He first disciplined the French infantry, and regulated their method of encampment: he was killed at the siege of Doesbourg in the year 1672. 

​Natty Lads. 
Young thieves or pickpockets. Cant. 

​Ninny, or Ninnyhammer. 
A simpleton. 

​Ottomised. 
To be ottomised; to be dissected. You'll be scragged, ottomised, and grin in a glass case: you'll be hanged, anatomised, and your skeleton kept in a glass case at Surgeons' Hall. 

Peckish. 
Hungry.* 

​*Taken verbatim from the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. Get your free Kindle edition HERE.

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—Regency Wednesday— Heart's Ease

6/1/2016

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I missed Regency Wednesday last week and then, due to an internet outage today, I almost missed it again. I apologize both for the lateness and the simplicity of this post, but I hope you enjoy these slang terms from the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. ♥

—Regency Wednesday--
Heart's Ease

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Heart's Ease. 
Gin. 

Ivories. 
Teeth. How the swell flashed his ivories; how the gentleman shewed his teeth. 

​Jail Birds. 
Prisoners. 

​Keelhauling. 
​A punishment in use among the Dutch seamen, in which, for certain offences, the delinquent is drawn once, or oftener, under the ship's keel: ludicrously defined, undergoing hard-ship. 

Lubber. 
​An awkward fellow: a name given by sailors to landsmen.* 

*Taken verbatim from the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. Get your free Kindle copy HERE. 

​Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely week! ♥ 

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—Regency Wednesday— Day Lights

5/11/2016

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I'm pressed for time today, and I know how much my readers enjoy the bits I grab from the 1811 slang dictionary, so here are a few more for your edification. Enjoy! ♥

—Regency Wednesday--
​Day Lights

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Curtails.
Thieves who cut off pieces of stuff hanging out of shop windows, the tails of women's gowns, &c.; also, thieves wearing short jackets. 

​Day Lights.
​Eyes. To darken his day lights, or sow up his sees; to close up a man's eyes in boxing.

​Elf.
A fairy or hobgoblin, a little man or woman.

​Fortune Hunters.
Indigent men, seeking to enrich themselves by marrying a woman of fortune.

​Garnish.
An entrance fee demanded by the old prisoners of one just committed to gaol.*

​As always, thanx for stopping by! ♥

*Taken verbatim from 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. Get the free Kindle book HERE.

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—Regency Wednesday— Cackling Farts

4/13/2016

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For today's Regency Wednesday, how about a few slang terms from the always amusing 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue? That's always fun. ;) 

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Ames Ace.
Within ames ace; nearly, very near. 

​Buckles.
Fetters.

Cackling Farts.
Eggs. Cant.

​Dark Cully.
A married man that keeps a mistress, whom he only visits at night, for fear of discovery.

​Eves Dropper.
One that lurks about to rob hen-roosts; also a listener at doors and windows, to hear private conversation.* 

*Taken verbatim from 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. Get your free Kindle copy HERE.

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—Regency Wednesday— Hugotontheonbiquiffinarians

3/9/2016

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Hello again, my lovelies! Welcome back to my blog, my new blog, that is. I'm so glad you're here. ☺ 

It's Regency Wednesday, and just because my blog has moved and few things will be different, this will not. 

For this week's post, let's keep it simple. There's this book I have called 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. That's right, let's have another lesson in Regency slang! ​

As always, these are randomly selected. Some may be repeats of previous posts on my previous blog. I try not to do that, but it's inevitable. lol

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To Hop the Twig.
To run away. Cant.

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Hugotontheonbiquiffinarians.
​A society existing in 1748.


Puff, or Puffer.
One who bids at auctions, not with an intent to buy, but only to raise the price of the lot; for which purpose many are hired by the proprietor of the goods on sale.* 

That weirdly long word for some mysterious society stuck out to me. I, of course, looked it up. The only thing I could find was this reference in the 1811 Vulgar Dictionary. So... yeah. Still a mystery. If any of my lovely readers happens to know anything more, please let us all know in the comments! LOL

*Taken verbatim from 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. Get the e-book free for your kindle HERE.
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