-Victorian Slang Part Three- This is your favorite Kawaii u..
Added 2020-08-30 10:14:35 +0000 UTC-Victorian Slang Part Three-
This is your favorite Kawaii uwu ceiling fan bringing you some more fun facts. Did you know that there were many other slang words used in the Victorian era? These are some more slang words that were used.
1. GAL-SNEAKER
An 1870 term for "a man devoted to seduction.”
2. GAS-PIPES
A term for especially tight pants.
3. GIGGLEMUG
"An habitually smiling face.”
4. GOT THE MORBS
Use of this 1880 phrase indicated temporary melancholy.
5. HALF-RATS
Partially intoxicated.
6. JAMMIEST BITS OF JAM
"Absolutely perfect youthful females,” circa 1883.
7. KRUGER-SPOOF
Lying, from 1896.
8. MAD AS HOPS
Excitable.
9. MAFFICKING
An excellent word that means getting rowdy in the streets.
10. MAKE A STUFFED BIRD LAUGH
"Absolutely preposterous.”
11. MEATER
A street term meaning coward.
12. MIND THE GREASE
When walking or otherwise getting around, you could ask people to let you pass, please. Or you could ask them to mind the grease, which meant the same thing to Victorians.
13. MUTTON SHUNTER
This 1883 term for a policeman is so much better than "pig."
14. NANTY NARKING
A tavern term, popular from 1800 to 1840, that meant great fun.
15. NOSE BAGGER
Someone who takes a day trip to the beach. He brings his own provisions and doesn't contribute at all to the resort he's visiting.
16. NOT UP TO DICK
Not well.
17. ORF CHUMP
No appetite.
You can also read more about this by clicking this article here: https://theweek.com/articles/567412/56-delightful-victorian-slang-terms-should-using
