Fart Catcher N. --Cant for a valet or footman due to his walking behind his master or mistress. I am not making this up. đ Cant is slang spoken in London, primarily by thieves, during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Source:Â 18th Century and Regency Thieves' Cant
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Wacky Word Wednesday: Huckle-My-Buff
Huckle-My-Buff Noun 1. "A a beverage composed of beer, eggs, and brandy." From A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect and Collection of Provincialisms in Use in the County of Sussex by W.D. Parish. Um... None for me, thanks...
Wacky Word Wednesday: Brabagious
Brabagious Adjective 1. "An adjective of reproach, the exact meaning of which is difficult to define, but is generally available for use in a quarrelsome discussion between females. 'You nasty brabagious creature.'" From A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect and Collection of Provincialisms in Use in the County of Sussex by W.D. Parish. Amy can be quite a… Continue reading Wacky Word Wednesday: Brabagious
Wacky Word Wednesday: Bumboo
Bumboo Noun 1. "A mysterious compound of spirituous liquors under the influence of which, Mr. Turner, draper, of Easthoathly, made the following entry in his diary:--'1756, April 28th. I went down to Jones', where we drank one bowl of punch and two muggs of bumboo, and I came home again in liquor. Oh! with what… Continue reading Wacky Word Wednesday: Bumboo
Wacky Word Wednesday: Shackbaggerly
Shackbaggerly Adj 1.  in a loose, disorderly manner... from A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect and Collection of Provincialisms in Use in the County of Sussex by W.D. Parish Amy got her kids ready for soccer practice in a shackbaggerly way.  It's amazing they made it at all.  Let's hope she doesn't brush her teeth in the same… Continue reading Wacky Word Wednesday: Shackbaggerly
Wacky Word Wednesday: Zeugma
Zeugma \ËzĂźg-mÉ\ noun 1. Â a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses or to two others of which it semantically suits only one. Â ...from Google. 2. Â the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words usually in such a manner that it applies… Continue reading Wacky Word Wednesday: Zeugma
Wacky Word Wednesday: Flibbertigibbit
Flibbertigibbit /ËflibÉrdÄËjibÉt/ noun 1. a frivolous, flighty, or excessively talkative person.  ...definition from Google Amy is a flibbertigibbit when she is nervous. This word was first used in the 15th century.  In Middle English, the word is flepergebet. - from Merriam-Webster Does anyone know what famous musical includes a song with this word in it?
Wacky Word Wednesday: Zenzizenzizenzic
Did you know that  Zenzizenzizenzic is the 8th power of a number? So, the zenzizenzizenzic of 2 = 256... Good to know for...  Your next team trivia night?  Impressing strangers in an elevator?  Starting your career as a mathematician?