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DIRECTORY OF SAUCY SLANG
Where Did That Expression Really Come From?
Know Your Onions! A Jumble of Random Slang
THE QUEEN’S ENGLISH
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A cheeky collection of all slang, insults, curses and idioms available from all categories
Where Did That Expression Really Come From?
Know Your Onions! A Jumble of Random Slang
THE QUEEN’S ENGLISH
- The British Greatest Hits List
- The British Love their Bits N’ Bobs
- Chockablock of Quirky British Slang
- The Cockney Bits About Rhyming Slang
- Raggabrash Runaway to the Middle Ages
- The Victorian Play of Bricky Old Bags
- The Victorian Replay of Bags of Mystery
- Is That Victorian Gibberish or Slang?
- V is for Vulgar Victorian Vagabonds
- Insulted by a Clanging Church Bell
- Two Whoops & A Cowboy Holler
- Penny for Your Thoughts - l Money Talks
- Making a Portmanteau Love Connection
- The Name of the Game in Sports Idioms
- Stealing the Cliff Notes for Millennials
- Pirates Plundering With Curses and Slang
- Walkabout of Aussie Slang - (Home)
- Stirring the Possum - (People)
- Happy Little Vegemite - (Feelings)
- True Blue Values - (Country & Government)
- Sozzled Didgeridoo Solo - (Entertainment)
- Scratching Your Arse - (Curses & Insults)
- Short the Stack - (Abbreviations)
- Froth and Bubbles - (Rhyming Slang)
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A SLANG JOURNEY
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This list is going to PAD THE HOOF - that doesn’t mean raise the roof - it means to tramp about. Let’s talk about people in slang from yesteryear.
PEOPLE FLUBBING AT WORK
FLUB THE DUB - one who is slacking on the job
DEWDROPPER - one who sits around and does nothing. Compare to LOLLYGAGGER
CAN’T CUT THE MUSTARD - somebody who can’t hack the job - he is APPLESAUCE which means he is full of shit. Let’s call him an AFTERNOON FARMER which is a laggard; like a farmer who rises late and is behind in his chores.
SO WHEN THEY GET FIRED
They have COLD COFFEE - misfortune; sometimes it’s compared to cold GRUEL.
They are now IN THE KETCHUP - meaning in the red
They wave the FLAG OF DISTRESS - their poverty seen by the end of their shirt when it protrudes through their trousers.
And they become as POOR AS JOB’S TURKEY which means as thin and as badly fed as that ill-conditioned and imaginary bird.
They may become a SNEEZE-LURKER - a desperate thief who throws snuff in a person’s face and then robs them.
Or they may go crazy and become a SNOTTER-HAULER - a pickpocket whose chief fancy is for gentlemen’s pocket handkerchiefs. They can get caught though, and go to HOOSEGOW - or jail
BUT IF THEY HANG ON TO THEIR JOB
They could become a SKINFLINT or someone known as a miserly covetous wretch. One who would take the skin off a flint. They get called a STINGBUM or a stingy or ungenerous person.
Or they could do a 180 and become an EGG or a person who leads an absurdly wealthy, extravagant lifestyle. If they don’t make enough money for that and still want to live like it then they become a FOUR-FLUSHER - or someone who mooches off the money of others in order to feign wealth.
Either way they either have MAZUMA, have no MAZUMA or they pretend to have MAZUMA - which is slang for the cash.
THEY CAN TAKE THE CASH OUT ... FOR BOOZE?
They can be a PAPER-BELLY - one who can’t drink liquor straight, or who grimaces after a taste of alcohol.
They take their JORUM OF SKEE which is a swig of alcohol like PANTHER PISS or whiskey
They always know what their SNOOTFUL is - it’s the amount of alcohol it takes for them to get drunk
Soon they are SQUIFFED - feeling just a little bit tipsy
And they soon get a MALMSEY NOSE - which is a red nose after drinking too much wine.
If they run out of money they can go JUGGINS-HUNTING – which is hunting around for someone to pay for their GIGGLE WATER – alcohol.
When they the MAZUMA they may go on a TOOT - or a drunken spree.
Being ZOZZLED or SPIFFLICATED is obvious to others. People who see them can tell they are a HOLE IN A LADDER or 3 sheets to the wind, and soon enough it’s not just drunk - it’s HALF-SEAS OVER - or what we call shitfaced today.
This drunkard can be called by many names; a BOOZE ARTIST, GOB, HEAD, FREAK, HOUND,HOISTER, ROOSTER, SHUNTER or STUPE. He got drunk at the BOOZE BARN, BAZAAR, CASA, CRIB, JOINT, MILL, PARLOUR, FACTORY, FOUNDRY or EMPORIUM. Then he got kicked out by the BOOZE CLERK, FENCER or PUSHER because he was having a FLAG OUT, acting SOAPY-EYED, was obviously as FULL AS A TICK, was claiming that he was starting to SEE SNAKES and complained he felt CANNED UP.
AT HOME
They managed to get home. After stumbling into bed and passing out he woke up with THE ZINGS - a hangover - and his many HAPPY RETURNS aren’t so happy since he was throwing up. Makes him feel CRAPULOUS - which is exactly what it sounds like - crap.
Moral of the story? Go to work, don’t blow all your cash, drink responsibly and don’t get so drunk you get called a GOB. People have always had adjectives to describe them. Some tell a nice story, others a sad one (like our aforementioned GOB) and then there are the sordid words - even in a softer time (the last 200 years).
WORDS TO DESCRIBE WOMEN
Women were called some colorful words.
A BEARCAT is a lively, spirited or sassy gal
A MUFFIN WALLOPER is an old spinster who enjoys gossiping with her friends, usually while sipping on tea and nibbling cakes
A CHURCH BELL is a female chatterbox
A MELLENCAMP is too old to be considered a cougar
A CHOICE BIT OF CALICO is a desirable woman while a Sheba is a sexually desirable woman (scandalous!)
A DUMB DORA is a dull or unintelligent woman
A CANCELLED STAMP is a shy, lonely female, the type people describe as a “wallflower”
AND DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE MEN
A RUSTY GUTS Is a blunt and rough old fellow. His brother is a GOLLUMPUS or a large, clumsy fellow.
A BUTTER AND EGG MAN is a wealthy but unsophisticated small-town businessman who acts like a playboy when he visits the big city. He’s probably out looking for a SHEBA.
A CAKE EATER is a good old fashioned ladies man
A FRIBBLER is a trifler, idler, good-for-nothing fellow; silly and superficial.
A MOLLYCODDLE is an effeminate man, one who malingers amongst the women.
A SNEAKSBY is a mean-spirited fellow; a sneaking, cowardly man.
A man known as ALL HAT AND NO CATTLE is an empty boaster; a man who is all talk and no action.
EVEN THE KIDS?!?
An ANKLEBITER is a young mischievous child
A HOBBADEHOY is a youth who has ceased to be a boy but is not yet regarded as a man.
A SAUCEBOX is a mouthy teenager
An UNLICKED CUB is a loutish youth who has never been taught any manners
THEN THERE ARE PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT OFF
OFF HIS CHUMP is one who is off his rocker
OFF THE COB is one who is square and corny
BEEF-WITTED describes one who is just plain stupid
A PRETZEL-BENDER is a bit peculiar
A ZIB is kind of a nincompoop
A FOOZLER is embarrassingly clumsy, inept and incompetent
A FUSSBUDGET is a nervous or fidgety sort
A GO-ALONGER is a simple person who goes along with anything but is fooled easily and bullied about it.
A GRUMBLETONIAN is a discontented bore; one who is always railing at the times.
A BLUENOSE is a prude or killjoy
A PALOOKA is a clumsy, loutish person
Then there is one who DRAWS THE LONG BOW - or tells extravagant stories full of exaggerations.
And there are the CHUCKLE HEADS, DUNDER HEADS, BUFFLE HEADS, CABBAGE HEADS, CHOWDER HEADS, COD’S HEADS — all heads signifying stupidity and weakness of intellect. A bunch of fools.
THERE ARE ONES A BIT MORE THAN OFF
A HORNSWOGGLER is a cheater or swindler
A RATTLECAP is an unsteady, volatile person.
A GASSER is a braggart who is so full of himself
A GINGER-SNAP is a hot-headed lug
A GREEDY GUTS is a covetous or gluttonous fiend
A POLTROON is an an utter coward or one who is said to be White-Livered or maliciously cowardly
A SEEK-SORROW is a ‘woe is me’ melodramatic hypochondriac.
A WRINKLER is a big fat liar; one who compulsively lies about everything
A HUGGER-MUGGER is a sneak sneaking around and keeping secrets
BUT EVEN A HUGGER-MUGGER HAS TO EAT RIGHT?
There is the SCHLEMIEL and SCHLIMAZEL - the schlemiel is the one who spills his coffee; the schlimazel is the one on whom it’s spilled.
And the one practicing CUPBOARD LOVE which is one who sweet talks the cook to get free food.
There is the FLYING MESS or a hungry soldier having to “mess” where he can.
And the ones who put their NOSE IN THE MANGER or to sit down to leisurely eat. It’s the ones who put on the NOSE-BAG who eat fast while doing other things. They do a PERPENDICULAR lunch which is standing up - usually at a tavern bar.
THEY HAVE SEX TOO - OR MAYBE NOT
They are usually PITCHING WOO or seducing or propositioning.
They may play a game of PULLY HAWLY which means carrying on a series of affairs.
Or they may be so much in love they get called TWITTERPATED which is foolishly lovestruck.
But sometimes THE BANK’S CLOSED and they aren’t in the mood. They may give their partner the ICY MITT or the the cold shoulder. And sadly they may do more than that by GIVING THEM THE WIND which is an old fashioned form of the modern ghosting.
So many people - so many words to describe them.
Thanks for coming on this journey into the slang of the years gone past!
This list is going to PAD THE HOOF - that doesn’t mean raise the roof - it means to tramp about. Let’s talk about people in slang from yesteryear.
PEOPLE FLUBBING AT WORK
FLUB THE DUB - one who is slacking on the job
DEWDROPPER - one who sits around and does nothing. Compare to LOLLYGAGGER
CAN’T CUT THE MUSTARD - somebody who can’t hack the job - he is APPLESAUCE which means he is full of shit. Let’s call him an AFTERNOON FARMER which is a laggard; like a farmer who rises late and is behind in his chores.
SO WHEN THEY GET FIRED
They have COLD COFFEE - misfortune; sometimes it’s compared to cold GRUEL.
They are now IN THE KETCHUP - meaning in the red
They wave the FLAG OF DISTRESS - their poverty seen by the end of their shirt when it protrudes through their trousers.
And they become as POOR AS JOB’S TURKEY which means as thin and as badly fed as that ill-conditioned and imaginary bird.
They may become a SNEEZE-LURKER - a desperate thief who throws snuff in a person’s face and then robs them.
Or they may go crazy and become a SNOTTER-HAULER - a pickpocket whose chief fancy is for gentlemen’s pocket handkerchiefs. They can get caught though, and go to HOOSEGOW - or jail
BUT IF THEY HANG ON TO THEIR JOB
They could become a SKINFLINT or someone known as a miserly covetous wretch. One who would take the skin off a flint. They get called a STINGBUM or a stingy or ungenerous person.
Or they could do a 180 and become an EGG or a person who leads an absurdly wealthy, extravagant lifestyle. If they don’t make enough money for that and still want to live like it then they become a FOUR-FLUSHER - or someone who mooches off the money of others in order to feign wealth.
Either way they either have MAZUMA, have no MAZUMA or they pretend to have MAZUMA - which is slang for the cash.
THEY CAN TAKE THE CASH OUT ... FOR BOOZE?
They can be a PAPER-BELLY - one who can’t drink liquor straight, or who grimaces after a taste of alcohol.
They take their JORUM OF SKEE which is a swig of alcohol like PANTHER PISS or whiskey
They always know what their SNOOTFUL is - it’s the amount of alcohol it takes for them to get drunk
Soon they are SQUIFFED - feeling just a little bit tipsy
And they soon get a MALMSEY NOSE - which is a red nose after drinking too much wine.
If they run out of money they can go JUGGINS-HUNTING – which is hunting around for someone to pay for their GIGGLE WATER – alcohol.
When they the MAZUMA they may go on a TOOT - or a drunken spree.
Being ZOZZLED or SPIFFLICATED is obvious to others. People who see them can tell they are a HOLE IN A LADDER or 3 sheets to the wind, and soon enough it’s not just drunk - it’s HALF-SEAS OVER - or what we call shitfaced today.
This drunkard can be called by many names; a BOOZE ARTIST, GOB, HEAD, FREAK, HOUND,HOISTER, ROOSTER, SHUNTER or STUPE. He got drunk at the BOOZE BARN, BAZAAR, CASA, CRIB, JOINT, MILL, PARLOUR, FACTORY, FOUNDRY or EMPORIUM. Then he got kicked out by the BOOZE CLERK, FENCER or PUSHER because he was having a FLAG OUT, acting SOAPY-EYED, was obviously as FULL AS A TICK, was claiming that he was starting to SEE SNAKES and complained he felt CANNED UP.
AT HOME
They managed to get home. After stumbling into bed and passing out he woke up with THE ZINGS - a hangover - and his many HAPPY RETURNS aren’t so happy since he was throwing up. Makes him feel CRAPULOUS - which is exactly what it sounds like - crap.
Moral of the story? Go to work, don’t blow all your cash, drink responsibly and don’t get so drunk you get called a GOB. People have always had adjectives to describe them. Some tell a nice story, others a sad one (like our aforementioned GOB) and then there are the sordid words - even in a softer time (the last 200 years).
WORDS TO DESCRIBE WOMEN
Women were called some colorful words.
A BEARCAT is a lively, spirited or sassy gal
A MUFFIN WALLOPER is an old spinster who enjoys gossiping with her friends, usually while sipping on tea and nibbling cakes
A CHURCH BELL is a female chatterbox
A MELLENCAMP is too old to be considered a cougar
A CHOICE BIT OF CALICO is a desirable woman while a Sheba is a sexually desirable woman (scandalous!)
A DUMB DORA is a dull or unintelligent woman
A CANCELLED STAMP is a shy, lonely female, the type people describe as a “wallflower”
AND DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE MEN
A RUSTY GUTS Is a blunt and rough old fellow. His brother is a GOLLUMPUS or a large, clumsy fellow.
A BUTTER AND EGG MAN is a wealthy but unsophisticated small-town businessman who acts like a playboy when he visits the big city. He’s probably out looking for a SHEBA.
A CAKE EATER is a good old fashioned ladies man
A FRIBBLER is a trifler, idler, good-for-nothing fellow; silly and superficial.
A MOLLYCODDLE is an effeminate man, one who malingers amongst the women.
A SNEAKSBY is a mean-spirited fellow; a sneaking, cowardly man.
A man known as ALL HAT AND NO CATTLE is an empty boaster; a man who is all talk and no action.
EVEN THE KIDS?!?
An ANKLEBITER is a young mischievous child
A HOBBADEHOY is a youth who has ceased to be a boy but is not yet regarded as a man.
A SAUCEBOX is a mouthy teenager
An UNLICKED CUB is a loutish youth who has never been taught any manners
THEN THERE ARE PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT OFF
OFF HIS CHUMP is one who is off his rocker
OFF THE COB is one who is square and corny
BEEF-WITTED describes one who is just plain stupid
A PRETZEL-BENDER is a bit peculiar
A ZIB is kind of a nincompoop
A FOOZLER is embarrassingly clumsy, inept and incompetent
A FUSSBUDGET is a nervous or fidgety sort
A GO-ALONGER is a simple person who goes along with anything but is fooled easily and bullied about it.
A GRUMBLETONIAN is a discontented bore; one who is always railing at the times.
A BLUENOSE is a prude or killjoy
- He is also called a WURP - a wet blanket or buzzkill
A PALOOKA is a clumsy, loutish person
Then there is one who DRAWS THE LONG BOW - or tells extravagant stories full of exaggerations.
And there are the CHUCKLE HEADS, DUNDER HEADS, BUFFLE HEADS, CABBAGE HEADS, CHOWDER HEADS, COD’S HEADS — all heads signifying stupidity and weakness of intellect. A bunch of fools.
THERE ARE ONES A BIT MORE THAN OFF
A HORNSWOGGLER is a cheater or swindler
A RATTLECAP is an unsteady, volatile person.
A GASSER is a braggart who is so full of himself
A GINGER-SNAP is a hot-headed lug
A GREEDY GUTS is a covetous or gluttonous fiend
A POLTROON is an an utter coward or one who is said to be White-Livered or maliciously cowardly
A SEEK-SORROW is a ‘woe is me’ melodramatic hypochondriac.
A WRINKLER is a big fat liar; one who compulsively lies about everything
A HUGGER-MUGGER is a sneak sneaking around and keeping secrets
- They are also known as a SEWER - or someone who can’t keep a secret
BUT EVEN A HUGGER-MUGGER HAS TO EAT RIGHT?
There is the SCHLEMIEL and SCHLIMAZEL - the schlemiel is the one who spills his coffee; the schlimazel is the one on whom it’s spilled.
And the one practicing CUPBOARD LOVE which is one who sweet talks the cook to get free food.
There is the FLYING MESS or a hungry soldier having to “mess” where he can.
And the ones who put their NOSE IN THE MANGER or to sit down to leisurely eat. It’s the ones who put on the NOSE-BAG who eat fast while doing other things. They do a PERPENDICULAR lunch which is standing up - usually at a tavern bar.
THEY HAVE SEX TOO - OR MAYBE NOT
They are usually PITCHING WOO or seducing or propositioning.
They may play a game of PULLY HAWLY which means carrying on a series of affairs.
Or they may be so much in love they get called TWITTERPATED which is foolishly lovestruck.
But sometimes THE BANK’S CLOSED and they aren’t in the mood. They may give their partner the ICY MITT or the the cold shoulder. And sadly they may do more than that by GIVING THEM THE WIND which is an old fashioned form of the modern ghosting.
So many people - so many words to describe them.
Thanks for coming on this journey into the slang of the years gone past!
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Collection of Vocabulary Books, Sites and Resources
Series Homepage | View Sites | Download Books
Words are also posted on twitter under the hashtags #beautifulwords and shared on pinterest boards
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Content by Kairos ~ @kairosoflife
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