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A VICTORIAN BAG OF BEER AND SKITTLES
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THE VICTORIAN SINGLE BAG
Single word slang
BLAZES - Victorian swear word, meaning either "hell" or "the Devil."
BRICKY - someone with a brave nature. A bricky person isn't afraid of anything.
CHUCKABOO - affectionately describes a good friend.
DADDLES - hands.
DAMFINO - abbreviation of "damn if I know."
DRATTED - Victorian swear word with the same meaning as damn in modern times.
ESCOP - Victorian cockney slang word for a police officer.
FOOZLER - someone who tends to mess things up, like one who is clumsy breaks things.
DOLLYMOP - woman who dabbles in prostitution
DRUMSTICKS - a person's legs.
GIGGLEMUG - someone who constantly has a smile on their face.
MAFFICKING - rowdy behavior
MEATER - someone who has a cowardly nature.
MOLLISHER - female romantic companion of a villain, criminal or gangster.
ROVOLVERESS - a woman who has superb shooting skills (with a gun).
STRUMPET - whore or prostitute.
TARNATION - Victorian euphemism to use instead of the curse word "damnation”.
WHOOPERUPS - describes people who would sing loudly even though they did not have good singing voices.
THE VICTORIAN DUAL BAG
Two word expressions
CHURCH BELL - woman who talks so much she reminds you of the incessant clanging of church bells.
DO TELL - means the same thing as the popular modern expression "you don't say." Gossips dish the latest scoop.
FLY RINK - a shiny bald head
GAL SNEAKER - man who tries to seduce every female who crosses his path
GAS PIPES - pants with a particularly snug fit.
HALF RATS - just barely tipsy, but not really drunk.
MOUTH PIE - negative nagging by a wife to her husband.
MUTTON SHUNTER - slang for police officers
NANTY NARKING - having fabulous fun.
ORF CHUMP - you have no appetite.
POKED UP - embarrassed
POWDERING HAIR - the gentlemen headed to the tavern to get their drink on would say they're powdering hair (instead of the more straightforward "getting drunk").
RAIN NAPPER - an umbrella.
SAUCE BOX - the mouth (like “pie hole” in modern times)
SOME PUMPKINS - really terrific or impressive.
WOODEN SPOON - a particularly dumb person
THREE BAGS AND YOU ARE OUT
Expressions of three words
BAGS O' MYSTERY - phrase used to describe sausage.
BEER AND SKITTLES - pleasure; e.g., ‘Ah, Joe, if a bloke’s life was all beer and skittles we shouldn’t be doing time.’
BOW WOW MUTTON - Sailors used this creative term to refer to really nasty tasting meat. Like dog meat.
BUTTER UPON BACON - refers to an act of extreme extravagance.
COP A MOUSE - misfortune of a black eye.
GOT THE MORBS - refers to someone who is in a melancholy mood or temporary state of depression.
KEEP THAT DRY - a request to keep information secret so it doesn’t get out.
KILL THE CANARY - one who is sloughing off from work, like pretending to be sick to call off work.
MIND THE GREASE - politely requesting others to let you move past them.
TAKE THE EGG - act of winning something, whether it be a prize or an argument.
UP THE POLE - "falling down drunk." The person is so drunk that they have to hold on to a pole to stay upright.
SEATING FOR FOUR OR MORE BAGS
Phrases of four or more words
BARKING AT A KNOT - person who is engaged in an activity that will never bring about the desired result, so it's a waste of time.
DON'T SELL ME A DOG - a caution to someone not to lie to you
EAT VINEGAR WITH A FORK - describes a sharp-witted conversationalist or someone who was known to have a nasty way with words.
GRINNING AT THE DAISY ROOTS - death; indicates that someone died and had been buried.
JAMMIEST BITS OF JAM - most perfectly beautiful young woman.
MAKE A STUFFED BIRD LAUGH - attempts to pursue a path that's positively preposterous
NOT UP TO DICK - not feeling well
Single word slang
BLAZES - Victorian swear word, meaning either "hell" or "the Devil."
BRICKY - someone with a brave nature. A bricky person isn't afraid of anything.
CHUCKABOO - affectionately describes a good friend.
DADDLES - hands.
DAMFINO - abbreviation of "damn if I know."
DRATTED - Victorian swear word with the same meaning as damn in modern times.
ESCOP - Victorian cockney slang word for a police officer.
FOOZLER - someone who tends to mess things up, like one who is clumsy breaks things.
DOLLYMOP - woman who dabbles in prostitution
DRUMSTICKS - a person's legs.
GIGGLEMUG - someone who constantly has a smile on their face.
MAFFICKING - rowdy behavior
MEATER - someone who has a cowardly nature.
MOLLISHER - female romantic companion of a villain, criminal or gangster.
ROVOLVERESS - a woman who has superb shooting skills (with a gun).
STRUMPET - whore or prostitute.
TARNATION - Victorian euphemism to use instead of the curse word "damnation”.
WHOOPERUPS - describes people who would sing loudly even though they did not have good singing voices.
THE VICTORIAN DUAL BAG
Two word expressions
CHURCH BELL - woman who talks so much she reminds you of the incessant clanging of church bells.
DO TELL - means the same thing as the popular modern expression "you don't say." Gossips dish the latest scoop.
FLY RINK - a shiny bald head
GAL SNEAKER - man who tries to seduce every female who crosses his path
GAS PIPES - pants with a particularly snug fit.
HALF RATS - just barely tipsy, but not really drunk.
MOUTH PIE - negative nagging by a wife to her husband.
MUTTON SHUNTER - slang for police officers
NANTY NARKING - having fabulous fun.
ORF CHUMP - you have no appetite.
POKED UP - embarrassed
POWDERING HAIR - the gentlemen headed to the tavern to get their drink on would say they're powdering hair (instead of the more straightforward "getting drunk").
RAIN NAPPER - an umbrella.
SAUCE BOX - the mouth (like “pie hole” in modern times)
SOME PUMPKINS - really terrific or impressive.
WOODEN SPOON - a particularly dumb person
THREE BAGS AND YOU ARE OUT
Expressions of three words
BAGS O' MYSTERY - phrase used to describe sausage.
BEER AND SKITTLES - pleasure; e.g., ‘Ah, Joe, if a bloke’s life was all beer and skittles we shouldn’t be doing time.’
BOW WOW MUTTON - Sailors used this creative term to refer to really nasty tasting meat. Like dog meat.
BUTTER UPON BACON - refers to an act of extreme extravagance.
COP A MOUSE - misfortune of a black eye.
GOT THE MORBS - refers to someone who is in a melancholy mood or temporary state of depression.
KEEP THAT DRY - a request to keep information secret so it doesn’t get out.
KILL THE CANARY - one who is sloughing off from work, like pretending to be sick to call off work.
MIND THE GREASE - politely requesting others to let you move past them.
TAKE THE EGG - act of winning something, whether it be a prize or an argument.
UP THE POLE - "falling down drunk." The person is so drunk that they have to hold on to a pole to stay upright.
SEATING FOR FOUR OR MORE BAGS
Phrases of four or more words
BARKING AT A KNOT - person who is engaged in an activity that will never bring about the desired result, so it's a waste of time.
DON'T SELL ME A DOG - a caution to someone not to lie to you
EAT VINEGAR WITH A FORK - describes a sharp-witted conversationalist or someone who was known to have a nasty way with words.
GRINNING AT THE DAISY ROOTS - death; indicates that someone died and had been buried.
JAMMIEST BITS OF JAM - most perfectly beautiful young woman.
MAKE A STUFFED BIRD LAUGH - attempts to pursue a path that's positively preposterous
NOT UP TO DICK - not feeling well
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