-Victorian Slang Part Four- This is your favorite Kawaii uw..
Added 2020-08-31 15:51:18 +0000 UTC-Victorian Slang Part Four- 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. PARISH PICK-AXE A prominent nose. 2. PODSNAPPERY This term, Forrester writers, describes a person with a "wilful determination to ignore the objectionable or inconvenient, at the same time assuming airs of superior virtue and noble resignation.” 3. POKED UP Embarrassed. 4. POWDERING HAIR An 18th century tavern term that means "getting intoxicated.” 5. RAIN NAPPER An umbrella. 6. SAUCE-BOX The mouth. 7. SHAKE A FLANNIN Why say you're going to fight when you could say you're going to shake a flannin instead? 8. SHOOT INTO THE BROWN To fail. According to Forrester, "The phrase takes its rise from rifle practice, where the queer shot misses the black and white target altogether, and shoots into the brown i.e., the earth butt." 9. SKILAMALINK Secret, shady, doubtful. 10. SMOTHERING A PARROT Drinking a glass of absinthe neat; named for the green color of the booze. 11. SUGGESTIONIZE A legal term from 1889 meaning "to prompt.” 12. TAKE THE EGG To win. 13. UMBLE-CUM-STUMBLE According to Forrester, this low class phrase means "thoroughly understood." 14. WHOOPERUPS A term meaning "inferior, noisy singers" that could be used liberally today during karaoke sessions. You can also read more about this by clicking this article here: https://theweek.com/articles/567412/56-delightful-victorian-slang-terms-should-using
