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BEETLE-HEADED. Dull, stupid.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BEETLE-HEADED. Dull, stupid.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BEETLE-HEADED. Dull, stupid.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BEETLE-HEADED. Dull, stupid.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HORSE'S MEAL. A meal without drinking.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HORSE'S MEAL. A meal without drinking.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HORSE'S MEAL. A meal without drinking.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HORSE'S MEAL. A meal without drinking.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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HORSE'S MEAL. A meal without drinking.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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COURT CARD. A gay fluttering coxcomb.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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COURT CARD. A gay fluttering coxcomb.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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COURT CARD. A gay fluttering coxcomb.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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COURT CARD. A gay fluttering coxcomb.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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COURT CARD. A gay fluttering coxcomb.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.
[18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]
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Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.
[18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]
#FollowFriday #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang #18thCentury
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Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.
[18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]
#FollowFriday #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang #18thCentury
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Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.
[18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]
#FollowFriday #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang #18thCentury
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BLUE PIGEONS. Thieves who steal lead off houses and churches. Cant. To fly a blue pigeon; to steal lead off houses or churches.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BLUE PIGEONS. Thieves who steal lead off houses and churches. Cant. To fly a blue pigeon; to steal lead off houses or churches.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BLUE PIGEONS. Thieves who steal lead off houses and churches. Cant. To fly a blue pigeon; to steal lead off houses or churches.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BLUE PIGEONS. Thieves who steal lead off houses and churches. Cant. To fly a blue pigeon; to steal lead off houses or churches.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BLUE PIGEONS. Thieves who steal lead off houses and churches. Cant. To fly a blue pigeon; to steal lead off houses or churches.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DICKED IN THE NOB. Silly. Crazed.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DICKED IN THE NOB. Silly. Crazed.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DICKED IN THE NOB. Silly. Crazed.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DICKED IN THE NOB. Silly. Crazed.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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DICKED IN THE NOB. Silly. Crazed.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BULL. A crown piece. A half bull; half a crown.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BULL. A crown piece. A half bull; half a crown.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BULL. A crown piece. A half bull; half a crown.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BULL. A crown piece. A half bull; half a crown.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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BULL. A crown piece. A half bull; half a crown.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CHRISTMAS COMPLIMENTS. A cough, kibed heels, and a snotty nose.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CHRISTMAS COMPLIMENTS. A cough, kibed heels, and a snotty nose.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CHRISTMAS COMPLIMENTS. A cough, kibed heels, and a snotty nose.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CHRISTMAS COMPLIMENTS. A cough, kibed heels, and a snotty nose.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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CHRISTMAS COMPLIMENTS. A cough, kibed heels, and a snotty nose.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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I’m, ‘psych, bogus, rad, take a chill pill, poser, gnarly, gag me with a spoon, no duh, whatever’ years old.
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I’m, ‘psych, bogus, rad, take a chill pill, poser, gnarly, gag me with a spoon, no duh, whatever’ years old.
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I’m, ‘psych, bogus, rad, take a chill pill, poser, gnarly, gag me with a spoon, no duh, whatever’ years old.
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I’m, ‘psych, bogus, rad, take a chill pill, poser, gnarly, gag me with a spoon, no duh, whatever’ years old.
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I’m, ‘psych, bogus, rad, take a chill pill, poser, gnarly, gag me with a spoon, no duh, whatever’ years old.
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AIR AND EXERCISE. He has had air and exercise, i.e. he has been whipped at the cart's tail; or, as it is generally, though more vulgarly, expressed, at the cart's arse.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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AIR AND EXERCISE. He has had air and exercise, i.e. he has been whipped at the cart's tail; or, as it is generally, though more vulgarly, expressed, at the cart's arse.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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AIR AND EXERCISE. He has had air and exercise, i.e. he has been whipped at the cart's tail; or, as it is generally, though more vulgarly, expressed, at the cart's arse.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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AIR AND EXERCISE. He has had air and exercise, i.e. he has been whipped at the cart's tail; or, as it is generally, though more vulgarly, expressed, at the cart's arse.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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AIR AND EXERCISE. He has had air and exercise, i.e. he has been whipped at the cart's tail; or, as it is generally, though more vulgarly, expressed, at the cart's arse.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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I never knew where the Americanism "balls to the wall" came from. It conjured in my mind an image of being forced, pressured or threatened, with one's face - and scrotum - up against the wall.
Apparently it comes from the aviation context, "in reference to ball-shaped grips on an aircraft's engine controls ... Pushing these 'balls to the wall' would put the aircraft at maximum thrust..." (Wiktionary) - so, analogous to 'pedal to the metal'.
The only connection with testicles is through folk etymology.