Pirates have always talked a little strange in comparison to ye landlubbers. When ye live yer life in the sea and with uneducated people, thats what happens. Here me made a small list of some of the things we say.
Black Spot - a death threat among pirates made of a black spot or mark on a scrap of paper with more specific detail sometimes written on the other side
Dance the Hempen Jig - to hang (the rope ussually be made of hemp fibers)
Go on Account - pirates compare the act of becoming a pirate to going into business so we say that
Hempen Halter- The hangman's noose.
Hornswaggle - To cheat (mostly about gold)
Cackle Fruit - chicken eggs
Duffle - everything a pirate owns and also the nickname for the bag that holds it
Cockswain - Captain's attendant who would row him to and from the ship
Drivelswigger - a pirate that reads about nautical terms too much
Black Jack - large drinking cups made of leather that were made strong with tar
Bumboo - a West Indies drink made with watered rum, sugar and nutmeg
Grog - a mix of water and rum
Hogshead- a big barrel that can hold 63 to 140 gallons of rum =D
Davy Jones's Locker - the place at the ocean bottom that holds dead sailors and pirates...a reference to death.
To be in Davy's Grip: to be close to death or truly terrified
To have the Davies or the Joneseys: to be scared
To see you to Davy Jones: threatening to kill some one
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This was a funny blog. I never knew that this many words meant so much. I feel as though I am going to use those words in anythings I write. Even some essays in school! My teachers would go to me and think I was drunk or something. I will tell them that theses words have different meanings. You ca even check my friends blog . HE BE A PIRATE HUNTING FOR HE TREASURE!
ReplyDeleteI've got to admit, this was a pretty interesting blog. Im amazed at how much you research on pirates and wrote about. This would probably not be my first choice in choosing another blog topic so you definitely deserve credit.
ReplyDeleteI never really imagined how much information there was on pirates. And that they really do still exisit. Well, all and all great blog I enjoyed it!