[PCP] Coming Soon... Talk Like a Pirate Day (part 2)
Day 5,758, 07:24
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by Artela
As we approach this very special day in the year I'm publishing a few articles on the proper language to be used on the day itself...
Yes, there will be a test! I'll have a giveaway day on the day itself for those students of the language who pass the test on Talk Like a Pirate Day
🙂
So here is your next set of words and phrases to get you talking like a pirate!
Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!....Pirate catch phrase of grumbling or disgust
All Hands on Deck!...Everyone touch the deck!
Avast Ye.....................Pay attention and check this out!
Aye............................Yes
Aye, Aye.....................A crew member says this to the Captain, meaning “I will get that done right away!”
Batten Down The Hatches......Tie everything down and put stuff away for a coming storm.
Blimey!.....................Surprise, shock
Blow me down!........Phrase of amazement or shock
Blow The Man Down......The Captain’s command to get rid of a person
Booty........................Treasure
Bounty......................A reward for capturing a known criminal, such as a pirate
Bring a Spring Upon ‘er...Turn the ship in a different direction
Broadside.................The most vulnerable angle of a ship that runs the length of the boat
Buccaneer.................A pirate
Bucko.......................Friend, a pirate, same as a buccaneer
Cat O’Nine Tails......A special kind of whip that has 9 strands
Chantey....................Song sung together by sailors or pirates in unison, while they work
Chase.......................A vessel that is being pursued
Chase Gun...............The main cannon at the bow of a ship
Clap of Thunder.......Strong, alcoholic drink, like a shot
Cleave Him to the Brisket...An order to kill a man by cutting across his chest from the shoulders to stomach.
Clipper.....................Fast-moving boat or ship
Coffer......................The treasure chest
Cog..........................Smaller war ship
Corsair.....................Pirates from the Mediterranean
Crack Jenny’s Teacup...Term for spending the night with a prostitute
Crow’s Nest............A small lookout platform near the mast to see long distances
Cutlass....................A thick, heavy and rather short sword blade for pirates
Watch out for the next installment in the Pirates' Dictionary, coming soon...
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Blimey
Aye Aye, Bucko!
'If you're not over here in 20 minutes with my door, I shall come over there and insert a large garden gnome in you. Good day.'
Bloody pirates!
I read the article. But payed more attention to the comment above me. I do like the sea but i prefer large gardens.
o7
Don't forget
"Shiver me timber"
Which is when it is very cold and the male pirates (cannon)balls and mizzenmast are not looking their most impressive.
Not to be confused with "Shiver me timberS"
I do know that the Brass Monkey in the phrase "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey" was a dockside dish for storing cannonballs beside the cannons, and that the brass contracted more quickly and further than the metal of the cannonballs... so they would fall off.
Anyway, it's on the list for in one of the next couple of lead in to the day articles 😃
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