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This is the third "Teach yourself Pirate" article leading up to the very special "Talk Like A Pirate Day" that is approaching rapidly!

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!

Davy Jones’ Locker...........A mystical fable about an evil spirit from the bottom of the ocean that draws pirates or sailors down to their death
Dead Men Tell No Tales...An expression meaning no survivors left behind
Doubloons.........................Types of Spanish gold coins piratesfind
Fathom..............................Six feet
Feed the Fish.....................About to die
Fire in the Hole.................Warning given to crew before a cannon is fired
Flogging............................Severe beating of a person
Galley................................Flat ship propelled manually by oars
Gangplank.........................Removable ramp between the pier and ship
Go on Account................. A phrase pirates used to say they were turning into a pirate
Grog..................................Rum or liquor diluted by water
Grog Blossom...................Someone with a red nose from drinking too frequently, alcoholic
Hands................................Crew members or sailors of a ship
Hang ‘Emfrom the Yardarm......Type of punishment served to a prisoner
Hang the Jib......................Frown or pout
Head..................................Potty or toilet on a pirate ship
Hearties.............................Friends, fellow comrades or sailors
Heave Ho..........................Put your weight and muscle into it
Heave To...........................Stop!!
Hempen Halter..................A rope hanging noose
Hornswaggle.....................Cheat or defraud someone out of assets or money
Jack...................................Flag flown at the front of ship to show nationality
Jack Ketch.........................The hangman. “Dance with Jack Ketch” means to hang
Jacob’s Ladder..................A rope ladder used to climb aboard a boat
Jolly Roger........................Black pirate flag with white skull and crossbones
Keelhaul...........................Painful punishment whereby the pirates drag a person side-to-side under the pirate ship and they get cut up by the planks and barnacles from the bottom of the ship
Killick................................Small, stone anchor with a wooden frame
Lad, lass, lassie..................A kid or young person
Landlubber........................An inexperienced or clumsy person who doesn’t have any sailing skills
Letters of Marque..............Government-issued letters allowing privateers the right to piracy of another ship during wartime
Lookout............................The pirate who keeps watch for land or oncoming ships
Loot..................................Stolen money or belongings
Man-O-War........................A pirate ship that is decked out and prepared for battle
Maroon.............................Leave someone stranded on a deserted island with no supplies, which was a common punishment for any crew members who disrespected or dishonored the Captain
Marooned..........................To be abandoned with no food, drink, or possessions
Me.....................................My
Mizzen.............................The 3rd mast from the ship’s bow of bigger ships
Mutiny..............................When crew gang up against the Captain of the ship or other authority


Watch out for the next installment in the Pirates' Dictionary, coming soon...



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