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Henpecked

We’ve all heard about henpecked husbands and boyfriends and we’ve heard more than a few jokes about the situation.  There’s the joke about men who have to ask their wives and girlfriends permission to… more →

Historically Speaking

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit and Pickpocket Eloquence — 19 comments

tracyloveshistory wrote 9 months ago: Oh, I just love everything about this book! I’m going to re-write the title here because it ma … more →

Tags: Books 2, english history, History, Humor, humour, slang dictionary, Tracy Loves History, University Wit, Vulgar Tongue

Henpecked

Elyse Bruce wrote 1 year ago: We’ve all heard about henpecked husbands and boyfriends and we’ve heard more than a few jokes about … more →

Tags: Idioms from the 17th Century, Captain Robert Scott, Charleston Mercury, Francis Grose, George Oates, Joseph Addision, Lord Byron, Milwaukee Journal, Noah Webster

Dutch Concert

Elyse Bruce wrote 1 year ago: A Dutch concert is either when everyone singing sings a different song at the same time or when ther … more →

Tags: Idioms from the 18th Century, 1700s, 176.8, Dutch concert, Francis Grose, Indian trader John Long, louis tracy, Manhattan summer months, New York Times

A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue — 1 comment

Tea in a Teacup wrote 1 year ago: Dictionaries are useful for writers when they need to know the meaning of words, but they are also u … more →

Tags: literature, Historical Customs, 18th century, Vulgar English terms, eighteenth century, Vulgar English phrases, Francis Grose

Kettle Of Fish

Elyse Bruce wrote 2 years ago: In Captain Francis Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue published in 1811, he defined the phrase  … more →

Tags: Idioms from the 18th Century, Idioms from the 19th Century, 1735, 1742, , 1807, 1811, Abraham Adams, Francis Grose


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