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Police Incidents. 1832.
It has been a long time since I have done a police incident post, I love these little historical peeks into the lives of the badly behaved. The crimes committed and the language used by the reporters… more →
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Victorian Slang of the Week
wrote 2 days ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor business end–the effective end of a tool or weapon. 1878. … more →
Victorian slang of the Week
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wrote 1 week ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor bushwhack–to ambush 1861. Comes originally from bushwhacke … more →
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor Flummadiddle: So I was looking up a slang word for a friend who wa … more →
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wrote 2 months ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor For the next few weeks, I’m going to go off-alphabet in my s … more →
Victorian Slang of the Week
wrote 3 months ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor Chin music: impudent talk. “Don’t give me none of you … more →
Paradise Pines Series: Night Angel Released
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wrote 9 months ago: By Paisley Kirkpatrick Digging for gold from early dawn until dusk was definitely a backbreaking job … more →
Police Incidents. 1832.
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wrote 11 months ago: It has been a long time since I have done a police incident post, I love these little historical pee … more →
Victorian Slang of the Week
wrote 1 year ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor blue-bellied—despicable, mostly during the Civil War, applied to … more →
Victorian Slang of the Week
wrote 1 year ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor blue, phrases—1) make a blue fist, screw up royally. 1834. Ther … more →
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wrote 1 year ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor blue— 1) the blues, at it’s earliest, blue devils, sadness, depr … more →
Victorian Slang of the Week
wrote 1 year ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor blowup—1) a sudden conflict, brawl, fight, 1837 … more →
Victorian Slang of the Week
wrote 1 year ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor blow in—1) spend freely or squander often in celebration or losi … more →
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wrote 1 year ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor blowhard—obnoxiously boastful person or windbag, 1823. Referenc … more →
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wrote 1 year ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor blowen—a promiscuous woman, 1805. The references are through m … more →
Victorian Slang of the Week
wrote 1 year ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor blow a cloud—to smoke, 1843 through end of the century … more →
Victorian Slang of the Week
wrote 1 year ago: 3) to expose, discover or reveal a plot, 1807 (references stop after 1864, meaning either … more →
Victorian Slang of the Week
wrote 1 year ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor blooming—damned, 1882. Here’s another British term, but it does … more →
Victorian Slang of the Week
wrote 1 year ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor bloody—damned, from the 18th century on. Seeing this in the Ame … more →
Victorian Slang of the Week
wrote 1 year ago: Volume 1, A-G, J.E.Lighter Editor blood tub—a gang of rowdies or criminals, 1861. This was specif … more →
