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Please
enjoy this here vocabulary in which ye'll find words submitted
by many pirates o'er the years, an' which comprise a loose piratical
dictionary.
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- Ahoy:
Hey!
- Arrrr/Argh!:
A phrase EVERY pirate says, usually to express displeasure,
but often just out of habit and for no reason at all.
- Avast:
Stop!
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Aye: Yes
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Black spot: To be 'placin' the black spot' be markin'
someone for death. It was usually a black dot on a piece
of paper. It generally told you how long you had to live
and was usually given to those who had gone against the
code.
- Blow
the man down!: Shoot him.
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Booty: treasure
- Bounty:
Reward or payment given in return for something.
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Buccanneer: A pirate who be answerin' to no man or blasted
government.
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By the Powers!: An exclamation, uttered by Long John Silver
in Treasure Island!
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Cat o' nine tails: Whip for floggin' mutineers
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Corsair: A pirate who be makin' his berth in the Med (That
sea 'tween Spain and Africa, aye!)
- Cutlass:
A short, heavy, single edged sword, once used mostly by
sailors.
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Davy Jones' Locker: The bottom o' the sea, where the souls
of dead men lie
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Doubloons: Pieces of gold
- Dungbie:
Rear - End
- Fer:
For
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Fiddlers Green: The private heaven where pirates be goin'
when they die.
- First
Mate: The captain's right hand man; he is the second highest
officer on the ship
- Flog:
To, in front of a pack of his crewmates, beat a barechested
member of crew in the back with a rod or whip as form
of punishment.
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Furner: A ship which be yer own, not one ye steal an'
plunder.
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Gentlemen o' fortune: A slightly more positive term fer
pirates!
- Gleemful:
Good
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Go on the account: To embark on a piratical cruise
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Grog: A pirate's favorite drink.
- Grub:
Food
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Jack: A flag or a sailor
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Jolly Roger: The skull and crossbones, the pirate flag!
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Keelhaul: A truly vicious punishment where a scurvy dog
be tied to a rope and dragged along the barnacle-encrusted
bottom of a ship. They not be survivin' this.
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Landlubber: "Land-lover," someone not used to
life onboard a ship.
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Lass: A woman.
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Lily-livered: Faint o' heart
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Loaded to the Gunwales (pronnounced gunnels): drunk
- Maroon:
To leave stranded on a deserted island.; Sailors would
leave disobedient shipmates on deserted islands, without
any of getting off
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Matey: A shipmate or a friend.
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Me hearty: A friend or shipmate.
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Me: My
- Mutiny:
To rise against authority, particularly a naval or military
power.
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Pieces o' eight: Pieces o' silver which can be cut into
eights to be givin' small change.
- Plunder:
The act of raiding or robbery.
- Poop
Deck: The deck the furthest back on a ship; usually above
the captain's quarters; not meant as the "bathroom
deck".
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Privateer: A pirate officially sanctioned by a national
power
- Quarter:
The phrase quarter came from the idea of shelter; when
quarter was given, it meant that mercy would be shown
by the pirates. No quarter meant that no one would be
spared. Quarter was usually given to someone who surrendered
quickly or to a formidable foe.
- Salty:
Crude
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Scallywag: A bad person. A scoundrel.
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Scurvy dog!: A fine insult!
- Sea
Dog: Experienced Sailor
- Seaworthy:
Title given to a man or a ship, indicating the subject
is capable of handling the sea.
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Shiver me timbers!: An exclamation of surprise, to be
shouted most loud.
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Son of a Biscuit Eater: A derogatory term indicating a
bastard son of a sailor
- Spanish
Main: In the 17th century, the Caribbean was called this.
It is the mainland of Spanish America along the coast
of South America. The Caribbean sea and adjacent waters
especially at the time when the region was infested with
pirates.
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Sprogs: Raw, untrained recruits
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Squadron: A group of ten or less warships
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Squiffy: a buffoon
- Swag:
Stolen Loot
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Swaggy: A scurvy cur's ship what ye be intendin' to loot!
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Swashbucklin': Fightin' and carousin' on the high seas!
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Sweet trade: The career of piracy
- Swig:
To Drink
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Thar: The opposite of "here."
- To
Go on Account: Phrase used by pirates to describe the
act of turning towards piracy
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Walk the plank: This one be bloody obvious.
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Wench: A lady, although ye gents not be wantin' to use
this around a lady who be stronger than ye.
- Walk
the Plank: To walk the plank was when a prisoner was forced
to walk off a piece of wood protruding out of the side
of the ship into the water.
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Wi' a wannion: Wi' a curse, or wi' a vengeance. Boldly,
loudly!
- Ye:You
- Yeller:Cowardly
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Yo-ho-ho: Pirate laughter
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