Ahoy, me hearties! International Talk Like a Pirate Day be fast approachin’ so swab the decks and climb the rigging, it’s time to brush up on your pirate lingo…
- Avast ye: Pay attention
- Dance the hempen jig: To hang someone
- Dungbie: Rear end
- Hornswaggle: To cheat
- Shiver me timbers: An expression used to show shock or disbelief
- Cackle fruit: Chicken eggs
- Crack Jenny’s teacup: Term for spending the night with a prostitute
- Head: Toilet on board the ship
- Monkey: Small cannon
- Poop deck: Deck that is the highest and farthest back
- Freebooter: Refers to an actual pirate
- Landlubber: A person who is not incredibly skilled at sea
- Black jack: Large drinking cups
- Ahoy: Hello
- Batten down the hatches: A signal to prepare the ship for an upcoming storm
- Bilge-sucking: An insulting expression of disdain
- Blow the man down: A command which means to kill somebody
- Booty: Treasure
- Feed the fish: Meaning that an individual or group of individuals will soon die
- Heave ho: Instruction to put some strength into whatever one is doing
- Old salt: A sailor that has a great deal of experience on the seas
- Scallywag: A name that is used as an insult to someone
- Scuttle: To sink a ship
- Seadog: An old sailor or pirate
- Shark bait: Going to die soon
- Son of a biscuit eater: An insult
Share this list with a friend and on 19 September you’ll already be an old seadog, ready to show those landlubbers your skills. Grab the rum, share the booty and don’t let the bilge-suckers get you down!
