Today's a two for one special kinda day seeing as I haven't posted in awhile. (Totally not because I wanted to post something for Mermay as well :3 )
Pirate Slang Cheat Sheet in Order it Appears:
• Bilge-Sucking: Insult expressing disdain. It suggests that the person is as dirty and unpleasant as the bilge water found at the bottom of a ship.
• Scallywag: Refers to a mischievous or disreputable person, often used in a playful or teasing manner.
• Plug Tail: Slang for penis.
• Briney Deep: Slang for ocean.
• Feed the Fish: Term for losing a fight at sea meaning your body would feed the fishes.
• Davy Jone's Locker: A metaphor for the oceanic abyss, the final resting place of drowned sailors and travellers. It is a euphemism for drowning or shipwrecks in which the sailors' and ships' remains are consigned to the depths of the ocean.
• Deck Cargo: Naval slang for a woman’s breasts.
• Cherrilets: 16th Century slang term for nipples.
• Talk Bilge: Meaning to talk nonsense. It derives from the filthy bilge water in the lower parts of a ship.
• Milch Cow: Term for Cash Cow that would’ve been used in the 1700s.
• Sporting her Dairies: Meaning to show off one’s breasts.
• Dairy: Slang term for a woman’s breasts.
• Bunter: A low class, dirty prostitute, as much a beggar as a whore.
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