(There are a number of similar words in English all meanig much the same thing - e.g. The place you go to evacuate the ponging contents of your lower intestine, i.e. 'Jibber' (spelt 'gibber') was used by Shakespeare 'jabber' is recorded in 1499. BODILY FUNCTIONS Or Tom Turdman in the Crapping castleīOG n. After its capacity for being filled with food. From the German word, this literally means straw. Directly taken from their use in walking, or stamping around. The dark, stinking passageway through which the contents of one’s stomach may pass during illness, i.e. Truncheon suggests a large nose, and sensitive possibly because it is one of the first things to feel the cold, possibly because it is easily broken. The anal sphincter, after the shape of the muscle. A lodge for cake and other such culinary delights i.e. Still in common usage, but now generally as an insult with a meaning similar to ‘idiot’. Likely referencing the shape of the opening. Compares the human hand to an animal’s anatomy. Still in common usage, especially as ‘ugly mug’. A person’s visage the face, possibly in response to the drinking mugs designed to look like grotesque faces which were available at the time. Inspired by the fruit which has a star-like opening revealing brown innards, and is often referred to as the ‘dog’s arse fruit’ or ‘open arse fruit’. An abbreviation of magpie, a bird which has a bad reputation that suggests its chatter is a bad omen. The sometimes creaking entranceway to the breadbasket, i.e. The site where miniature ‘tombstones’ are placed, all in a row, i.e. In continuous usage since the 14th century. Theres a name for the relentless, nonsensical jibber-jabber: Hoovering. the mouth, from the Gaelic meaning ‘beak’. It is always advised to walk away from a narcissistic person if you come in. The yawning gateway to the alimentary canal, i.e. Popularised by the works of Old Bill himself. Pearly white items which furnish the mouth, i.e. Rhyming slang for ‘arm’.ĭINING ROOM FURNITURE n.
Derived from the word for the rear part of a coach or railway train.ĬHALK FARM n. Used as early as the 14th century, this term is still in common use.ĬABOOSE n. The belly the gut the stomach, after its prime purpose to be filled with bread and other such staples.īUM n. A morbid description of a person’s physical make-up.īREADBASKET n. A place where one’s skeleton dwells, i.e. First used by author Tobias Smollett in The Adventures of Ferdinand, Count Fathom in 1753. The bare body the perfectly fitting ‘suit’ you’re wearing when you are born. A man with a tufted chin or jawline, after the bearded appearance of a male goat.īIRTHDAY SUIT n. Considered particularly vulgar from around 1840, but tame in the modern tongue.īILLY-GOAT n. With varied European roots, all of which mean ‘sack’ or ‘bag’. the stomach, after its capacity to hold grog and other such liquid delights. The dark, voluminous receptacle of ale, i.e. Common from 19th century but used as early as the 16th century. Often used as an insult, to describe an overly large or hooked snout. Still in use within modern terms such as ‘to save your own bacon’, meaning to save your life.īEAK n. Alternatively spelt ‘ass’, and was in this form often used by Old Bill the Bard himself. Although around since approximately the 10th century, coming from Old German into standard English, this term only became slang, and considered offensive, in the mid-17th century. From ‘altogether naked’, therefore completely without clothing.ĪRSE n. Helibirds also resemble Jibberjays as seen in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat where they fly in the same motion.EVERYDAY WORDS AND PHRASES PEOPLE Or Bacon, Breadbaskets and Bums.Nadsat-talk, or just Nadsat, is a mix of Russian, German, French, and Cockney influences, as well as almost every linguistic trick in. "Jibberbird" (The word 재잘재잘 means 'jibber jabber'.) In his iconic novel A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess creates a dystopian world in which youths down milk doused with narcotics before committing random acts of ultra-violence. Possibly a fusion of Loreto, a typical name for parrots, and the word colorito, colorful or cocorito, the name for the budgerigar. Possibly from「ピーピー」( pīpī, onomatopoeia for bird's chirping) and「ちゃん」( -chan, diminutive suffix)įrom jacasser (to jabber) and Coco, typical nickname (or name) for a parrot. SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl
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