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"All slang is metaphor and all metaphor is poetry. - " Gilbert K. Chesterton, "The downtrodden are the great creators of slang." - Anthony Burgess, If I spoke slang to an orangutan. Oh the advantages. Any fool on earth can plainly see. Discussing ease and art and dramas. With intellectual llamas., Up the Junction with a little Squeeze
I’m sure that many visitors to the Cloud have often thought to themselves, “You know, the Cloud could really do with some more categories. How remiss of Esme (or her previous incarnations), to have so very few, with such simplistic titles.” Well, fret no more good people of earth! For I present to you a brand new one to fill the aching void, all shiny and bright, (for the moment, chances are, like every bad penny some tarnish shall appear eventually).
Ahem… The Slam-bang, Slick-a-dee Smart alec’s Dictionary of Slang, brought to you by The Cloud, courtesy of Chambers.
- Cutting gloak – (early-mid- 19C) – One who is known for using a knife to settle quarrels.
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Filthy MacNasty – (1930’s) – A nickname for an unpleasant man – especially a ‘peeping Tom’ or ‘dirty old man’ *esme gives several of her male readers a long hard Paddington Bear stare***.
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Fake a screeve – (19C)- to write a begging letter
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Domino-thumper – (late 19C – 1920’s) – A piano player
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To ‘Dance the goat’s jig‘ – to irritate, to annoy, deliberate provocation to gain a psychological advantage; (goat getter – a malicious teaser); To render nervous. (See also – get on one’s goat, get someone’s nanny goat)
Each post in this category shall have five examples of slang.
Enjoy responsibly.
*** – esme is joking. She has a history of doing this. As stated in previous posts should anyone take offence at esme’s words, they are meant in a humorous fashion only***
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“All slang is metaphor and all metaphor is poetry. – ” Gilbert K. Chesterton
“The downtrodden are the great creators of slang.” – Anthony Burgess
Up the Junction with a little Squeeze
If I spoke slang to an orangutan. Oh the advantages. Any fool on earth can plainly see. Discussing ease and art and dramas. With intellectual llamas.
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I’m up to here climbs a very tall ladder………………………………………….. with the font on this theme. It is consistently too large or too small, and when customising, shows a completely different result to that which one gets. Much more of it and I’m reverting back to the old theme I tell you!
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Am I to take it that you are inviting submissions for you to umbecast Esme?
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Oh yes that would be great aitch – do share any pearls you have with us. nods looking relatively fearful
esme laughing like a drain upon the Cloud
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One Olde English slang term that I rather like is Tirliry-Puffkin – meaning a light-headed, flighty woman; or a flirt. This neither makes of her a Whipperginnie, Fizgig, nor Wallydraigle by any means, as you can well appreciate Esme.
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You avin’ a go mate?
‘Tirlirly-Puffkin’! You don’t get much better than that!
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Fear not dear bellibone; no such blob-tale would be bluttered from these lips. No breedbate am I, and your eldnyng is misplaced. Let us be lip-clapping friends alone!
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Truth is I’m a dugle-beard, and have a phobia of lip-clapping, however I’ll happily share my ringo with you, you big smellsock.
letting all and sundry in on the fun – here
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A dugle-beard you say? Methinks you must be squint-a-pipes or swerked by some whifling besocked one there upon the Cloud. I’ll lend a swift wurp to your ringo with me wink-a-peeps, though yarken yourself to be thoroughly well yerded ere too long!
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I’m not sure beaten with a rod is on my list of ‘most wanted activities’ for Christmas, socks or no socks sir!
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Could it be that Esme is “dancing a goats jig” while she gives her several male readers a Paddington Bear stare and insinuates that it is THEM that are the “peeping-Tom’s”?
Just who is doing the staring? Must be a slow day on the cloud.
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Ok. There’s a female moniker out there too which fits just as well I’m sure, but the original slang was describing a male.
Esme was joking, if she has hurt anyone’s feelings she repents for assuming her male followers would know that she was. nods
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“joking” as was Tubularsock but repentance, not so much . . .
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Great.
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Gosh, how many Filthy MacNasty’s have you run across lately? Might have been one behind me today in heavy traffic.
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Several of my good friends would enjoy the name laughs – but in truth the pleasure here is in the name itself. What a character to illustrate! I have something Dickensian going on when visualising. nods.
esme the dirty scribbler upon the Cloud
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My old father used to say of things that they “got his goat” which is a good synonym for “peeve” or “irk”. No-one really need ever say they are “p*ssed off”.
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I like ‘irk’ and ‘peeve’ too, however if I feel more strongly I say I’m ‘pissed off mightily‘. But then the Cloud is home to the odd curse/cuss/swearing like navvy business at times. It happens but usuallly (indeed entirely I believe) for comic effect. I like the widest range possible when cursing – laughs. Thanks Clare smiles.
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A Paddington Bear stare? I love the sound of that.☺
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It is something to be experienced at least once in your life I reckon. nods a lot.
esme upon the Cloud
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