Dicked in the Nob is defined as: Silly. Crazed. -1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose Another phrase that can describe HT to a tee. It is funny since she uses this expression rather frequently. “Eliza, you are dicked in the nob if you think I’m going to order you a kid’s battery…
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Word of the Week: Dew Beaters
Dew Beaters is defined as: Feet. Cant. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose HT is going away and is insisting on bringing her flip flops to cover her dew beaters! It is going to be snowing! How did I end up with such a translator? Human, where are you going with gloves…
Word of the Week: Ducks & Drakes
Ducks & Drakes is defined as: To make ducks and drakes: a school-boy’s amusement, practised with pieces of tile, oyster-shells, or flattish stones, which being skimmed along the surface of a pond, or still river, rebound many times. To make ducks and drakes of one’s money; to throw it idly away. -1811 Dictionary of the…
Word of the Week: Noozed
Noozed is defined as: Married, hanged. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose I’m not sure if it means married OR hanged or married AND hanged. Either sounds dangerous and deadly. “Says the species that kill their males.” We don’t kill them! They just have a shorter life span, typically a few weeks. Although I…
10 lines: Mario Style
If I lived in Mario’s world who would I be? A hero like the plumber brother’s Mario or Luigi? A spunky princess, not a damsel in distress. Be a villain there’s more than Koopa. Maybe I’d be a power instead. Like 1up or flower power. One thing is clear. When I die. Press Continue. Again.
Word of the Week: Nonsense
Nonsense is defined as: Melting butter in a wig. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose Fooled you on that one didn’t I! Who’d ever heard of such nonsense. Check out the Word Directory for more weird words.
Word of the Week: Idiosyncrasy
That is right, HT overslept today and instead of putting in my choice for word of the week she lazily is linking to yesterday’s post Humans are made of idiosyncrasies because it has the definition included. If she didn’t just write a new Driving Etitquete post I’d hide all her Ikea chocolate from her. “It…
Word of the week: None-Such
None-Such is defined as: One that is unequalled: frequently applied ironically. - 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose HT, my disobedient, lackadaisical translator is an absolute none-such! Check out the Word Directory for more.
Word of the Week: Natty Lads
Natty Lads is defined as: Young thieves or pickpockets. - 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose This cant term could describe a few of my humanoid’s adorable cousins. When one was five the natty lad tried to take his auntie’s pillow. Please he begged adorably when caught and it worked too! “See I…
Word of the Week: Odd-come-shortlys
Odd-come-shortlys is defined as: I’ll do it one of these odd-come-shortly’s; I will do it some time or another. - 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose This should be your theme phrase human. Except you are a do what I want odd-come-shortly. But instead of doing it some time or another you do…
