Random 18th Century Slang That Could Be Due For A Modern Comeback (27 items)

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  (#1) Dicked In The Nob

  Definition: "Silly. Crazed."

  Use: "There's no point in reasoning with obsessed trolls on Twitter, they're all just dicked in the nob."
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  (#2) Shipwrecked

  Definition: Inebriated.

  Use: "We went to this pirate-themed bar downtown and, after a few hardy glasses of rum, I was definitely shipwrecked."
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  (#3) Betwattled

  Definition: "Surprised, confounded, out of one's senses."

  Use: "Today's lesson on quantum physics left me entirely betwattled."
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  (#4) Gollumpus

  Definition: "A large, clumsy fellow."

  Use: "He might seem intimidating, but Clyde's just a big gollumpus."
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  (#5) Bone Box

  Definition: "The mouth."

  Use: "If that guy doesn't shut his bone box, I'm gonna shut it for him."
   
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  (#6) Wake Snakes

  Definition: "Provoke to the uttermost."

  Use: "I saw that political meme you posted to Instagram - you are definitely trying to wake snakes before your family reunion."
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  (#7) Gigglemug

  Definition: "A habitually smiling face."

  Use: "I don't know what it is about that gigglemug, but I just can't trust it."
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  (#8) Piss Prophet

  Definition: "A physician who judges of the diseases of his patients solely by the inspection of their urine." A urologist.

  Use: "After taking some tests, the doctor sent me to my in-network piss prophet for some answers on why it burns every time I go."
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  (#9) Silent Flute

  Definition: "The virile member."

  Use: "If you play a solo on your silent flute in public, you're probably going to get hauled into custody."
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  (#10) Bottle-Headed

  Definition: "Void of wit."

  Use: "It's hard to watch these bottle-headed sitcoms, since none of them have even been funny since Friends."
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  (#11) Arsy Varsey

  Definition: "To fall arsy varsey, i.e. head over heels."

  Use: "I was texting while walking and I went arsy varsey down a flight of stairs and broke my phone."
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  (#12) Muffin-Wallopers

  Definition: "Scandal-loving women, chiefly spinsters, who meet over a cup of tea."

  Use: "My grandma wanted me to join her book club's Facebook group, but they're all a bunch of muffin-wallopers who never actually read the books!"
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  (#13) Screw Jaws

  Definition: "A wry-mouthed man or woman."

  Use: "Listen here, screw jaws, I've about had it with your mean tweets."
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  (#14) Bags O' Mystery

  Definition: "A satirical term for sausages, because no man but the maker knows what is in them."

  Use: "If you want to order some bags o' mystery from that BBQ place, be my guest, but the Yelp reviews said they taste suspiciously like horse."
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  (#15) Suggestionize

  Definition: "To prompt," or to influence someone's thoughts or actions.

  Use: "I'm not trying to bribe you, I'm just trying to suggestionize your decision with some cold, hard cash."
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  (#16) Irish Apricots

  Definition: "Potatoes. It is a common joke against the Irish vessels [or boats] to say they are loaded with fruit and timber, that is, potatoes and broomsticks."

  Use: "There's no better comfort food than a fresh-fried plate of Irish apricots."
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  (#17) Skilamalink

  Definition: "Secret, shady, or doubtful." Often used in Victorian London to refer to disreputable business dealings or clandestine rendezvous.

  Use: "I don't know, this guy on Craigslist wants to meet up in an alley to sell me his bike. The whole thing seems super skilamalink, but it's such a good deal!"
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  (#18) Sky Farmers

  Definition: "Cheats who pretend they were farmers in the Isle of [Skye], or some other remote place, and were ruined by a flood, hurricane, or some such public calamity."

  Use: "Be careful of those suspicious emails from people looking to give you money. They're all just a bunch of sky farmers trying to steal your identity."
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  (#19) Fly Rink

  Definition: "A polished bald head."

  Use: "That biker has a tattoo of a skull on his fly rink, and it's pretty impressive."
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  (#20) Captain Queernabs

  Definition: "A shabby, ill-dressed fellow."

  Use: "If you shaved, showered, and put on a tie, you wouldn't be such a Captain Queernabs in your job interviews."
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  (#21) Oil Of Gladness

  Definition: "'I will anoint you with the oil of gladness,' ironically spoken for, 'I will beat you.'"

  Use: "If you talk trash about my fondness for essential oils one more time, I'll whip out some oil of gladness and see how you like that. And that essential oil doesn't need a diffuser."
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  (#22) Rantum Scantum

  Definition: "Playing at rantum scantum; making the beast with two backs."

  Use: "We played at a little rantum scantum in the back of the Uber and now my passenger rating has absolutely plummeted."
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  (#23) Quail-Pipe

  Definition: "A woman's tongue; also a device to take birds of that name by imitating their call."

  Use: "There's nothing more inspiring than a bold woman who's not afraid of trumpeting her quail-pipe."
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  (#24) Afternoonified

  Definition: "Smart," as in high-class, refined, or fashionable.

  Use: "I went into a Target to check out their lamps, but nothing was quite afternoonified enough for my tastes, so I went to Ikea instead."
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  (#25) Owl In An Ivy Bush

  Definition: "Frequently said of a person with a large frizzled wig," or whose hair is dressed messily.

  Use: "After Sarah stepped out into that windy rainstorm to grab lunch, she came back looking like an owl in an ivy bush."
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  (#26) Nanny House

  Definition: A cathouse.

  Use: "I promise, when we go to Vegas for the bachelor party, there won't be any nanny houses on the itinerary."
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  (#27) Whipt Syllabub

  Definition: "A flimsy, frothy discourse or treatise, without solidity." Essentially, meaningless conversation. Named after English dessert drinks that were "made from cream and wine and were served cold."

  Use: "I don't enjoy watching reality TV because all the storylines are so fake and everything they say is whipt syllabub."

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