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jolter head

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

A large head; metaphorically a stupid fellow.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Sounds like something a young kid might call another — “You…you, jolter head!”

jowl

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

Merriam-Webster

Usually slack flesh (as a dewlap, wattle, or the pendulous part of a double chin) associated with the cheeks, lower jaw, or throat : jaw; especially : mandible : one of the lateral halves of the mandible : cheek : the cheek meat of a hog (a dinner of boiled jowl)

1811 Vulgar Tongue

The cheek. Cheek by jowl; close together, or cheek to cheek. My eyes how the cull sucked the blowen’s jowl; he kissed the wench handsomely.

Happy Memorial Day!

Monday, May 29th, 2006

Hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial day. :)

jolly dog

Monday, May 29th, 2006

A merry facetious fellow; a BON VIVANT, who never flinches from his glass, nor cries to go home to bed.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

For the definition of bon vivant, see below, or go here.

bon vivant

Friday, May 26th, 2006

Merriam-Webster

A person having cultivated, refined, and sociable tastes especially in respect to food and drink.

The Free Dictionary

A person with refined taste, especially one who enjoys superb food and drink.

jolly or jolly nob

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

The head. I’ll lump your jolly nob for you; I’ll give you a knock on the head.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

To continue from yesterday…

jobbernole

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

The head.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

The old jobbernole.

impudent stealing

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

Cutting out the backs of coaches, and robbing the seats.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Too funny.

jingle brains

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

A wild, thoughtless, rattling fellow.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Cats for literacy

Friday, May 19th, 2006

Bob promotes books for children, along with his tireless efforts to advance the nap movement.

Bob in a Scholastic Book box

jinglers

Friday, May 19th, 2006

Horse cosers, frequenting country fairs.

Horse coser = A dealer in horses: vulgarly and corruptly pronounced HORSE COURSER. The verb TO COSE was used by the Scots, in the sense of bartering or exchanging

jaw

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

Speech, discourse. Give us none of your jaw; let us have none of your discourse. A jaw-me-dead; a talkative fellow. Jaw work; a cry used in fairs by the sellers of nuts.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.