Archive for May, 2006

bon vivant

Anne | May 26th, 2006 | No Comments »

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

Anne | May 25th, 2006 | No Comments »

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

Anne | May 24th, 2006 | No Comments »

The head.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

The old jobbernole.

impudent stealing

Anne | May 23rd, 2006 | No Comments »

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

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Too funny.