mish topper
Friday, December 29th, 2006A coat, or petticoat.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Archive for December, 2006
mish
Thursday, December 28th, 2006A shirt, smock, or sheet. CANT.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
mint
Wednesday, December 27th, 2006Gold. A mint of money; common phrase for a large sum.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
to milk the pigeon
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006To endeavor at impossibilities.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Merry Christmas!
Monday, December 25th, 2006Hope you have a lovely Monday - whether you celebrate Christmas or not. May happiness and health be yours and follow you and your loved ones into the new year!
snap dragon
Monday, December 25th, 2006A Christmas gambol: raisins and almonds being put into a bowl of brandy, and the candles extinguished, the spirit is set on fire, and the company scramble for the raisins.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
messmate
Friday, December 22nd, 2006One who eats at the same mess, companion or comrade.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
man trap
Thursday, December 21st, 2006A woman’s commodity.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
member mug
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006A chamber pot.
–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Found this funny. There’s a reason the dictionary has vulgar in its title. 
mellow
Tuesday, December 19th, 20061811 Vulgar Tongue
Almost drunk.
Merriam-Webster
Warmed and relaxed by or as if by liquor.
(Other definitions obviously apply!) 
mealymouthed or mealy-mouthed
Monday, December 18th, 20061811 Vulgar Tongue
Over-modest or backward in speech.
Merriam-Webster
Not plain and straightforward : devious (a mealymouthed politician)
