Archive for April, 2009

gadso

Anne | April 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »

An exclamation said to be derived from the Italian word cazzo.

-From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

bus napper’s kenchin

Anne | April 21st, 2009 | No Comments »

A watchman. CANT.

-From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

ottomy

Anne | April 20th, 2009 | No Comments »

The vulgar word for a skeleton.

-From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

bus napper

Anne | April 17th, 2009 | No Comments »

A constable. CANT.

-From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.