A Final Regency Slang Quiz!

by Emily May

I'm stepping down from the LoveCats, so here's one final Regency Slang Quiz using some of my favourite slang terms. Once again, these are all taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. 

Have fun! (The answers are at the bottom.)

A mutton monger is:

a) a sheep farmer

b) a whore master

c) a man addicted to wenching

Pucker water is:

a) the coarsest and vilest of gins

b) a vinaigrette used to rouse ladies who have swooned

c) astringent water used on a certain part of the female anatomy to counterfeit virginity

To be scragged and ottomised is:

a) to be tied down in a dentist's chair so that one or more teeth may be removed

b) to be hanged and dissected

c) to be grabbed by the scruff of the neck and beaten 

A nit squeezer is:

a) a hairdresser

b) an organ-grinder's monkey

c) a comb

Melting moments are:

a) candles that have almost burned out

b) a fat man and woman in amorous congress

c) false words of flattery and praise

To burn one's poker is to:

a) to catch venereal disease

b) to fall into debt

c) to stay up all night

A miraculous pitcher is:

a) a flagon of spirituous liquor

b) a tankard of ale passed around in a tavern

c) the private parts of a modest woman and the public parts of a whore

A fire ship is:

a) a wench who has venereal disease

b) a cart carrying coals

c) a flatulent individual

A cackling fart is:

a) an old woman

b) a hen

c) an egg

A stargazer is:

a) an astronomer

b) a daydreamer

c) a whore who plies her trade outdoors

To make a duchess is to:

a) marry above oneself

b) have sex with one's shoes on

c) dress in all one's finery

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So, how did you go...?

Here are the answers!

A mutton monger is: c) a man addicted to wenching

Pucker water is: c) astringent water used on a certain part of the female anatomy to counterfeit virginity

To be scragged and ottomised is: b) to be hanged and dissected

A nit squeezer is: a) a hairdresser

Melting moments are: b) a fat man and woman in amorous congress

To burn one's poker is to: a) to catch venereal disease

A miraculous pitcher is: c) the private parts of a modest woman and the public parts of a whore (miraculous because it holds water with the mouth down!)

A fire ship is: a) a wench who has venereal disease

A cackling fart is: c) an egg

A stargazer is: c) a whore who plies her trade outdoors

To make a duchess is to: b) have sex with one's shoes on

I hope you had fun with that final Regency Slang Quiz! I've really enjoyed my time with the LoveCats -- the Cats are a great group of authors and I've met some wonderful people in the comments here. See you around!

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