Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, vessels used for piracy are pirate ships. Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. The traditional " Jolly Roger" flag of piracy For the amusement ride, see Pirate ship (ride). Repeated at increasing volume during the ingestion of grog."Pirate ship" redirects here. ‘Yo ho ho!’– Pirate interjection expressing great joy. Walking the plank – A manner of execution whereby a pirate makes a person walk on a wooden plank until he falls off into the briny deep (the ocean, not the pickles) and sinks to Davy Jones’ Locker (not Peter Tork’s Locker). (Often accompanied by a gesture that involves grabbing his pirate parts.) ‘Swab this!’– Angry response from a swabby who has been asked to swab something one too many times. Swabby – A lowly worker who mops or cleans things. The pirate equivalent of the contemporary ‘Ain’t that a corker!’ ‘Shiver me timbers!’– An expression shouted at moments of surprise. Scurvy – Derogatory adjective meaning lowly or disgusting, as in ‘Stand back, ye scurvy dog!’ The usage derives from the name of a disease caused by Vitamin C deficiency, suggesting that pirates are fanatical about their intake of citrus fruits and lose respect for someone who falls behind. (If he sneezes a lot, you can call him Old Pepper, and if his hair is a ruddy red color, Old Paprika is acceptable.) Salt (or Old Salt) – An experienced sailor. All work on the ship comes to a halt when this episode turns up on re-runs. ‘The Puffy Shirt’ – Every pirate’s favorite ‘Seinfeld’ episode. If you really want to make your seventh-grader giggle, use ‘poop deck’ and ‘bunghole’ in the same sentence (“Plug the bunghole before it leaks on the poop deck!”). If you don’t have a ship, you can use this phrase to refer to the room over the garage. Used as a noun, it refers to a pirate’s daily prescribed medication (‘Don’t take your pillage on an empty stomach or ye’ll get the cramps.’) Pillage – If used as a verb, it means to rob and loot (‘We’ll pillage the town!’). ‘No quarter!’ – This means ‘We won’t accept surrender!’ If you mean you need change, you should say ‘No dubloon!’ Call your spouse ‘matey’ during a tender moment and see how quickly it spoils the mood (unless your spouse has a pirate fetish, in which case you should make sure to say this word with a leer and raise the eyebrow over the eye that isn’t covered by a patch.) Next time someone crosses you, get a wild look in your eyes and shout, ‘I’ll keelhaul ye!’ Watch how fast they straighten up their act and show you some respect. Even if you don’t know what it means, the word just sounds nasty. Equivalent of calling someone ‘pretty boy,’ as in ‘We better not ask Johnny Depp over there to go along on the raid – he might rip his silk shirt!’ An even more extreme version is to call someone Orlando Bloom. Johnny Depp – A sarcastic phrase for a baby-faced pirate who dresses a wee bit too fancy. Can also be referred to as the Artful Dodger, the Angry Codger or the Internet Blogger (pronounced with a soft ‘G’ in this context). Jolly Roger – Pirate flag featuring a skull and crossbones. Landlubber – A weak-willed ninny who doesn’t have the courage needed to brave the briny deep (referring to the ocean, not the pickle jar). The more grog a pirate consumes, the less he sweats the finer semantic details. Grog – Techincally, it’s diluted rum, although you can use the word to refer to just about any alcoholic concoction. Not to be confused with Peter Tork’s Locker, which is where the Monkees kept their valuables while performing concerts on stage.ĭubloon – It’s a Spanish gold coin, but you can use the word to refer to nickels and dimes and quarters, as in ‘This vending machine just ate me dubloons, and I didn’t get me Twinkie in return!’ Even in the corporate workplace, CEOs and other bosses secretly love it when their underlings address them as ‘Cap’n.’Ĭlemente – Played right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1955-1972.ĭavy Jones’ Locker – Refers to a grave at the bottom of the sea. Use this word sparingly, as it makes middle school boys giggle uncontrollably.Ĭap’n – Abbreviated form of ‘captain.’ A term of respect. Briny deep – Depending on context, this can mean the ocean or a pickle jar.īunghole – The opening in a cask of beer or rum that is plugged with a cork or stopper.
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