Proper Pirate Parlance

or, Take it Easy on the "Arrrrr"s Mate

Since the nation has seen fit to govern us with a National “Talk like a Pirate Day”, I sees it as my duty as a seasoned buccaneer to instruct some of ye quiverin’ Jellyfish in a turn of phrase or two. Use of proper piratical vernacular will grant ye favor in the eyes of swaggerin seadogs, while contrary wise, a steady tide of “yars”, “arrrrs”, and “avasts” wi’out deviation will surely get ye an appointment with Davy Jones. This course shall instruct ye in some of the basic colloquialisms of piracy. Please feel free to read along. In fact, that be an order. Read Along! Let’s begin now.

Chapter One: Greetings and Salutations

1. Ahoy!
2. Fair winds to ye!
3. Right glad I am to see ya.
4. On yer toes!

Chapter Two: Threats and Curses

1. I’ll have your guts for garters!
2. I’ll see ya to Davy Jones OR To the locker with ye
3. By Thunder!
4. Devil Take Ye.
5. By the powers!

Chapter Three: Creative Insults

1. Hen-hearted numskull
2. Cowardly whelp
3. Belly-crawlin warf rat
4. Dock Wallupin’ Land Lubber

Chapter Four: Modifiers and Identifiers

Use these here definers and refiners in a mix and match approach.

Modifiers

1. Brazen
2. Blunderin
3. Knee-slappin
4. Knock-kneed
5. Bum-boat

Identifiers

1. Scallywagg
2. Dock wallupers
3. Fireboat
4. Lubber
5. Squid
6. Younker

Chapter Five: Suffixtations

Anchor your phrases with these here words to add punct’e‘ation to your sentence.

1. Ye Be
2. Says I
3. Says You

Example: A blunderin’ squid, ye be, says I.

This ends our tutorial. Continue to use these vocabularyisms in the mix and match and you shall soon be understood by Buccaneers, Rovers, Mermaids and Scallywaggs alike.

If ye don’t ye shall surely be skewered on the end of a pike.

All my Love, Angus Bogg, Ye Captain

1. NO MESSAGE

   
   — ponnilavan    Jul 3, 02:55 AM    #

2. awesome

   i’m going to email this around…

   
   — cleo    Aug 12, 12:43 PM    #

3. an insult: scurvy fishmonger

   
   — Pirate Aunt Cage    Apr 10, 11:37 PM    #

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