Tabonga | 2,533 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 https://getpocket.com/explore/item/14-colonial-era-slang-terms-to-work-into-modern-conversation Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/5655-i-am-pretty-kedge-how-are-you/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 496 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 At least 6 or 7 of those aren't uncommon today, especially in British English. I always have heard kedge as a nautical term, though. Cimcumbendibus is a nice Johnsonese or Dickensian nonsense word. Scranch is the only one I've truly never seen before. Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/5655-i-am-pretty-kedge-how-are-you/#findComment-130562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,533 Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Daniel_Doyce said: At least 6 or 7 of those aren't uncommon today, especially in British English. I always have heard kedge as a nautical term, though. Cimcumbendibus is a nice Johnsonese or Dickensian nonsense word. Scranch is the only one I've truly never seen beut fore. I have seen four of those but savvy and Simon Pure are the only two that I would consider even remotely in common usage. Fishy is obviously common here but not with that usage. I am also familiar with the macaroni usage but only because of the connection to Yankee Doodle Dandy. Edited October 28, 2020 by Tabonga Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/5655-i-am-pretty-kedge-how-are-you/#findComment-130573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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