56 Victorian Slang Terms We Should Bring Back
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Lol at "even of the other sex".
9. Bricky
Brave or fearless. “Adroit after the manner of a brick," Forrester writes, "said even of the other sex, 'What a bricky girl she is.'”
(She's a bricky house. She's mighty mighty.)
First hit on google:
Is that the actual Commodores or just actors?
From Soultrain:
Okay, so more like this:
shucka now shucka now now.
They just don't write em like that anymore.
Any other words you like in the article?
Was sure #1 had a different meaning.
1. Afternoonified
A society word meaning “smart.” Forrester demonstrates the usage: "The goods are not 'afternoonified' enough for me.”
Already had an opportunity to use this!
2. Arfarfan'arf
A figure of speech used to describe drunken men. “He’s very arf’arf’an’arf," Forrester writes, "meaning he has had many ‘arfs,’” or half-pints of booze.
Lol at many arfs!
And yeah afternoonified does not mean what I think!
bom chicka wah wah
City of Victoria knows how to party!
3:59 AM Jul 27 2015