By Captain Ab, the Seafaring Silver Scourge of the Seas
Ahoy matey! Do you have trouble understanding your sailing brethren? Are you missing the hype of sea-faring slang? Then this one be for you! Complete with all the slang and words that us pirates put to use, and examples on how to use them in this newfangled realm!
Ahoy: This is a great way to get people’s attention and really stand out in a crowd! If I do say, also a great way to begin a conversation while networking—they will never forget you.
Example: Ahoy, me mates! Do you fellows have the notes from class? Me hands were tied with the calling of treasure.
Swashbuckler: An individual who goes on grand, daring adventures with a heavy dose of bravado.
Example: No swashbuckler but I will ever find my treasure! Even their bravery will be nothing against the traps I plan to lay!
Davey Jones’ Locker: This place be slang for 6 feet under. If you thought the lockers in the gym stank like a dead salmon on the sea, these lockers are worse, being leagues of sunken ships under a sea of gym sweat. This phrase is best used as a threat to your enemies.
Example: How was I supposed to know I hid my treasure chest on private property? You don’t have any signs up! You’re calling the police? Go to Davey Jones’ Locker!
Bilge Rat: This is a name for someone who has the look of a rat and the smell of one too. Or perhaps they just live somewhere resembling the inside of a ship, like Bartlett.
Example: I apologize, my matey Dr. Professor, for missing class. The seas were calling, and so were the police, so I had to dip from town for a bit. I be sleeping in the creek and smelling like a Bilge Rat.
Scallywag: A mischievous rascal who gets up to trouble regularly.
Example: You coppers will never catch a scallywag like me!
Arrg: This one is a great way to express any emotion, though namely frustration.
Ex: Arrg, foiled again! That nifty legal system and its private property laws! The fine took all me treasure 🙁