More exciting piratical phrases just in time for “Talk Like A Pirate Day”
“Thar she blows!” – The pirate equivalent of “Whoop, there it is!”.
“ARRRGHHHH” – this phrase shows general discontent. or it can also mean that someone is about to get wild- a.k.a. a battle cry.
“wake me at the zenith of the moon” – only full blown pirates know this phrase. An educated pirate is rare but also the most deadly kind. They are smarter than you and crazier.
A dark and stormy – this is not a phrase but a drink. This is what true pirates drink. It is made of goslings rum and ginger beer. it is a delight to the senses.
“Avast ye scum ridden weevil shaggers. Captain Black Beard is gonna keel haul you and grow barnacles on ye starboard knacker”. – The Captain isn’t happy…D
“I’m gonna make a kill” – this pirate is going to kill something…and he is serious about it.
“Dogs ahoy !” – Equivalent of “Things to kill, straight ahead.”
“Shiver me timbers!” – like saying “oh My!” like my legs are shaking
“Skuttle me Skippers” – Making a mistake and being judged for/by it.
“Avast ye varmint” – Stop right there young man because you’re in big trouble.
“Weigh anchor!” – Let’s go!
“Yarr.” – I agree.
“Yarr!” – I see your point, and agree wholeheartedly.
“Yarr-ha-harr!” – You’re right!
“Kissin’ the Gunner’s Daughter” – Receiving some serious punishment
“Blow me down!” – You don’t say? How surprising.
“Ye Scalawag!” – You dirty dog!
“Savvy?” – Is that okay with you? Do you understand?
“Ahoy” – call to attract attention, something akin to ‘Hello, there!’
“Clap of Thunder” – powerful drink
“”Fo’c’s’le” – Slang for Forecastle. Small candlelit room where a pirate used the sopping bucket. (Bathroom)
“Jack” – a flag or a sailor; showing how sailors would refer to thier ship’s colors as one of the crew. Hence Jack Tar for sailor and the Union Jack flag.
“Loaded to the Gunwhales” – drunk
“Messdeck lawyer” – a know-it-all
“Nipperkin” – a small drink
“Salmagundi” – a dish of chopped meat, eggs, anchovies, onions and anything else the cook can throw in; a piratical delicacy
“Son of a Biscuit Eater” – not so much a sailor term, but a derrogatory term indicating someone you don’t like
“Landlubber” – a “Non-pirate” or a curse for someone who is a coward