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Mar 1, 2017 · Previously (1731), as a shortened form of acute, the word meant “clever.” Drag: women’s clothing worn by a man. 1870s theater slang from the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor. A working girl of the late 1800s. Fancy woman: high-dollar whore or a kept woman; possibly from the 1751 use of “fancy” to mean “ornamental.”
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- California widow: a woman whose husband is away from her for an extended period. Americanism; arose c. 1849 during the California Gold Rush.
- Call girl: prostitute who makes appointments by phone; arose c. 1900. To call someone, meaning to use a phone for conversation, arose in 1889 along with the telephone.
- Catty: devious and spiteful. ca. 1886 from the previous “cattish.” The meaning “pertaining to cats” dates to 1902.
- Cute: pretty, 1834 from American English student slang. Previously (1731), as a shorted form of acute, the word meant “clever.”
Nov 11, 2016 · Collected slang words and phrases of the Old West, extracted from period newspapers, books and memoirs. Plus detailed info on horses, saddles and guns. A writer's guide to the Old West!
- California widow: a woman whose husband is away from her for an extended period. Americanism; arose c. 1849 during the California Gold Rush.
- Call girl: prostitute who makes appointments by phone; arose c. 1900. To call someone, meaning to use a phone for conversation, arose in 1889 along with the telephone.
- Catty: devious and spiteful; c. 1886 from the previous “cattish.” The meaning “pertaining to cats” dates to 1902.
- Cute: pretty, 1834 from American English student slang. Previously (1731), as a shortened form of acute, the word meant “clever.”
From the wild and wooly mining camps to the rampages of the Civil War, to the many cowboys riding on the range, these folks often used terms and phrases that are hard to figure out today. Yet other sayings still remain in everyday language, though usually specific to certain regions.
Apr 19, 2017 · Wild West Words: That’s Downright Insultin’. April 19, 2017 by Kathleen Rice Adams. Insults and pejoratives have been around since man’s first spoken word. Below are some that were popular in the 19th-century American west. (Terms for food are here, women here, outlaws here, and gambling here.) Bigmouth: a person who talks too much ...
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Oct 19, 2023 · 40 Extremely Weird Slang Terms From The Wild West. Vote up the Wild West slang you'd like to bring back. For those of you who want a better idea of life in the Wild West, Old West slang terms definitely help get you in that mindset of cowboys, cattle wranglin', and casually overlooked "brothels."
