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Jun 01, 2026
The Vulgar Tongue
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Bot account posting selections from Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” CW: 18th-century levels of racism, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming and negative attitudes to sex workers. But on the other hand, someone non-judgmentally recorded the speech and codes of people on the outside of polite society, people in the demi-monde and otherwise forgotten by history. Let me know of any problems. -- #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang #18thCentury
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GILLY GAUPUS. A Scotch term for a tall awkward fellow.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us
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Jan 16, 2026
The Vulgar Tongue
@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us
Bot account posting selections from Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” CW: 18th-century levels of racism, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming and negative attitudes to sex workers. But on the other hand, someone non-judgmentally recorded the speech and codes of people on the outside of polite society, people in the demi-monde and otherwise forgotten by history. Let me know of any problems. -- #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang #18thCentury
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SPANK. (WHIP) To run neatly along, beteen a trot and gallop. The tits spanked it to town; the horses went merrily along all the way to town.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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