Pirate glossary

[El Pirata]

Aaaarrrghhh! (or alternately, Yaarrghhh!): Boy, that's exciting!
Aft: To the rear
Ahoy: Yo, hello, pay attention now please.
Avast: Stop
Aye: Yes!
Bilgewater: The stinky water that collects in a low area of the ship
Blimey: Oh my gosh!
Booty: A naughty-sounding way to say "treasure"
Thrown in the brig: Jailed
Buccaneer: Type o' pirate, usually one in the Caribbean
Commandeer: To steal, especially a ship
Davy Jones's locker: The bottom of the ocean, in the sense of a burial place
Dog: An insulting way to refer to a person
Fore: To the front
Jolly Roger: The pirate's skull and crossbones flag
Keelhaul: To drag someone beneath the ship, from one side to the other. The barnacles on the ship's bottom would flay the victim's flesh. A thousand times worse than walking the plank.
Landlubber: Someone too fearful to sail
Limey: British sailor
Matey: Friend or fellow pirate
Me hearties: My crew, my mates
Plunder: Steal
Poopdeck: Um, that would be the raised deck at the rear of the ship
Port: To the left, or the locale where the ship is docked or anchored
Salty: Experienced in the ways of the sea
Scallywag (also scalawag): Rascal, ne'er do well
Scurvy: Insulting adjective, refers to a disease brought on by vitamin C deficiency
Shiver me timbers: Oh my goodness! How frightening/amazing/exciting!
Starboard: To the right
Swashbucklin': Quite with-it, daring and stylish
Yardarm: The horizontal arm that a ship's sails hang from; also a good place to hang a person

 

[ADDAndy]

Lol, will be usful on the cruise I am going on in about 2 weeks.

 

[El Pirata]

Cruises are ok but I always found them a tad boring. It's more fun to do the sailing yourself.

 

[Error401]

EP, long time no see matey. Arghh, where ya been? :arrr:

 

[ADDAndy]

Cruises are ok but I always found them a tad boring. It's more fun to do the sailing yourself.

True, but it's my mom's super fear of sailing after seeing all of the crashes on the Discovery channel. On day I'll be doing the sailing myself though.

 

[Jamie]

Thanks for the info Pirata! I saved that to word for further reference!

 

[Waste Land]

Thats funny, while my parents were in cali they found me this shirt with a pirate that says "Give up tha booty" , lol it rules

 

[hb1111]

and all this time i told my self you were not a pirate!!! poop i better watch out for you, you gonna jack my poop!!!lol....j/k
oh thats a kick ass shirt wasteland!!