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Penkethman’s Jests choose

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[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 56: Adsheart! says he, where is this Blockhead?
at adsheart! (excl.) under ads, n.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 106: Under this Tomb lies the Ingarstone Parson, / Upon which very stone he clapt Mary’s A--- on.
at arse, n.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 17: His Majesty ask’d him how his Wife did, who had just been cut for a Fistula in her Backside.
at backside, n.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 94: A strammelling two-handed Harlot, Grenadier-height, and limb’d like a Bacon-fac’d Dutchman.
at bacon-faced (adj.) under bacon, n.1
[UK] in Penkethman’s Jests II 9: For all our young Bantlings we have but one Father.
at bantling, n.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 33: Why, B---d, My liege, the Clock struck first.
at bedad!, excl.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 52: He said he wanted a Bedfordshire Woman, but he had forget her Name.
at Bedfordshire, n.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 100: For all you were so eager to have him, you’ll have your BELLY FULL of him in a little time.
at bellyful (n.) under belly, n.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 23: It had sav’d him the Trouble of bilking the Coachman.
at bilk, v.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 15: The late Lord Dorset [...] was asking a certain Bishop why he conferr’d Orders on so many Blockheads.
at blockhead, n.1
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 53: Your Wife has been blown upon.
at blow, v.1
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 15: A Captain of a French Privateer who had been a Prisoner at Dover [...] staid long enough there to have an English Mistress, by whom he had a little By-blow.
at by-blow, n.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 87: A Footman, who had lost all his Money at Dice, – said, His Board-Wages was all gone to the Devil, with his Bones.
at bones, n.1
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 56: A Booby Squire making Love to a young Lady.
at booby, adj.1
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 101: Why, says he, Betty, you can’t want, you had a good Bubble last Night.
at bubble, n.1
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 10: Master Johnny [...] with his Mother’s Chambermaid [...] kissing, pressing her Bubbies, and the like.
at bubby, n.1
[UK] in Penkethman’s Jests II 6: The Man of Mettle open’d wide, / His Budget’s Mouth to please her; / Says he this Tool is of’t imploy’d, / To do such Jobbs as these are.
at budget, n.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests I 65: He that writes abundance of Books [...] may, in some Sense, be said to be a Benefactor to the Publick, because he furnishes it with Bumfodder.
at bum-fodder (n.) under bum, n.1
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 8: A Girl in the Country being got with Child, it began to be buzz’d in the Family.
at buzz, v.1
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 3: S’bud Patrick, I’ll give thee half a Crown for a stroke of those bluff Chops of thine.
at chops, n.1
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 111: As for the Leg, the Cook ought to be claw’d off for not roasting it enough.
at clawed off (adj.) under claw, v.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 34: Gaming finds Man a Cully, and leaves him a Knave.
at cully, n.1
[UK] in Penkethman’s Jests II 3: I have a Tenement to Let, / I hope ’twill please you all; / And if you woul’d the Name on’t know, / ’Tis called C—ny-Hall.
at cunny alley (n.) under cunny, n.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 18: Who the devil expected Set Forms in a Meeting-house.
at who the devil...?, phr.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 94: A strammelling two-handed Harlot, Grenadier-height, and limb’d like a Bacon-fac’d Dutchman.
at Dutchman, n.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 13: Ecod, when the Spaniard meddled with Q. Elizabeth, he took the wrong SOW by the Ear.
at ecod!, excl.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 111: This is an excellent Fowl, and a fit Dish for High-flyers.
at high-flyer, n.
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 107: Here lies Anne, Mary, and Elizabeth Briggs, / And here also is honest HUMPHRY, who humm’d all their Giggs.
at gig, n.2
[UK] Penkethman’s Jests 53: Old Gripeall sending his Son to court a Lady of Fortune.
at gripe, n.1
[UK] in Penkethman’s Jests II 75: Good Lad with your Hammer come hither to Morrow.
at hammer, n.1
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