I'm writing a play set during the American Revolution and one of the characters insults the heroin. What were some derogatory words that they used back then? No curse words please!
God Bless!!
2007-05-10 14:29:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
heroine, sorry, the spellcheck just went to heroin!! :O
2007-05-10 14:42:13 · update #1
See if you can find a copy of the book "Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue." It is full of just such words as you would be searching for. My favourite is "laced mutton".
2007-05-10 16:20:36 · answer #1 · answered by N T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all = it's heroine - heroin is a drug. He could call her a tart, a wench, a whore. There is a book out there called Descriptionary which is great for period terms = I use it for the proper terms for clothing, transportation etc of a certain period. If you are writing period pieces, you really need one! Pax - C
2007-05-10 14:36:21 · answer #2 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Derogatory words are used as curse words. See 'strumpet' and trollop' too.
2007-05-10 14:40:24 · answer #3 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
adult adult males who're risky & have a temper that flares up relatively regardless no count if it is adult adult males or women he's putting his hatred in direction of ought to be prevented & definite we ought to continuously continuously hear to our intestine feeling yet now and returned as quickly as we are youthful we don't, yet as we grow previous we do tend to try this as have somewhat existence adventure
2016-11-27 01:42:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no derogator words affecting women. They're all true and accurate. Why did you even ask?
2007-05-10 14:48:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
not being mean but pretty sure whore. tramp may have been used.
2007-05-10 14:36:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋