And yes, this has something to do with R&S. September 19th, Talk Like a Pirate Day, is a Holy Day for Flying Spaghetti Monster worshiping Pastafarians like myself. I want to keep it sacred this year by speaking only as the Divine Beings (pirates) speak.
For instance, instead of "hi" or "hello", I should say "Ahoy, me hearty!" Does anyone here have any more suggestions?
2007-09-18 12:29:49 · 405 answers · asked by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"Thar she blows!" - The pirate equivalent of "Whoop, there it is!". [Arrgh...that be Whaler talk, and no respectable pirate would speak like a blubber lubber!]
"ARRRGHHHH" - this phrase shows general discontent. or it can also mean that someone is about to get wild- a.k.a. a battle cry.
"Ahoy, me hearties!" - Equivalent of "Hello, my friends!"
"Dogs ahoy!" - Equivalent of "Things to kill, straight ahead."
"Shiver me timbers!" - Like saying "Oh My!" like my legs are shaking
"Skuttle me Skippers" - Making a mistake and being judged for/by it.
"Avast ye varmint" - Stop right there young man because you're in big trouble.
"Weigh anchor!" - Let's go!
"Yarr." - I agree.
"Yarr!" - I see your point, and agree wholeheartedly.
"Yarr-ha-harr!" - You're right!
"Yarr?" - Excuse me, what did you say?
"Yarrgh" - I respectfully acknowledge that you are right and I am wrong
"Yaharr..." - a filler word.
"Blow me down!" - You don't say? How surprising.
"Savvy?" - Is that okay with you? Do you understand?
"Ahoy" - Call to attract attention, something akin to 'Hello, there!'
"Jack" - A flag or a sailor; showing how sailors would refer to their ship's colors as one of the crew. Hence Jack Tar for sailor and the Union Jack flag.
"Salmagundi" - A dish of chopped meat, eggs, anchovies, onions and anything else the cook can throw in; A piratical delicacy
"Weigh anchor! Hoist the mizzen!!!" - Basically adds on to Let's go!
"A merry yarn" - A good story
"arrrrgh shocked to the very boney"
"Where be the treasure?" - Where is the treasure?
"Land Ahoy" - I see land
"Hoist the Colors!!" - Raise the flags.
2007-09-18 12:40:39 · answer #1 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 118⤊ 2⤋
Pirate Phrases
2016-12-10 16:08:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If something is going well, then you have to go all squinty eyed and say the word "yar" a lot. Yar is a word that describes the characteristic of a ship that is fast and maneuverable, and therefore a boon to a pirate.
Another good thing is to say "aye" for yes and "nay" or "negative" for no.
If heads must roll, then "there will be the devil to pay", which refers to the old job of doing the worst duty in a shipyard, putting tar on the keel. The keel was known as "the devil", and "to pay" something was to put tar or pitch on it. So when there was the devil to pay, that meant that something very bad was coming down the pike.
If you want to go right and left, then you use the terms "starboard" and "port", respectively. Or you can go REALLY old school and use the terms "starboard" and "larboard", respectively. Just remember left and port both have 4 letters.
walking the plank = bad news. Someone who is fired, say, would be forced to walk the plank, which is the practice of pulling up near a small deserted island, if you are lucky, and forcing a person to leave the ship via a plank. even worse would be "keelhauling". This would be the practice of punishing someone in the most painful manner possible. In nautical terms, a person who got into trouble would have a rope tied to hands and feet and thrown from the front of the ship. His body would then be used to scrape off the barnacles that had grown on the keel for the entire length of the ship. So not only was the poor fella nearly drowned, he was used as a scouring pad. needless to say, few survived the process of keelhauling.
I have more. let me know if you want it.
2007-09-19 02:31:10 · answer #3 · answered by jiryan2316 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Pirate Sayings
2016-10-02 10:21:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Top Ten Pickup lines for use on International Talk Like a Pirate Day
(We came up with these in an effort to interest The Other Dave (Letterman) in TLAPD. His staff liked 'em, but alas, his show was"dark" the week of Sept. 19.)
10 . Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?
9. Have ya ever met a man with a real yardarm?
8. Come on up and see me urchins.
7. Yes, that is a hornpipe in my pocket and I am happy to see you.
6. I'd love to drop anchor in your lagoon.
5. Pardon me, but would ya mind if fired me cannon through your porthole?
4. How'd you like to scrape the barnacles off of me rudder?
3. Ya know, darlin’, I’m 97 percent chum free.
2. Well blow me down?
And the number one pickup line for use on International Talk Like a Pirate Day is …
1. Prepare to be boarded.
Bonus pickup lines (when the ones above don't work, as they often won't)
They don’t call me Long John because my head is so big.
You’re drinking a Salty Dog? How’d you like to try the real thing?
Wanna shiver me timbers?
I’ve sailed the seven seas, and you’re the sleekest schooner I’ve ever sighted.
Brwaack! Polly want a cracker? … Oh, wait. That’s for Talk Like a PARROT Day.
That’s the finest pirate booty I’ve ever laid eyes on.
Let's get together and haul some keel.
That’s some treasure chest you’ve got there.
Top Ten Pickup Lines for the Lady Pirates
By popular demand ...
10. What are YOU doing here?
9. Is that a belayin' pin in yer britches, or are ye ... (this one is never completed)
8. Come show me how ye bury yer treasure, lad!
7. So, tell me, why do they call ye, "Cap'n Feathersword?"
6. That's quite a cutlass ye got thar, what ye need is a good scabbard!
5. Aye, I guarantee ye, I've had a twenty percent decrease in me "lice ratio!"
4. I've crushed seventeen men's skulls between me thighs!
3. C'mon, lad, shiver me timbers!
2. RAMMING SPEED!
...and the number one Female Pirate Pick-up Line:
1. You. Pants Off. Now!
2007-09-19 03:09:40 · answer #5 · answered by susanoudin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avast there! So ye be wantin to talk like a piraat, eh? Ye've asked the right swabby. Lets start with "avast," use it to get someones attention, if that doesn't work try throwin somethin heavy at em.
Other good greetings be Yaaarrr!!! Or Aaaarrr! Just remeber never Arrrggg!! That should only be used if someone fires a cannon ball into yer Poopdeck. Remeber to use yer "ye"s and "thars" to improve your piratical speak.
"Aye" means yes while "Aye Aye" means yer a brown nosin lubber tryin to suck up to the cap'n, usually yer boss.
Refer to anything ye drink today as "Grog." Grog is usually rum mixed with water and is were we get the term "Groggy" which used to mean hung over.
The ladies be "wenches" and the men "swabbies." The big boss be the "Cap'n" while the lower manager who does all the work with none of the credit is the "Bos'n."
Fer even more great ways to try out your inner pirate check out the modern day pirate bible, "Pirattitude! So You Wanna Be A Pirate? Heres How!" by John "Ol' Chumbucket" Baur and Mark "Cap'n Slappy" Summers
2007-09-19 03:08:52 · answer #6 · answered by jodalmighty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are all great answers but several make the cardinal mistake of using Arrgggh instead of Aarrrr. The true Pirate-Speak exclamation adds no GH at the end. "Aarrgggh" has been around for ages and is an expression of dismay and angst with no particular piractical overtones. "Aarrrr" is what you want to use, matey!
PS. The number of A's, R's, G's and H's in either word is arbitrary.
PPS. Yes, I know they sound exactly the same. Doesn't matter.
2007-09-19 02:30:21 · answer #7 · answered by B D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avast, mate! Yer lookin like a landlubber! Let me give you a bit of advise or you'll be in Davey Jones Locker before ye know it! First, we all know pirates communicate primarily with visual statements such as missing or gold teeth, peg leg, hook arm, eye patch, tattoo scars, earring, etc. also belches & grunts make up a big part of their communication style, so having a "Pirate Speak Day" is really not easy. No one should say too much today. But below is all me know:
Davey Jones Locker: Dead at the bottom of the Sea
Avast: Stop! Look!
Buccaneer: Fancy Pirate
doublloon: Spanish gold coin which makes up part of the Booty: Treasure, money, spices, jewels, people
Mutiny: Revolt
Jolly Roger: Skull & Crossbones on the black flag
Pieces of Eeight: Silver Spanish coins worth a lot less than doubloon
Mate(y): "collegue" on the ship. Friend.
"Me": substituted for "I" and, sometimes "mine" as in "Me missing me monicle, mate."
Aaarrgh!: Pirate expletive.
Shiver Me Timbers: I'm suprize, amazed
2007-09-19 03:59:42 · answer #8 · answered by Little_Lady 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avast ye, me land locked breathern... Thar be many o' like mind here... So, Dam the syllables, full speed ahead... Ti's a day to talk like a pirate out loud, (and not jest in yer head...)
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Ahoy – hello there!
Matey – generally friendly thin' t' call a person.
Hearty – more friendly than ‘matey’.
Grog – watered-down rum – aye, a staple o' any pirate’s diet!
Bilge – th' unwanted water collectin’ in yer vessel (weighs ‘er down and needs removin’).
Belay – stop it (“belay that ___” means “cut that ____ out”).
Hempen halter – th' noose!
Pieces o' eight – silver coins that be worth far less than a doubloon.
Doubloon – gold coins… precious currency, this be.
2007-09-19 03:40:16 · answer #9 · answered by Greg G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ahoy: hello
Avast: stop,take heed
Aye: yes
Bilge: the belly of a ship
Booty: treasure
Briney deep: the ocean
Buccaneer: a Caribbean pirate
Bucko: friend
Cackle-fruit: eggs
Colours: a ships flag
Cutlass: a broad, curved sword
Davy Jone's locker: the bottom of the sea
Deadlights: eyes
Fair winds: good-bye
Gangway: get out of my way; also a ramp on and off a ship
Grub: food
Lubber: landlubber (ignorant of the sea/sailing)
Mate: friend
Me: my
Seadog: veteran sailor
Shanty: sea song
Slake: to satisfy a craving; quench
Strike colours: lower the flag
Swab: to clean the deck
Tack: food; also to come about
2007-09-19 02:55:02 · answer #10 · answered by smaugs_kid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of asking the question "OK?" or "Alright?" Say "Savvy?"
Also, call a friend "mate" or "matey".
Try learning a sea shanty or pirate song, those normally contain phrases that can be used as pirate-speak.
These are just a few suggestions for right now, anyone else want to add?
2007-09-19 05:22:12 · answer #11 · answered by Cameus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋