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Speaking of Regency…
Did you know there are some crazy and cool words used during the Regency era that we don’t use any longer? OR if we use them, they don’t mean the same thing they once did.
Here are a few I thought were interesting.
An Ace of Spades – a widow (I mean, I think that gives the title a little finesse, don’t you? She’s not a widow, she’s an ace of spades 😉
Bacon-faced– this one makes me laugh for two reasons. 1. I love bacon and 2. I have a round face (which is the meaning ;))
Bouncer – a obvious lie. Or bold-faced lie. For example, “Oh, that’s a bouncer if ever I heard one! No gentleman could have jumped a hedge that high without breaking his neck.”
Claptrap – nonsensical talk. “Mr. Carroway’s speech was all claptrap—so many fine words signifying nothing.”
Cucumberish – to be broke or in debt. I love this one! “The man is fairly cucumberish for all he spends on his wife” 😉
Make a Cake of Oneself- Embarrass ones self. My heroine, Emmeline Lockhart, makes a cake of herself by falling in the pond at the hero’s house 😉
Saucebox – a “saucy” or impertinent person. Lottie, in Sense and Suitability, is quite the saucebox…often.
Me, my mom, and my daughter at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, UK
Spoony – a “fool” in love 😉 “He was quite spoony over her after a single dance.”
Dicked in the Knob – crazy, silly, out of his mind. Some examples that could come from my current WIP:
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“If you think I’m letting you ride through town at midnight to fetch medicine, you must be dicked in the knob, Thomas Bridges.”
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“Entirely possible, Miss Reeves. It appears to be the only sensible explanation for my behavior around you.”
If you’re interested, you can order Sense & Suitability on Amazon, Baker Book House, Barnes and Noble, or at your local bookstore!
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Before you go, I’m offering a prize to one commenter – some magnetic Jane Austen-inspired bookmarks, a small zip bag, and a signed copy of Sense & Suitability. All you have to do is sign up to get my e- newsletter (top right of my home page, green box) or note that you’re already a subscriber. Additional points for those who follow me as an author on Goodreads or on Instagram! (USA only)
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I think my favorite word from the list is Claptrap.😁
“Make a cake of oneself” and “Dicked in the knob”! I mean, Get Out! I’ll be using these like crazy. Subscribed!
Aren’t they fun???
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I think my favorite word from the list is Saucebox.
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Hi! I just subscribed to your newsletter! I already follow you on Goodreads, and now instagram as well! I think from the list of words above, “spoony” is quite adorable. 🙂
Isn’t it? Rather romantic 😉
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Bouncer is an interesting on of those words I have never heard in that context.
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Bacon faced was a new one to me.
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An Ace of Spades intrigues me-I wonder where that came from? And, I wonder if I can use that when I fill out forms now?😁
I just signed up for your newsletter. We actually use “claptrap,” but now I will have to incorporate “cucumberish” into our daily chatting. LOL
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Also, I think bacon- faced is pretty funny, too! I’m an identical twin and my sister has a more oval face while I have a more round face. Growing up, people used to comment on her oval face and my “fat” face. I think I would’ve preferred people saying I had a bacon- face! 🙂 Haha!
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Hmmmm “bacon face” makes me laugh but honestly I think I love spoony (hopeless romantic soul over here!) Just subscribed and also followed on GR and IG
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It’s between “make a cake of oneself” and “bacon-faced.” I actually just read the pond scene this morning, ha ha ha! This is not a book to be missed!!
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Ever since reading Georgette Heyer, I’ve gotten a kick out of Regency ‘cant’. I think ‘dicked in the knob’ is hilarious.
Looking forward to reading your Jane Austen romcom.
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I would say claptrap is my favorite. I love learning old vocabulary, so thank you for the list!
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I think sacebox might become a regular part of my vocab! 🙂
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My favorite word is claptrap!
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Thank you sO MUCH!! I hope to get to write more Appalachian books in the future!!
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HAHA!! That’s fabulous!!
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I am already subscribed to your newsletter and I also follow you on Goodreads. My favorite phrase from the Regency era is “Make a Cake of Yourself” because everybody loves cake and it makes me laugh. As a retired SLP, I love the study of words and how they change meanings over time etc… Thank you for putting together such a neat prize for the Scavenger Hunt!
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Cucumberish, partly because the word itself it makes me think of all the silly nicknames for Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Pretty sure I’m gonna have to start calling one of my pups bacon-faced now.
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Claptrap. That’s a word I’ve heard before.
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I subscribed. My absolute favorite is saucebox! I’m a sucker for the word “saucy,” so this might be my new favorite word to try out. 🙂
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I listened to Sense and Suitability, which was amazing, but I want to read it now! I am already a subscriber, and I follow you on IG and Goodreads!
Has to be saucebox for me. Several are so familiar after attending the Jane Austen festival and getting to role play the verbiage of the day.
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My favorite phrase/word would have to be “Make a cake of yourself” 😂 way more fun than saying embarrassed!!
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I’m already a subscriber. These terms are fun. Some I’d heard of but many I didn’t know about.
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Love Bacon-faced and spoony, lol!!
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I’ve not heard bacon-faced before but am a fan of bacon-brained. This could relate to fat head, since our brains are comprised mostly of fat.
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Saucebox but they’re all pretty awesome!
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Spoony sounds alot like “twitterpated” in the old Disneyversionof Bambi & is a very useful description.(previously subscribed)
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