Pirate language

Some vocabulary connected to the topic of pirates

1. Pirate Lingo Vocabulary For Pirates

2. Pirate Phrases Ahoy, me Hearties! - the same as saying "Hello, my friends!" Aye - yes Batten down the hatches - put everything away on the ship because a storm is brewing

3. Pirate Phrases Blow the man down - command to kill someone Booty - treasure Buccaneer - a pirate

4. Pirate Phrases Cat O'Nine Tails - a whip with nine strands Crow's nest - small platform atop the mast where the lookout stands Cutlass - short heavy curved bladed sword used by pirates

5. Pirate Phrases Davy Jones' Locker - the bottom of the ocean where Davy Jones brings pirates to die Dead men tell no tales - leave no survivors Doubloons - other coins or found in pirate hoards and stashes

6. Pirate Phrases Hang ' im from the yardarm - punishment of those captured in battle Jolly Roger - pirate's flag including white skull and crossbones over a black field Keelhaul - punishment in which a person where dragged underneath the pirate ship

7. Pirate Phrases Lad, lass, lassie - a younger person Landlubber - big, slow clumsy person who doesn't know how to sail Man-O-War - pirate's ship outfitted for battle

8. Pirate Phrases Pieces of eight - coins or found in pirate stashes Pillage - rob, sack or plunder Rum - pirate's traditional alcoholic beverage

9. Pirate Phrases Savvy? - do you understand and do you agree? Scurvy dog - the pirate is talking directly to you with mild insult Seadog - old pirate or sailor Shiver me timbers! - comparable to “Oh My!"

10. Pirate Phrases Swab - insult to someone, meaning weak and not to be feared. Walk the plank - punishment in which person walks off a board jutting over the side of the ship while at sea. The consequence is drowning and a visit to Davy Jones' Locker.