Anyone know any sailor phrases?

Question

im going as a sailor to a fancy dress party

anyone got any good phrases?

Answer 1

What's the difference between roast beef and pea soup?

Anyone can roast beef.

Answer 2

Limies

Keel-hauled

Son of a sea cook

Horn swoggled

Mainsail

Rudder

Painter

Tiller

Jib

Answer 3

if you see a guy you fancy ask him want to rock the boat babbyy?!

Answer 4

Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! - exhortation of discontent or disgust

Ahoy! - Hello!

Ahoy, Matey - Hello, my friend!

Ahoy, me Hearties! - the same as saying "Hello, my friends!"

All hand hoay! - comparable to all hands on deck

Avast ye - stop and check this out or pay attention

Aye - yes

Batten down the hatches - put everything away on the ship and tie everything down because a storm is brewing

Bilge-sucking - insult

Blimey! - exhortation of surprise

Blow me down! - expression of shock of disbelief akin to "Holy c**p!"

Blow the man down - command to kill someone

Booty - treasure

Buccaneer - a pirate

Bucko - a buccaneer

Cat O'Nine Tails - a whip with nine strands

Corsair - pirates in the Mediterranean Sea

Crow's nest - small platform atop the mast where the lookout stands

Cutlass - short heavy curved bladed sword used by pirates

Davy Jones' Locker - fabled, mythical place at the bottom of the ocean where the evil spirit of Davy Jones brings sailor and pirates to die

Dead men tell no tales - phrase indicating to leave no survivors

Doubloons - other coins or found in pirate hoards and stashes

Feed the fish - will soon die

Hang 'im from the yardarm - punishment of those captured in battle

Head - the pirate ship's toilet

Heave Ho - give it some muscle and push it

Hempen Halter - a noose for hanging

Hornswaggle - to defraud or cheat out of money or belongings

Jacob's Ladder - the rope ladder one uses to climb aboard a sloop

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 from side to side and was lacerated by the barnacles on the vessel

Lad, lass, lassie - a younger person

Landlubber - big, slow clumsy person who doesn't know how to sail

Letters of Marque - letters issue from governments during wartime to privateers endorsing the p****y of another vessel

Man-O-War - pirate's ship outfitted for battle

Me - my

Mizzen - third mast from the bow of the ship on ships that have three or more masts

Old Salt - an experienced sailor

Pieces of eight - coins or found in pirate stashes

Pillage - rob, sack or plunder

p**p deck - the part of the ship farthest to the back, which is usually above the captain's quarters. This is not the bathroom.

Privateer - government-sponsored pirates

Rum - pirate's traditional alcoholic beverage

Run a shot across the bow - warning shot to another vessel's captain

Savvy? - do you understand and do you agree?

Scallywag - mild insult akin to rapscallion or rogue

Scurvy dog - the pirate is talking directly to you with mild insult

Scuttle - to sink a ship

Seadog - old pirate or sailor

Shark bait - will soon join Davy Jones' Locker

Shipshape - cleaned up and under control

Shiver me timbers! - comparable to "Holy c**p!"

Son of a Biscuit Eater - insult directed towards someone you don't like

Thar she blows! - Whale sighting

Three sheets to the wind - someone who is very drunk. One sheet is mildly drunk and four sheets is passed out.

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.

Weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen! - pull up the anchor and the sail and let's get going

Ye - you

Yo Ho Ho - cheerful exhortation to demand attention

Answer 5

I am very surprised that not one answer has given " Splice the mainbrace"  meaning an extra tot of grog (rum) all round. It alludes to the extra rum ration given to those who performed the task of splicing the mainbrace, the brace attached to the main yard. as a matter of interest the order to "Slice the mainbrace" was given when the Queen reviewed the fleet during the Silver Jubilee of 1977 and again on 30 July 1981 (sadly) to toast the Prince and Princess of Wales married the day before.

So enjoy your party and "Splice the mainbrace"!!!

Answer 6

scuttle me timbers

Answer 7

"Hooray,and up she rises..."

Answer 8

Try "ouch, that hurts me bum"

or "ohh, dont stop seaman"

Answer 9

argh argh....captain...lol

Answer 10

keep a weather eye open

sailing a bit close to the wind

take the wind out of your sails

'couple of shakes'.

between the devil and the deep blue sea

footloose and fancy free

ship shape and Bristol fashion

married to the gunner's daughter

put through the hoop

Sling your hook"

scraping the barrel

chewing the fat

wipe the slate clean

let the cat out of the bag

to rub salt into their wounds

source, what they mean and lots more here:

http://users.aol.com/sailgower/lexicon.h...

Answer 11

Sea Never Dry !

Every Man For Himself, God For Us All !

Mammy Mammy Water, The King Lady Of The Sea, Whiska, KisKa, The Knowledge Is From The Sea !

Answer 12

oohhhh i'm a navy boy! bend over!

Answer 13

" arrrrr "

" walk the plank! "

" scuuuurvy "

" aye matey "

the usual....

Answer 14

quick, roger the cabin boy!

just think captian pugwash - "seaman staines" and all those

or shiver my timbers,

"the sailor is repeatedly depicted to emphasize lecherous and lewd behavior, often in the company of a prostitute." - sounds like a P.A.R.T.Y

Answer 15

"Hold the Ship"