More Victorian Slang this week as last week’s response was so much fun.Your thoughts on these please
Fibbing Friday: 21st August 2026
Fibbing Friday – 21.08.2026
More Victorian Slang this week as last week’s response was so much fun.Your thoughts on these please
1 .Academy Headache — The headache acquired after sitting through a lecture given by someone who loves the sound of their own voice.
2.Arf’arf an ’arf — The official Victorian measurement for how much alcohol you’ve had when you can no longer pronounce “half.”
3.Afternoonified — The condition that occurs after lunch when you’ve accomplished absolutely nothing and decide it’s now too late to start.
4.Back Slang It — Talking about someone behind their back, only to turn around and discover they’ve been standing there the entire time.
5.Bags o’ Mystery — The collection of unidentified objects found at the bottom of a woman’s handbag. Nobody remembers putting them there, but throwing them away would clearly be dangerous.
6.Bang up to the Elephant — Victorian directions meaning: “Keep going until you reach the elephant. If you reach the giraffe, you’ve gone too far.”
7.Batty Fang — A particularly confused vampire who keeps biting fruit bats instead of people.
8.Basket of Oranges — A Victorian dating service. If someone fancied you, you received an orange. If you received the entire basket, things were getting serious.
9.Benjo — A banjo belonging to a man called Ben. Nobody else is permitted to play it.
10. Bow Wow Mutton — What happens when the dog steals Sunday dinner and then has the audacity to look offended when questioned about it.
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