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You May Not Know This Victorian Era Slang, But Can You Decipher Enough To Pass This Quiz?

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Victorian Era Slang Historic Trivia Quiz

To be "bricky" means to be courageous! If someone calls you this, take the compliment with gratitude because they think you're fearless.

Brave!

If you "got the morbs," that means you are temporarily feeling down. For example, if you wanted to see a concert but all of the tickets were sold out, you'd "get the morbs."

You are bummed out!

How would you feel if you "got the morbs"?

If someone tells you to stop lollygagging, it means you should go do something! It wasn't a good thing to hear this, as it would mean you were being lazy.

To dawdle!

Skilamalink has two meanings. It either means you did dishonest things, such as pickpocketing someone or lying, or it meant to be a wise, clever person, able to outsmart others.

Either a cheater or a wise one!

If someone was telling you balderdash, it means someone was telling you information or news that was either biased or false.

Fake news!

If I were to ask you how you are doing right now, you would probably say you are alright, right? Well, "tickety-boo" was the Victorian's way of saying you're all good.

It means you were okay!

If you asked what happened last night and someone said you were "arf'arf'an'arf," you had maybe a few drinks too many! An arf is half a pint of alcohol.

To be drunk!

What does it mean to be "arf'arf'an'arf"?

Sometimes, it's just better NOT to know what you're eating...

It is actually a sausage!

There's just that one person who tries to get every single lady they walks past. That's what a "gal-sneaker" is!

A man who wants many ladies!

Calling someone a "wooden spoon" is the equivalent of calling them a dummy.

A dummy!

If you just had an awkward conversation with someone or saw your old text messages, you'd probably feel "poked up"!

Embarrassed!

How would you feel if you were "poked up"?

A "chuckaboo" is a name for someone who is a good friend of yours! Your bestie, your friends, and your siblings are all your "chuckaboos"!

Your BFF!

A "whooperup" is a person who enjoys singing, but they are really loud and they belt out the lyrics. Please, someone give them singing lessons!

A bad, passionate singer!

Did you not take history class? What about learning your morphemes?

victorian woman crying on couch with roses on floor

Maybe you should take history class...

You definitely know more modern day slang, but you know a fair share of Victorian slang, too! Good job!

Not bad!

Wow! It's almost like you lived in the Victorian Era!

FRANCE, CIRCA 1872:  The love letter. Artist b. 1825 d. 1879 (Photo by Frederic Soulacroix/Fine Art Photographic/Getty Images)

You're a slang-storian!

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You May Not Know This Victorian Era Slang, But Can You Decipher Enough To Pass This Quiz?

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