Civil War..Slang..
- What if you could talk to someone who lived at the time of the Civil War?
YOU would probably have a hard time understanding some of the things they said..
.LET'S step back now and hear what they had to say:
- Chief Cook and Bottle Washer: person capable of doing many things.
- Sheet Iron Crackers: hardtack
- Sardine Box: cap box
- Bread Basket: stomach
- Greenbacks: money
- Graybacks: Southern Soldiers or lice
- Arkansas Toothpick: large knife
- Pepperbox: pistol
- Zu-Zu: Zuoave Soldiers
- Fit to be tied: angry
- Horse Sense: smart
- Top Rail: #1 or first class
- Hunkey Dorey: great!
- Greenhorn, Bugger, Skunk: officers
- Snug as a bug: comfortable, cozy
- Sawbones: surgeon
- Skedaddle: run, scatter
- Hornets: bullets
- Bully: hurrah! or yeah!
- Possum: a buddy or pal
- Blowhard: big shot
- Fit as a fiddle: in good shape, healthy
- Uppity: conceited
- Scarce as hen's teeth: rare or scarce
- Grab a root: have dinner or potato
- Tight, Wallpapered: drunk
- Bark Juice or Tar Water: liquor
- Nokum Stiff or Joy juice: liquor
- Hard Case: tough
- Bluff: cheater
- Jailbird: criminal
- Hard Knocks: beaten up
- Been through the mill: done a lot
- Quick-step: diarrhea
- Played Out: worn out or tired
- Toeing the mark: doing the job
- Jonah: bad luck
- Goobers: peanuts
- Sunday Soldiers , Kid glove boys, Parlor Soldiers: insulting words to a Soldier
- Fresh Fish: raw recruits
- Whipped: beaten
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