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 Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:59 pm
One thing that sparked my intrest in pirates was disney's first PG-13 rated movie, Pirates of the Caribbean. One thing I had always been wondering about is some of the terms they use in the movie. Words like 'parlay' and 'savy'. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what these and maybe any other pirate words mean.
(I know parlay because it was explained in the movie, I just needed an example.)
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:11 pm
I think he uses it to mean 'Got it?' or 'You know?' here's some definitions of the word smile
Well informed and perceptive; shrewd: savvy Washington insiders.
n.
Practical understanding or shrewdness: a banker known for financial savvy.
tr. & intr.v. sav·vied, (svd) sav·vy·ing, sav·vies (svz)
To understand; comprehend.
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Fashionable Businesswoman
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:32 pm
"parlay" is probably related to the french--as in "parlez-vous francais?" (I don't know the infinitive), the same root as parlaiment.
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:03 pm
They're both related to French. wink
'Parlay' comes from the French parler, which means 'to speak', and 'savvy' comes from the French savoir, which means 'to know'.
At any rate, this thread doesn't belong here; it strikes me as belonging in the Dialects forum.
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Eccentric Iconoclast Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:48 pm
Forgedawn "parlay" is probably related to the french--as in "parlez-vous francais?" (I don't know the infinitive), the same root as parlaiment. Parlay is part of their code. Anyone who calls parlay is under it's protection and cannot be hurt by a pirate of that crew and they are taken to the captain. Elizabeth used it in the movie.
@ Eccentric: I was wanting to learn what the words mean so I thought lessons, but ok.
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:18 am
Does anyone know anymore Pirate volcab.?
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:16 am
Erm.... avast, ye scurvy dogs? 0_o
scurvy: a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes.
avast: a nautical command to stop or cease.
ye: YOU 1 -- used originally only as a plural pronoun of the second person in the subjective case and now used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and in various English dialects
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:14 pm
Neither 'parlay' nor 'savvy' have been documented as words ever used by the Carribean pirates, or any historical pirates I think.
As far as pirate speak, I imagine most pirates used the nautical terminology they had learned as sailors on merchant ships or maybe even from just hanging around a port town. Here are a few of my favorite words and phrases.
Freeze the ball off a brass monkey: Obviously means that it's very cold out. Comes from the little brass rings used in stacking cannon balls, often called 'monkeys.' Supposedly, when it got cold enough the brass would contract and cause some of the cannon balls to topple from their stacks.
Give no quarter: show no mercy.
Dance the hempen jig: To hang.
Cackle fruit: chicken eggs.
There are a few others I could list, but they're a bit dirty and I can't find their origins at the moment.
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:18 pm
parlay.....a list of terms for pirates and restricions and rules.
savvy....."got it"? "ok?" ....being "math savvy", you are good at math.
stuff like that I think.
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:35 pm
Avast ye, landlubbers and would-be drivelswiggers, I've got a duffle of 'em all, so belay yer bilge and take no caulk as I let 'em off to ye.
/OVERACHIEVER.
Belay - Quit it! (Belay that talk!)
Avast - For further explanation, it also is 'Avast ye!' and of le Dutch origin. "Stop what you're doing and pay attention!"
On the Account - Describing someone who is a pirate.
Hornswaggle - To cheat out of your valuables.
Shiver me timbers - Yes. They said that. Its from (or probalby is) how the sounds the ship makes when its hit by something that'd jolt it, anywhere from a reef to cannonball fire.
Head - A privy for a ship.
Monkey Jacket - That short jacket they'd wear. >:
Take a Caulk - When you'd take a nap on the ship, your clothes'd more likely than not get stained by the caulking material on the ship, from laying on it. So to Take a Caulk is to take a nap.
Freebooter - Another word of Dutch origin meaning Corsair, piccaroon, scalawag, and those otherwise on the account.
The "Jolly Roger" is said to be from "Jolie Rouge", and I'll leave our Frenchinator Maya to that one.
Bilgewater- The stinking, putrid, and otherwise gross as hell water that gathered up in the lower parts of the ship. And so to be called Bilgewater wouldn't be the most charming of nicknames. "Bilge" is also nonsense
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:43 pm
They used a lot of nautical terms, like Quarter master, Ship mate, etc.
I suggest most strongly that you read 'Pirates!' by Celia Rees. an extremely good book and all about Pirates apparantly.
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:04 pm
Landlubbers-land folk
Aye-yes
Mother of pearl-Holy crap!/oh my gosh!
uh...i know a lot more but no offa the top of my head. just watch spongebob XD
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:57 pm
I've read that the first pirates came from France and were called
Buccaneers(I think I spelled it wrong) but you get the general idea.
sweatdrop
So most of their language came from the French vocabulary. I believe. wink
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:20 pm
Forgedawn "parlay" is probably related to the french--as in "parlez-vous francais?" (I don't know the infinitive), the same root as parlaiment. yeah, it's an 'er' verb, but you used it correctly! Je parl japonois.Vous parlez chinois! (um, that is how you spell 'chinese' in french, right?....) Nous parlons francais! (grr, I forgot the little accent on the c in 'francais'......forgive me....) and so on.... so, yeah, i htink they got 'parlay' from 'parler'..... And 'savvy' means 'OK?' or 'understand?' it's actually a common word that is used where I live, but only becasue we use it as a joke in my area. Like, "We're going to the mall this Saturday. Savvy?" savvy means some other things, too, but in the Pirates of the Carribean movie, they used as 'ok' or 'understand'.....
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