Regency Slang

[rowdy_tanner]

This little site has a useful glossary.

http://www.candicehern.com/bookshelf/glossary.htm

Come on you know you always wondered what a "tiger" was!

Comments

[liviapenn]

I don't know about you guys, but I preferred to imagine that in the Regency era, everyone owned a small talking tiger... :)

[rowdy_tanner]

:D I want one!

[pensnest]

I was fascinated by the post chaise + postilions set-up, as I had never before realised that there was no driver!

[rowdy_tanner]

Now I know why every traveller's phrasebook included, "My postillion has been struck by lightning" in various languages!