Royalty for a Week, and Shameless The Rest of The Time (Volume III)
- Thread starter Ambrosia
- Start date
- Status
Food? *listens to growling tummy*
Yes, food would be good.
Heh. I set out this morning to see if the slang term "skirt" was used prior to the 1900's. Hours later I come back with "tipping the velvet", which has absolutely nothing to do with what I was looking for. However I've become so smitten with the phrase I simply must find a place for it in my story.
Yes, food would be good.
Heh. I set out this morning to see if the slang term "skirt" was used prior to the 1900's. Hours later I come back with "tipping the velvet", which has absolutely nothing to do with what I was looking for. However I've become so smitten with the phrase I simply must find a place for it in my story.
Food? *listens to growling tummy*
Yes, food would be good.
Heh. I set out this morning to see if the slang term "skirt" was used prior to the 1900's. Hours later I come back with "tipping the velvet", which has absolutely nothing to do with what I was looking for. However I've become so smitten with the phrase I simply must find a place for it in my story.
Oh. I see. You want the slang "skirt" as in a woman, not the origins of the article of clothing. Hmmmmm, back to the search....
I looked up "tipping the velvet". Oh. my.
Princess Wicked, this is the only reference I can find to a time line of usage. It isn't answering your question, but it is a start, I hope. http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/skirt
Last edited:
Thank you, Ambrosia.
It's as I feared. The term is too new. I kind of figured as much. Every time I said it all I could picture was gangsters and tommy guns.
Though one of my husband's friends use to call me a skirt. The most memorable example is when I beat his score at bowling, "I can't believe I was beat by a skirt!"
It was both amusing and satisfying.
Hours later I come back with "tipping the velvet", which has absolutely nothing to do with what I was looking for. However I've become so smitten with the phrase I simply must find a place for it in my story.
Yup.
Had a hunch that was what it meant.
*adds to list of very useful phrases*
Wait a minute, why is the queen serving us? Shouldn't this be the other way around?
Your majesty, would you like a handsome peasant to dally with? I've got a new braid of rope. It would be my pleasure to drag one or two of them in here for you.
Your majesty, would you like a handsome peasant to dally with? I've got a new braid of rope. It would be my pleasure to drag one or two of them in here for you.
*sigh*
*drags in empty lasso, and drops down on the fainting couch*
I think I scared all the cowboys out of the saloon.
Maybe I should take up a nice quiet hobby, like water boarding.
*drags in empty lasso, and drops down on the fainting couch*
I think I scared all the cowboys out of the saloon.
Maybe I should take up a nice quiet hobby, like water boarding.
You need to come up from the dungeons more often Princess Wicked.
I'm not sure if that would be a good thing or a bad thing.
That wasn't quite what I was expecting it to be.
You mean you don't want to spongy jump, sheepish?
Yeah, she lured us in with the word naked.
The usual insanity.
But it's been awhile since we had any action. No coups, no invading armies. This whole peace thing has really got me down.
Depends. How long were you gone?
Last time I was here it was still just the Royalty for a Week
Whoa.
That long, eh?
You missed it, Dan, I was king for two weeks running. Mainly because no one else would take the job. But we can pretend it was because I was so loved and adored.
Hail to the Queen!
*bows*
Whoa.
That long, eh?
You missed it, Dan, I was king for two weeks running. Mainly because no one else would take the job. But we can pretend it was because I was so loved and adored.
Pretend away
- Status