Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant betting to lose or being prepared for a loss. A copper was slang for a penny, so you weren't betting much.
Skipper isn't necessarily pirate slang as much as generally nautical slang: It means the captain or leader of the crew.
Most of the time, it means the medical condition, temporomandibular joint disorder. It causes a restriction in movement of the mouth, as well as pain. That is not slang. However, it may mean other things: Tap my Jack: It means "text me." Too much Johnson: Having a large penis or too much sex. Too much jina: When a woman has pubic hair showing out of her clothes.
I can't find any cockney slang called "gorilla" but a monkey is 500 pounds.
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Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was another term for cowboy. The image is of the cowboy spending so much time in the saddle that he's stiff.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant betting to lose or being prepared for a loss. A copper was slang for a penny, so you weren't betting much.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means not worth much. The image is of "just a scratch" instead of something serious. A cowboy might say "That's no great scratch."
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant almost broke. You didn't own much except your blanket.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a petty thief. The image is of someone just nibbling, not taking much.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one meant a hearty meal. The image is of eating so much your pants are tight.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This means very, a great deal, much or good. A good cowboy got a right smart bit of work done during a day.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a heavy rain. The image is of so much rain that it washes a gully into the ground.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one means talking. If someone said "quit your yammering," it meant you were flapping your lips too much.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a half-starved, sickly looking person. A barber's cat might not get much milk.
A phrase often used by cowboys to say "Thanks" is: "Much Obliged."
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one meant an abundance. Having cut as much as you wanted, you were free to come again for more.