Ahoy me laddies and lasses! I hav' creatin' this here post for you landlubbers to see how t' talk like a PIRATE!
Ahoy! - An energetic greeting to your fellow mate, like hello.
All hands on deck! - An urgent request for help to all members of a ship's crew to muster at once on the main deck.
Aloft - A reference to climbing to or being among the sails above or upper rigging overhead on your ship.
Articles - An agreement of behavior between the Captain and his crew.
Avast Ye! - A stern request to halt your activity and listen up.
Aye! - Yes or I agree.
Aye Aye! - Yes, Captain or I'll take care of it.
Arrr! - Interjection to show excitement.
Bilge Rat! - A scoundrel, a general insult lashed upon a shipmate.
Black Spot - A mark given to a pirate of an impending doom, the mark of a cursed soul!
Booty - A pirates treasure.
Broadside - A discharge of all cannons attacking the main (broad) part of an enemy ship.
Cap'n - A reference to a superior officer.
Davy Jones' Locker - A final resting place at the bottom of the sea for drowned pirates.
Dead mean tell no tales! - A pirate saying to ensure no prisoners are taken during battle, and no one left to reveal any secrets or details of the event.
Doldrums - A long period of time when the wind has died, leaving a ship adrift and unable to sail.
Feed the fishes – The dearly or not so dearly departed, thrown overboard.
Fire in the hole! – An exclamation warning your shipmates before a cannon is fired.
Go on Account – An expression to indicate that you have turned pirate.
Grog – A pirates typical rim drink, containing a mixture of water, rum, and lime juice.
Harrr! – Expresses amusement or laughter.
Hornswaggle – To cheat your mates!
Jack Tar – A familiar reference to a common sailor.
Jolly Roger – The infamous black flag with white skull and crossbones, an invitation to surrender.
Keelhauling – Dragging a shipmate under the keel of a ship as punishment or torture, one way to clean the barnacles of your ship.
Keep a weather eye open matey! – A pirate reminder to remain vigilant and alert, to keep watch.
Lad – A piratical way to address a younger male.
Land Ho! – An exclamation by a shipmate who first spots land while at sea.
Landlubber – Anyone who is awkward or unfamiliar with life aboard a ship, and clumsy sailor.
Lass – A piratical way to address a younger female.
Maroon – To abandon a shipmate ashore with little hope of rescue or escape, a cruel punishment.
Matey or Me hearty – A piratical reference towards a shipmate or a friend.
Me – A piratical way of saying “my”.
Mutiny – An act by shipmates to rally against authority (usually the Captain) of a ship.
No Prey No Pay – An agreement that a crew receives no wages, but instead shares any booty pillaged.
No Quarter Given – Any surrender will not be accepted. No prisoners will be taken.
Parley – A French term found within the pirate’s code that allows one to request free passage until negotiations with a ship’s captain are resolved.
Plunder – To pillage another, to seize booty without consent.
Rum – An intoxicating beverage.
Sail ho! – An exclamation alerting your shipmates that another ship of unknown intentions is near.
Savvy…? – A piratical term meaning: Do you get what I’m saying? or, Are you family with…?
Scurvy Dog! – A scoundrel, and a general insult upon a shipmate.
Sea Shanty – A work song commonly sung at sea to synchronize crew movement and pass the time.
Shiver me timbers! – An expression of shock, surprise, or annoyance.
Show your colors! – A request from a nearby ship to show their flag and their intentions, to show their true colors.
Strike your colors – A demand directed at an enemy ship to lower it’s flag during battle and surrender.
Swabber – A lowly mate who swabs then deck and a general insult.
Swagger – A piratical attitude in the way you walk and talk.
Swashbuckler – An adventurous and brave soul, or generally, one who licks to plunder with the point of a sword.
Under bare poles – A ship without her sails set.
Walk the plank – A walk beyond the end of a ships plank to drown at sea to visit Davy Jones Locker!
W***h – A piratical way to address a familiar lady.
Wet me pipe – To quench your thirst with some tasty grog.
X Marks the spot – An “X” marking the spot on a treasure map where there is buried treasure.
Yarrr! – An agreement to your shipmates remarks.
Yo-ho-ho! – A pirate laugh, and a general merry expression.
