Answers: Regency Slang #1

Here are the answers to my A Regency Slang Quiz at the WordWenches Blog:

1. An Ape leader is:
   d) An ageing spinster
2. “Doing it much too brown” means:
   b) Trying too hard to make a false story convincing
3. Blue Ruin is
   a) An alcoholic drink ie gin
4. A rum cull is
   a) A suspicious or dishonest man
5. A hum is
   b) A false rumor
6. A barque of frailty is
   d) A woman of easy virtue
7. A nonpareil is
   a) A leader of fashion (male)
8. To be castaway means
   d) To be drunk
9. Which one of these is NOT a term for being drunk:
   d) to give a tinker’s damn
10. To be in dun territory means
    c) To be in debt

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