Talk Like a Pirate Day- Sept.19th.


Pirate Phrases:
Ahoy! – Hello!
Aye – yes
Batten down the hatches – put everything away on the ship and tie everything down because a storm is brewing
Booty – treasure
Buccaneer – a pirate
Crow’s nest – small platform atop the mast where the lookout stands
Doubloons – other coins or found in pirate hoards and stashes
Heave Ho – give it some muscle and push it
Jacob’s Ladder – the rope ladder one uses to climb aboard a sloop
Jolly Roger – pirate’s flag including white skull and crossbones over a black field
Old Salt – an experienced sailor
Pieces of eight – coins or found in pirate stashes
Poop deck – the part of the ship farthest to the back, which is usually above the captain’s quarters. This is not the bathroom.
Seadog – old pirate or sailor
Shipshape – cleaned up and under control
Thar she blows! – Whale sighting