Victorian Era Slang Terms

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Across
  1. 4. A homosexual
  2. 5. A street term meaning coward.
  3. 8. Secret,shady,doubtful.
  4. 10. A common name for trousers
  5. 13. A legal term from 1889 meaning "to prompt."
  6. 16. A nickname given to a close friend
  7. 17. A person with a "wilful determination to ignore the objectionable or inconvenient,at the same time assuming airs of superior virtue and noble.
Down
  1. 1. A figure of speech used to describe drunken men.
  2. 2. A society word meaning "smart."
  3. 3. An excellent word that means getting rowdy in the streets.
  4. 6. Handwriting,signature
  5. 7. A lie
  6. 9. "A habitually smiling face."
  7. 11. Brave or fearless.
  8. 12. "Satirical reference to enthusiasm."
  9. 14. A term meaning "inferior, noisy singers" that could be used liberally today during karaoke sessions.
  10. 15. A delightful way to refer to your rather boring hands.