Civil War Slang

This week’s episode was full of Civil War slang. We’ve put together a list of some of our favorites. What do you think they mean? The answers are below.

Wallpapered

Heavy Wet

Fast Trick

Somebody’s Darling

Seeing the Elephant

Amputate your Mahogany

Bone Box

Dog Robber

Embalmed Beef

Fresh Fish

Sound on the Goose

Deadhead

Hogmagundy

Gunpowder

The Answers:

Wallpapered: Drunk

Heavy Wet: Malt Liquor

Fast Trick: Woman of easy virtue

Somebody’s Darling: A corpse

Seeing the Elephant: Seeing battle

Amputate your Mahogany: Get out of here! Split

Bone Box: Mouth

Fresh Fish: New recruits

Sound on the Goose: Rich

Deadhead: A malingerer

Virginia Quickstep: Diarrhea

Hogmagundy: The process by which the population is increased

Gunpowder: Old woman