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Victorian Slang for Steampunk Characters

Whether your character is a thief, sailor, noble, engineer, or average citizen in the 19th century, dialogue can be the quickest (and the funnest!) way to paint their personality and circumstances. 

Here is short list of resources I’ve found to be the most helpful, plus a compilation of 108 Victorian slang terms that happen to be my favorites.

Victorian Slang Resources

Passing English of the Victorian era: a Dictionary of Heterodox English, Slang and Phrase (1909) is a book of slang from all levels of society, categorized by origin and dates of use.

Vocabulum, or the Rogue’s Lexicon (1859) is a book of slang published in the Victorian era itself, specializing in the slang of criminals and miscreants of all sorts. 

An online list of 19th century American and Civil War era vocabulary, particularly helpful for military slang and for characters with an American background. 

And a list of equally delightful slang from the Edwardian era, technically not Victorian but with reasonable room for overlap—and besides, who’s going to do as much research as you? 

Now for my favorite slang terms, most of them compiled from Passing English. You’ll find some bias toward a roguish vocabulary, since my steampunk novella Aliferous is centered around air pirates!

108 Victorian Slang Terms

Above-board – Frank, open. From sailors’ lingo. Not between decks or in the hold, but above all the boards in the ship.

Ah, dear me!  – ejaculation of sorrow

Alexandra Limp (approx. 1872) – An affected manner of walking seen for several years amongst women. Said to have been imitated from the temporary mode in which     the then Princess of Wales walked after some trouble with a knee. (See Buxton Limp, Grecian Bend, Roman Fall.)

All his buttons on (approx. 1880 on) – Sharp, alive, active, not to be deceived. He is eighty-three years of age, but as we say hereabouts, has all his buttons on.

All a treat – Perfection of enjoyment, sometimes used satirically to depict mild catastrophe.

All over red (approx. 1840 on) – Dangerous, to be avoided.

Anti-Tox (approx. 1885) – A drug to sober a drunken person. Tox is, of course, the abbreviation of intoxication.

Balloon-juice (1883) – Soda-water; presumably suggested by its gassy nature. It’s as good as a bottle of balloon-juice after a night’s hard boozing.

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made a (poor) picture of lenore because i was bored and wanted to try a new style for lips

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It just occurred to me that Cowboys existed around the same time as the Victorian Era, so I thought of a Victorian Cowboy then I realized that is basically Steampunk and I feel dumb for not knowing that until now.

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Black women in the Victorian era

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Oh to live in the Victorian era wearing an elaborately detailed dress that drags through the the flowers as I walk across an open field with a melancholy look on my gorgeous face

My brand new silly dnd vampire dude named Archie :)

Ideas of outfits for Oliver (Doodles)

So... I found out about "Ouji Fashion", that is based on Victorian Era attires. For me it looks perfect for Oliver, once his original Design is also based on the late 19th century outfits. These doodles have some shirts, shorts/knickbockers and capes ideas I sketched in the last 3 days

‘my darling...’

portrait of two gentlemen who are very much in love— no, bewitched with each other⚔️

i can’t say which specific era they’re in but im guessing late 1890’s??? serving time-less eruri au, my coloring style’s a bit off... i’m trying to experiment and see what best works for the narrative that im trying to show. im not as satisfied with it but this was fun nonetheless (excuse my rushed calligraphy)

A Lover’s Note - b.a.

Hey wonderful humans! Hope you’re having a great day! So I had a sudden rush last night at 2 and the result was this poem. I’m partly convinced that I was possessed by an 18th century ghoul while writing but that is another day’s talk.

One thing though, this poem is a little different than my usual writing style and hence, I’m not sure if I did an adequate job writing it. Needless to say, I’ll appreciate your honest reviews.

Hope you guys like it. Love ya homies!

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ok uhhhh- I uh made more Victorian au stuff O_O

also new water mark! oooooooo

did I really spend 2 days of my life drawing this only to crop most of it out? yeah-

I LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN SEEING BAD ASS HISTORICAL WOMEN AND THIS IS BADASSERY AT ITS FINEST

Edited to add original source, with additional photos: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/first-female-bodybuilders-1900s/

Rare Historical Photos

The first female bodybuilders and strongwomen showing off their gains, 1900s

The first “strongwomen” appeared in the 19th century, but were almost unheard of until much later. The appearance of strong women became mor

Her sleeves are so poofy, I love it.

“She missed her friends, colleagues, so much even the children that used to run around in the ballroom. It was always filled with so much chatter, gossip even. Yet sometimes she can still feel their presence, the hushed whispers, the complete silence when someone were to speak. It all feels like it happened yesterday.”

Day 24 of creatuanary

Prompt was flying snail, so there you have it Mr. Snailo riding his steampunk shell to the opera

Victorian insects overwhelmed by new scientific discoveries, such a victorian thing to do.

Anne Elliot

The nightmare of Mr Darcy.