Flaminghorse's definitions

Gentleman of Four Outs

An upstart; a Victorian Era term for someone who claims or tries to act like a gentleman or a person of high class but lacks the qualities to be considered as such.

When a vulgar, blustering fellow asserts that he is a gentleman, the retort generally is, “Yes, a gentleman of four outs,” that is, without wit, without money, without credit, and without manners.

by Flaminghorse July 30, 2018

Obsolete

Something that is so old that no one feels the need to use it anymore; see old school or cavemen for more information.

ex. 1: The stubborn man decided to go to work by driving a 1908 Model-T Ford, which was so obsolete that it literally had to be cranked.

by Flaminghorse January 8, 2019

The Long S

An obsolete variant of the letter s "ſ" that is often confused with an f (it also resembles ∫, a calculus symbol); It fell out of favour in the early 19th-Century for this very reason, as printers found that it was more practical to use a variant of s that would not be confused with f.

The long s still survives in German as the letter ß, which is a ligature of the letters ſ and s combined into ſs (ß). It can also be found in the Jägermeiſter (Jägermeister) logo.

"Hey, why does this word say 'ſuſpicious' in this old book? Shouldn't that be an s; I don't remember suspicious being spelt with f."

"That's just one of the ways that they wrote s back then; it's called the Long S."

by Flaminghorse July 30, 2018

18th-Century

The century that lasted from 1701 to 1800; the 19th-Century, which was equally primitive, came after.

During these times, strange fads such as powdered wigs (as well as oversized wigs with ship contraptions in them; see Marie Antoinette), makeup with lead in it (yes, you read that correctly), and tricornes were prominent. This century is also associated with classical music, people like George Washington, guns that took too long to reload, pirates, colonialism, stagecoaches, uniforms that stuck out like a sore thumb, and a revolution in France which resulted in a headless king.

Did you just call a lantern a LANTHORN?! That's so 18th-Century.

by Flaminghorse August 10, 2018

We are not amused

A term supposedly uttered by Queen Victoria (there's no evidence of this), this term is often linked with royalty to satirically point out their snobbishness. This meme can also be found online with pictures of a discontent Queen Elizabeth II as well.

"There is a tale of the unfortunate equerry who ventured during dinner at Windsor to tell a story with a spice of scandal or impropriety in it. ‘We are not amused,’ said the Queen when he had finished.”

by Flaminghorse October 31, 2018

Neket Iadet

An Ancient Egyptian term (read in Hieroglyphs as 𓈖𓎡𓏏𓏴𓏛 𓇋𓄿𓂧𓏏𓏯𓅪𓏥) used in an insulting manner by characters in Assassin's Creed Origins, including Bayek of Siwa. The subtitles in AC Origins say that it means "piece of s**t;" however, it's actual meaning is "piece of misery." If you were to call someone a neket iadet in Ancient Egypt, you would likely get beaten up, or worse, never heard from again.

Bayek of Siwa: I have killed all of these neket iadet.

by Flaminghorse August 10, 2018

Horse's meal

When someone serves you a meal but gives you nothing to drink whatsoever, much to the annoyance of many people.

When I went to the restaurant the other day, they gave me nothing to drink, even when I asked for water 100 times! What a horse's meal.

by Flaminghorse August 10, 2018