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| − | Slang words, terms and argot found in the letters of the Foote Family. 18th and 19th century. | + | Slang words, foreign phrases, terms and argot found in the letters of the Foote Family. 18th and 19th century. |
===French=== | ===French=== | ||
| − | * | + | *'''Un ange sans ailes:''' "An angel without wings." |
===Spanish=== | ===Spanish=== | ||
| − | *Greaserita: | + | *'''Greaserita:''' Term for a Latina/Latino or Chicana/Chicano sex worker apparently has origins in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Theodore T. Johnson, ''Sights in the gold region, and scenes by the way.'' “Hope with a goodly prospect feeds the eye, Shows from a rising ground possession nigh; Shortens the distance or o'erlooks it quite; So easy 'tis to travel with the sight.”—Dryden. New York, Baker and Scriber, 145 Nassau St. and 36 Park Row. 1849. Ref., Foote Family Papers, 1853. |
| − | Theodore T. Johnson, Sights in the gold region, and scenes by the way. “Hope with a goodly prospect feeds the eye, Shows from a rising ground possession nigh; Shortens the distance or o'erlooks it quite; So easy 'tis to travel with the sight. | ||
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[[category:Argot]] | [[category:Argot]] | ||
[[category:Foote Family Papers]] | [[category:Foote Family Papers]] | ||
[[category:Etymology]] | [[category:Etymology]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 11 January 2022
Slang words, foreign phrases, terms and argot found in the letters of the Foote Family. 18th and 19th century.
French
- Un ange sans ailes: "An angel without wings."
Spanish
- Greaserita: Term for a Latina/Latino or Chicana/Chicano sex worker apparently has origins in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Theodore T. Johnson, Sights in the gold region, and scenes by the way. “Hope with a goodly prospect feeds the eye, Shows from a rising ground possession nigh; Shortens the distance or o'erlooks it quite; So easy 'tis to travel with the sight.”—Dryden. New York, Baker and Scriber, 145 Nassau St. and 36 Park Row. 1849. Ref., Foote Family Papers, 1853.
- Serape:
