Regency Words: Addle plot

Addleplot – spoil sport, someone who disrupts or interferes with someone else’s enjoyment or plans. The term is said to date from around the 1690s. Continue

Addleplot – spoil sport, someone who disrupts or interferes with someone else’s enjoyment or plans. The term is said to date from around the 1690s. Continue

The Bee, fire-side companion, & evening tales. (1823). United Kingdom: (n.p.). The online etymology dictionary confirms the bready-origins of the word lady, and clarifies that the f dropped Continue

A Regency Reader requested more common expressions or idioms. While we feature some in Regency Cant, we will building out an additional tab to feature Continue

Poltroon means: An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch. Its usage dates from the 1520s, likely taken from the French poultron (rascal, coward) or Italian poltrone (coward). According to Continue