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Typically negative connotations, often satired, about a man being fussy or effeminateДЇortnight: A fortnight is a unit of time equal to 14 days (2 weeks).ДЇustian: a thick cotton and flax (linen) woven fabric. Usually synonymous with dandy or coxcomb. This term came into prevalence in 1813.Дowager: a widow with a title or property derived from her late husband.Дudgeon: a feeling of offense or resentment angerД®xquisite: a man excessively concerned about appearance, clothes, and grooming. The preferred subdued, carefully curated looks that reflected a вЂњstudied masculinityвЂќ with dark colors, no perfume, and artful accessories. There are four types of cuts, for more see here: Regency Customs: The CutДandy: A man of fashion, charm and wit. These could be tied in a variety of styles:Д¬u ckold: the husband of an adulteress, often regarded as an object of derision or, when used as a verb: (a man) make (another man) a cuckold by having a sexual relationship with his wife.Д¬ut, The: To snub someone. Chumming altogether is complicated, see this resource.Д¬laptrap: absurd or nonsensical talk or ideasД¬orinthian: athletes, sportsmen who excelled in most sporting activities of the day including fencing, boxing, hunting, shooting, driving and riding in addition to be always well dressed and mannered gentlemenД¬ostermonger: a person who sells goods, especially fruit and vegetables, from a handcart in the street.Д¬ountenance: a personвЂ™s face or facial expression support.Д¬ravat: a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt. In the following generation came Hester Lynch Piozzi, Hannah More and Frances BurneyД«ond Street Beau: a well dressed man who liked to shop in and around Bond Street, but in particularly liked to go on the stroll on Bond StreetД«uck: A popular, fashionable man who pursued pleasure, blood or sporting typeД«ugger: Referring to anal intercourse, this was used nonliterally and similar to bloody, as an oath commonly uttered for a variety of occasionsД¬hemise: a shirt like under dress, usually falling above the kneesД¬hum ticket: A piece of paper given to a newcomer at a debtorвЂ™s prison, that holds the name of the person and the number of the room they are to share. Originally a member of the 18th-century Blue Stockings Society from England led by the hostess and critic Elizabeth Montagu, the вЂњQueen of the BluesвЂќ, including Elizabeth Vesey, Hester Chapone and the classicist Elizabeth Carter.

From an old proverb that women who die unmarried are fated to leadВ apes-considered at the time to be unproductive animals-in hell.ДЄpoplexy: unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or strokeД«aggage: a prostitute, or woman who gives her affections freely.Д«alls: shortened from ballocks, this was used in the 19th centuryД«anns: a notice read out on three successive Sundays in a parish church, announcing an intended marriage and giving the opportunity for objections.Д«eau: a man with presence, and often vain, good looking, and a notable fashion iconД«eau monde: fashionable world or fashionable people.Д«lade: dashing younger man of fashion, meant to imply youth and maybe a bit of immaturity or impetuousnessД«loody: Difficult to define etymology or definition, it was an extremely common oath as early as the 18th century and continued into the 19th century.Д«lue-deviled: Affected with the blue devils depressed, melancholy, low-spirited.Д«luestocking: an intellectual or literary woman. If you are just looking for the swear words, we have a post on that, too here.ДЄdventuress: Euphemism for prostitute or wild womanДЄmiable: having or displaying a friendly and pleasant mannerДЄpe-leader: A pejorative term for an older single woman a spinster or old maid. If you want to know the difference between a macaroni, Pink, Bond Street Beaux, and moreвЂ¦go here. If you are looking for the difference between a carriage, barouche, and gig, I have a primer post on conveyances of the Regency here. The pink words are linked to more in depth etymological or anecdotal posts. The terms below taken from several primary sources as well as other reputable dictionaries, so they are definitely not any of the infamous Heyerisms or when they are thought to be, we call it out.

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