It's that time of year again! Grab yer pirate hats and plunder some treasure chests because it's Talk Like A Pirate Day!
Talk Like A Pirate day is held each year on September 19th.
How to celebrate:
There are loads of ways you can celebrate Talk Like A Pirate:
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Celebrate with friends and family at a pirate party. You could host your own or attend someone else's.
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Learn about pirates, there are lots of well known pirate stories, but do you know their origins?
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Gather your family and watch a couple of pirate films, see how their vocabulary stacks up to what you know.
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The easiest way to celebrate Talk like a Pirate day is, of course, to talk like a pirate!
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Dress up like a pirate! Because what better opportunity to create a pirate costume.
Read more ways you can celebrate here on Mental Floss.
Pirate Words & Phrases
We have compiled a list of words and phrases that you can use on Talk Like A Pirate Day:
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Ahoy - Hello
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Avast - Stop or Desist
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Avast Ye - A command to pay attention or listen up
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Aye - Yes!
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Blaggard - Someone who cannot be trusted
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Booty - Treasure
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Buccaneer - A pirate
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Cackle Fruit - Chicken Eggs
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Clap of Thunder - A shot or strong alcoholic beverage.
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Carouser - A reckless person, someone who drinks too much
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Cutlass - A curved sword
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Davy Jones' Locker - The bottom of the sea
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Hearties - Friends
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Heave Ho - Put your back into it
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Hornswaggle - To cheat
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Jolly Roger - A pirate flag
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Land Ahoy - Land spotted
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Landlubber - A land dweller
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Loot - Stolen money or belongings
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Marooned - left alone on a desert island
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Matey - Buddy/ friend
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Me - My
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Mutiny - When the crew revels
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Pirate - Robber of the sea
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Plunder - To steal
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Privateer - Government appointed pirates
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Run a Rig - Play a joke or trick someone
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Savvy - To understand
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Scourge - A troublemaker
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Scuttle - Sink the ship
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Sea Dog - An experienced sailor
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Sea Legs - Sailing without being seasick
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Set Sail - Head out
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Shanty - Sea songs
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Shark Bait - A dying sailor
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Shipmate - A fellow sailor
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Shiver Me Timbers - Crikey/ OMG
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Smartly - Quickly
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Son of a Biscuit Eater - An insult
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Thar She Blows - There's a whale/ when you see a whale
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The Black Spot - Threat of death
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Three Sheets To The Wind - Referring to how drunk a person is, one sheet is tipsy (mildly drunk) to four sheets which is passed out.
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Walk The Plank - When someone is made to walk off a wooden board over the ocean, ultimately resulting in drowning.
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Weigh Anchor - Raise the anchor
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Ye - You
Get out there and use your new vocabulary to find some pirate friends!
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