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PARLAY
We start with parlay. In the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, parley (sometimes rendered parlay) is part of the pirate’s code of conduct, involving negotiation with enemies under a truce.
A parley is a “discussion, conference,” also a verb for holding such a conference (or, more generally “to talk.”) It comes from the French parler, “to speak.”
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HORNSWOGGLE
We know that pirates have a unique code of conduct, but hornswoggling is frowned upon by salty dogs and landlubbers alike.Hornswoggle means “to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.”
Smart pirates probably know better than to hornswoggle anyone bigger and meaner than themselves.
DREDGIE
In popular pirate tales, dredgies are the ghosts of traitor pirates who’ve met a nasty end at the hands of another pirate. Spooky.
Maybe they’ve been so named because it’s as if they were dredged up from the seafloor?
Or, perhaps the term is connected to the Scots dredgie, “a funeral feast,” related to dirge.
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PLUCK A CROW
To pluck a crow (or have a crow to pluck) is similar to picking a fight: It isn’t a physical brawl, but you definitely have a bone to pick with a fellow peg leg.
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POWDER MONKEY
A powder monkey was a boy (linked to a monkey) employed on warships to carry gunpowder from the magazine to the guns.
BOATSWAIN
A boatswain, pronounced [boh-sun], is a crew member in charge of the deck.
When you hear “hoist the sails” (as we’re sure you often do), it’s the boatswain’s job to get that done.
SCUTTLE
Among other senses, to scuttle a ship is to sink it intentionally, often by opening seacocks (types of valves) that let water into a ship’s hull.
JOLLY ROGER
The Jolly Roger is the black skull-and-crossbones flag flown from pirate ships.
Of course, this ominous sign is a favorite fashion emblem, appearing on everything from hats to shoelaces.
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CRACK JENNY'S TEACUP
To crack Jenny’s teacup is a euphemism that describes time spent in a house of … loose morals.
From Dictionary.com
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