• Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! - Pirate catch phrase of grumbling or disgust
• Ahoy - hello
• Ahoy, Matey - Hello, my friend!
• Ahoy, Me Hearties! - Hello crew member
• All Hand Hoy! - Everyone get on deck!
• Avast ye! - Pay attention!
• Aye - Yes
• Bilge-Sucking - An insulting expression of disdain
• Blimey - Surprise, shock
• Blow me down! - Phrase of amazement or shock
• Blow The Man Down - The Captain’s command to get rid of a person
• Booty - A treasure
• Bounty - A reward for capturing a known criminal, such as a pirate
• Bring a Spring Upon ‘er - Turn the ship in a different direction
• Bucko - Friend, a pirate, same as a buccaneer
• Carouser - Reckless or loud person who drinks excessively
• Cat O'Nine Tails - A special kind of whip that has 9 strands
• Chantey - Song sung together in unison, while they work
• Cutlass - A thick, heavy and rather short sword blade for pirates
• Davy Jones' Locker - A tale of an evil spirit from the bottom of the ocean
• Dead Men Tell No Tales - An expression meaning no survivors left behind
• Doubloons - Types of Spanish gold coins pirates find
• Fathom - Six feet
• Feed the Fish - About to die
• Fire in the Hole - Warning given to crew before a cannon is fired
• Flogging - Severe beating of a person
• Gangplank - Removable ramp between the pier and ship
• Grog - Rum or liquor diluted by water
• Hands - Crew members or sailors of a ship
• Hang ‘Emfrom the Yardarm - Type of punishment served to a prisoner
• Hang the Jib - Frown or pout
• Hearties - Friends, fellow comrades or sailors
• Heave Ho - instruction to put some strength into whatever one is doing
• Jack Ketch - The hangman. “Dance with Jack Ketch” means to hang
• Jacob's Ladder - A rope ladder used to climb aboard a boat
• Jolly Roger - Black pirate flag with white skull and crossbones
• Landlubber - An inexperienced person with no sailing skills
• Letters of Marque - Letters allowing the right to piracy during wartime
• Lookout - The pirate who keeps watch for land or oncoming ships
• Loot - Stolen money or belongings
• Marooned - To be abandoned with no food, drink, or possessions
• Mutiny - When crew gang up against the Captain of the ship or other authority
• Old Salt - Experienced pirate or sailor
• Pillage - Rob, ransack or plunder
• Run a Rig - Play a joke or a trick on someone
• Sail, Ho! - A warning that another ship is in view
• Savvy? - a question that means, “Do you understand?”
• Scuttle - Sink a ship
• Shiver me timbers! - an expression used to show mistrust
• Sink me! - an exclamation of great surprise
• Thar She Blows! - Whale sighting
• Three Sheets to the Wind - Very drunk, intoxicated
• Walk the Plank - Prisoner is ordered to walk off a board over the ocean
• Ye - You
• Yo Ho Ho - a chant when doing strenuous work