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