Below are words and phrases characteristic to pirates. Only words and phrases that were used in the film are listed. For a more extensive pirate vocabulary, check out these links: 1 2 3 4

Accord - A settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions.

Avast - Used as a command to stop or desist; to demand attention.

Aye - Agreement or acknowledgement; yes.

Barter - To trade goods or services without the exchange of money.

Berth - A space for a ship to dock or anchor.

Blighter - A fellow, especially one held in low esteem.

Bonny Lass - A pretty young girl or sweetheart.

Commandeer - To take arbitrarily or by force.

Davy Jones' Locker - The bottom of the ocean. To send someone to Davy Jones' Locker is to send them to a watery grave.

Eunuch - A man or boy whose testes are nonfunctioning or have been removed. An ineffectual, powerless, or unmasculine man.

Hearties - Comrade; good fellow; a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors.

Love - A term of endearment. Welcome to the Caribbean, love.

Maroon - To intentionally abandon on a deserted island with nothing but a pistol and a single shot.

Mate(y) - A name to address someone as a good chum.

Mettle - Courage and fortitude; spirit.

Mutiny - Open rebellion against constituted authority, especially rebellion of sailors against superior officers.

Onesies - Oneself. To be "all by my onesies" is to be "all be myself".

Parley - A right outlined in the code of the brethren whereby an adversary may demand to be taken to the captain unharmed.

Pilfer - To steal or filch.

Plunder - (noun) Property stolen by fraud or force; booty.

Poppet - (Chiefly British) A darling.

Rape, Pillage & Plunder - Most common actions associated with pirates; phrase used to describe a pirate's way of life.

Robert's your uncle/Fanny's your aunt - All will be well; simple as that.

Rudder - A vertically hinged plate of metal, fiberglass, or wood mounted at the stern of a ship or boat for directing its course.

Save - With the exception of; except.

Savvy - To understand; comprehend.

Scallywag - A reprobate; a rascal; a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.

Scoundrel - A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a man without honor or virtue.

Shiver Me Timbers - An expression of surprise or strong emotion.

Square - To bring into balance; settle.

Swag - Stolen property; loot.

Tortuga - An island in the West Indies off northern Haiti. It was a pirate refuge in the 17th century.

Whelp - An impudent young fellow.

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