Hum Durgeon (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Hum Durgeon

An imaginary illness. He has got the humdurgeon, the thickest part of his thigh is nearest his a-se; i.e. nothing ails him except low spirits.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Hum Drum * Humbugs

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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Hulky
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To Hum
Hums
Hum Box
Hum Cap
Hum Drum
Hum Durgeon
Humbugs
Hummer
Humming Liquor
Hummums
Humstrum
Hump
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