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Jerry Sneak (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Jerry Sneak

A henpecked husband: from a celebrated character in one of Mr. Foote’s plays, representing a man governed by his wife.

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

Jerrycummumble * Jessamy

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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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About

Francis Grose was independently wealthy, having inherited money from his father, a jeweller. Finding himself overspending, he published a number of books; his Provincial Glossary seems to have been the starting-point for the Vulgar Tongue reproduced here.

Jaw
Jazey
Idea Pot
Jeffy
Jehu
Jem
Jemmy Fellow
Jemmy
Jenny
Jerrycummumble
Jerry Sneak
Jessamy
Jesiut
Jesuitical
Jet
Jew
Jew-1
Jew Bail
Jew’s Eye
Jibber the Kibber
Jig