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How were towns of Stockton and Marysville changed by the gold rush?
They grew due to the population of gold miners. People flooded into the gold fields and within 2years California became a state in 1850.
What are the slang words in the 1850s?
Here are some terms from the Victorian Era, which included 1850:About right - correctAfternoonified - a society term meaning smart or fancyArf-arf-an-arf - drunk, or having had too many 'arf-pints of beerBags o'Mystery - sausages (because no one knew what was in them)Batty-fang - a low London phrase meaning to thoroughly thrash (possibly from the French term battre a fin)Butter upon bacon - extreme extravaganceCat-lap - a society term for tea and coffee, used derogatorily by drinkers of beer and stronger spirits.Cop a mouse - to get a black eye (because the color and size of the swelling resembles a mouse)Daddles - handsDead certainty - totally certain to occurDoing the bear - courting that involves a lot of huggingDon't sell me a dog - "Don't lie to me" (from the sale of a mutt dog as a purebred)Fifteen puzzle - total and complete confusionGas-pipes - especially tight pantsGigglemug - a habitually smiling faceHalf-rats - partially intoxicatedMafficking - getting rowdy in the streetsMind the grease - "please let me pass" - said in a crowded street or roomNanty Narking - great funNot up to dick - not wellOne-horse town - a very small town indeed (supposedly having only one horse in the whole town)Orf chump - off your feed, or having no appetiteParish pick-axe - a prominent nosePoked up - embarrassedRain-napper - an umbrellaSauce-box - the mouthShake a flannin - to fightShenanigans - antics, especially when up to no goodSkilamalink - secretive, shifty, shady or doubtfulTake the egg - to win
What did the colonial innkeeper do?
Well, honey, that colonial innkeeper did what any innkeeper would do back in the day - served up some warm ale, cooked some questionable meat, and probably overcharged for a lumpy bed. But hey, business is business, right?
