The Victorians had the best job titles: blabber, butt-woman, cheeker, crutter, cullet picker, dasher, egger, fluker, lasher, lurer, maidenmaker, ponty sticker, ransacker, sad-iron maker, scratch-brusher, spittle-maker, spragger, sprigger, tingle-maker, walk-flatter, whim-driver.
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@knightjennyk @doctorjamesfox @caitlinmoran Victorian (and older) slang terms for occupations: 7. Haberdasher of pronouns (teacher) 6. Nob-thatcher (wig maker) 5. Mutton shunter (police officer) 4. Adjective-jerker (journalist) 3. Apronman (mechanic) 2. Knight of the napkin (waiter) 1. Shepherd of the anus (proctologist)
@AdamCSharp @doctorjamesfox @caitlinmoran Ha! 5, though 👀