| Word or Phrase | Meaning |
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| Alleyblades | Lowlife, opportunistic thieves and robbers |
| Anyhail | Anyhow, anyway |
| The Art | Arcane magic, particularly as practiced by wizards |
| Bells | Used to tell time, the equivalent of an hour, counting from highsun and midnight |
| Breath | A second or a moment: “Give me a breath or two to recover.” |
| Brightbird | The person you are courting, lover |
| Brightcoin | Social risers, more polite than the derogatory ‘newcoin’ |
| Brightstar | Great, exciting |
| Cask-smashing, Casking | Vandalism (whether they are actually smashing casks or not) |
| Coinlass, Coinlad | An escort |
| Darburl | Angry, frustrated |
| Deepnight | Used interchangeably with midnight |
| Evenfeast | Dinner |
| Eventide | Evening |
| Fancyman, Fancylady | Disapproving pejorative for a suitor. Older speakers use “Fancylad” or “Fancylass” for younger suitors |
| Godswake | Early morning, the hours before sunrise |
| Gulletfire | Strong, cheap alcohol |
| Hardjaw | Chatty barfly |
| Highborn (Highnose) | Noble, “Highnose” is an intentionally derogative derivative |
| Highsun | Noon |
| Highsunfeast | Lunch |
| Hrast | A non-deity specific ‘damn’ |
| Long Song | Used by halflings and bards to refer to an amount of time up to 3 minutes or so |
| Mornfeast | Breakfast |
| Naeth | Dung, often used as an expletive (along with the stronger version ‘Naed’) |
| The Power | Divine magic, particularly as practiced by clerics |
| Rivvim | Lusty, amorous |
| Sharpjaws | Young tough-guys whose bark is worse than their bite |
| Stlarning | A mild expletive: “This whole plan is a stlarning mess!” |
| Swirlcloaks | Those who copy noble styles, without being nobles themselves. Typically refers to wealthy merchants. |
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