Got the Morbs

I find myself lost (not for the first time...) in a dictionary of Victorian slang. This is still my favourite: Got the morbs (Soc., 1880). Temporary melancholia. Abstract noun coined from adjective morbid. Can we bring this back monkey paw finger curls

A screenshot shares a Victorian slang term, “got the morbs,” meaning temporary melancholia, and asks whether people can revive it. The reply “monkey paw finger curls” jokes that the wish is granted in an unintended, ominous way, implying the commenter has suddenly developed the morbs. EN: A screenshot shares a Victorian slang term, “got the morbs,” meaning temporary melancholia, and asks whether people can revive it. The reply “monkey paw finger curls” jokes that the wish is granted in an unintended, ominous way, implying the commenter has suddenly developed the morbs.

• @pokupkabitka / 7257 2022-06-04