TURPIN - he was a right bastard

The Dark and Dirty Deeds of Dick

Thursday, May 4

More Dirty Talk

turpido, a nastily wounded place.

turpiloquium, foul (obscene) language.

turpilucrus, basely covetous of gain.

turpio, a base (dishonourable) fellow.

turpitudo = PVDENDA (hinder parts).


A Glossary of Later Latin, comp. Alexander Souter (1949)

So, if we put them all together à la Daphne, we have: a foul-mouthed cove sporting an injury or two, still hankering after loot and ladies.

Sound about right?

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