DEFINITION: a painful inflammation of the skin tissue, resulting in pus, somewhat like a boil
COMMENTS: Jack is making fun of Bootstrap's face with all of its sea growths, by substituting the word "carbuncle" for the usual word "company."
DEFINITION: a castrated man, esp. formerly, one employed by Oriental rulers as a harem attendant
COMMENTS: This is often misspelled as "eunich," including in the subtitles of one foreign theatrical release of the film.
DEFINITION: (British slang) A contemptible person, per Wiktionary: git [8-14-06]
COMMENTS: Generally used affectionately, per Wiktionary.
DEFINITION: a sea monster
COMMENTS: A Kraken is a specific type of leviathan.
DEFINITION: a British and Australian working class slang interjection used to get someone's attention, or to express surprise or disapproval, per Wikipedia: Oi [8-14-06]
COMMENTS: With the spelling "Oy!", this word has a different meaning: "Oy!" is a Yiddish exclamation of dismay or exasperation, rather than an attention-getting expression.
DEFINITION: (Chiefly British.) a darling, per Answers.com: poppet [8-14-06]
COMMENTS: In Middle English this meant: popet, small child, doll, puppet.
DEFINITION: to understand, esp. shrewdly
COMMENTS: The origin of this word is the French expression "savoir faire." [7-27-06] According to one IMDb user, Johnny Depp's character Sands in "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" (2003) [8-23-06] also said "savvy", and that film was filmed a year before "The Curse of the Black Pearl."
DEFINITION: stained or defiled, esp. by disgracing
COMMENTS: By definition, this word can have sexual connotations, since "defiled" can mean having one's virginity violated
Created: July 27, 2006
Updated: April 19, 2007