English Terms . . . for the curious
Presentiment: foreboding
Ninepins: a bowling game with no head pin; pins in a circle; “to go down”
Patience: solitaire card game
ENSA: Entertainment National Service Organization set up in 1939 to provide entertainment for British armed forces
personnel during World War II.
Heel tap: A little bit of liquid left in your glass.
Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor: English counting game, nursery rhyme, fortune-telling song traditionally played in England
which can be used to count cherry stones, buttons, daisy petals and other items.
Cherry stone: chowder clam
Virago: violating cultural norms – demeaned women who acted aggressively or like men.
