Today’s Totally Random
Lines
Peace, good pint-pot; peace, good tickle-brain.
Sir John Falstaff
King Henry the Fourth Part I Act II, Scene iv, Line 407
Falstaff is
telling the hostess to be quiet, as he is about to launch into yet one more of his
lengthy, bombastic speeches. Whilst I can’t say that I’m familiar with these terms,
pint-pot and tickle-brain, based on the context they appear to be
mildly negative epithets; particularly when prefaced with good. Think of
them as being sort of like Archie’s reference to Edith as a dingbat, if you’re
old enough to know what I’m talking about.
I called him a pint-pot and now he's sulking.
I guess you've gotta be careful how you use this stuff.
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