Dash my wig, the Victorians had a lovely way with words.
As in: "Hurry up and bitch the pot, would you? I'm spitting feathers here."
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As in: "Don't remember a single thing about last night. Got absolutely boiled owled."
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As in: "Did we kiss? Yes. There was no quail-pipe, though."
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As in: "Oof. Right in the tallywags."
Other Victorian terms for testicles included: whirlygigs, trinkets, twiddle-diddles.
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