brown talk
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Conversation of an exceedingly proper character, Quakerish. Compare BLUE.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
trò chuyện rất đúng mực, giống như của người Quaker
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Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)
Where it’s used:
Origin
British & Irish English
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “brown talk” mean?
Conversation of an exceedingly proper character, Quakerish. Compare BLUE.
Is “brown talk” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.