AFRians: Person(s) who read and post messages to the alt.fairs.renaissance

Bat sweat/Dragon piss: lemonade & salt

BFA: Basic fair accent

Bodice Burn(s): Renfaire. The distinctive sunburn/tan line a woman receives on her chest from wearing a low-cut bodice and chemise.

Dane: Short for mundane (see mundane)

Colors of Roses: white- purity / red- love / purple-fantasy / yellow- friendship / black-death / pink- passion / orange-lust

Fair boogers: dried dusty boogers compounded with dirt/dust.

Faire Brat: The brood that were conceived, born, and raised with a pewter spoon in their mouths

Faire Chasers: A playtron who will spend large amounts of time driving or flying from state to state visiting faires during the season.

Garb: Historical clothing, or "costuming" among Renfaire participants.

Garb Snark: Someone who picks out all the inaccuracies in your historical clothing. Garb Snark in the shire of Bristol have also been known as the very unflattering "Garb Nazis".

Good Queen Bess: the nickname given to Elizabeth I of England.

Green Man: (1) is the man with the money - paying customer. (2) At some fairs it may be referring to a plant type actor. (3) the male counterpart to the Summer Goddess in some wiccan religions, aka Cernunnos.

Hard Faire: An event that has permanent buildings

Hat-Pass: Renfaire. Contrary to public opinion not everybody passes the hat for tips at a Renfaire. It is a privilege at most faires, not a right. Often only performers who have approval in their contracts have the right to "pass the hat" after performing. For rookie performers, this is sometimes the only pay they receive for a ten-hour day.

Henry VIII's wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard & Katherine Parr.
Historical order & how the marriage ended:

• Catherine was then banished from the Court and separated from her daughter. It is said that she died of a broken heart, four years later.
• Anne was charged with treason. She was finally executed at the Tower of London, where she was beheaded with a sword, in 1536
• In 1537 at Hampton Court Jane gave birth to their son. Unfortunately, twelve days later, Jane died form the surgery at the child-birth.
• Anne of Cleves - Their marriage had lasted for only six months, but stayed at the Court and died in her bed in 1557 of natural causes.
• Catherine Howard was, however, accused (rightly) by his courtiers of having many lovers, and so was beheaded (along with the lovers) at the Tower of London in 1542 with an axe.
• Henry married Katherine in 1543 because Henry needed somebody to look after him in his old age. After Henry's death (in 1547) she married Jane Seymour's brother, and died in 1548, being he only one of Henry's wives to outlive him.

John Barleycorn: figure for grain and barley

Mead: an alcoholic beverage whose primary fermentable ingredient is honey. Depending on the recipe, (there are many) it may contain, spices or fruits added for variety and yeast

Mundane: Person(s) who lead boring, mundane lives with 9-5 jobs. a person wearing modern clothing

Otter(s): Discriptive name use by some AFRians. (see AFRians)

Patron(s): The visiting public who have paid to come in.

Playtrons: Patrons who attend in costume. Also see "Faire Chasers"

Privy: port-a-john (restroom with no running water)

Privy Monster: monster that lives in the privy, that eats unattended children.

Rennie: Someone who WORKS at faire full time.
Note: The term "Rennie" has now taken on to mean the same as Playtron, in some areas.

Royal Privies: Reference used at some faires for restrooms that have running water.

Soft Faire: evnet in tents, or rented buildings - Normally removed after the faire ends.