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Cant used by various peoples in English-speaking countries
Thieves' cant (also known as thieves' argot, rogues' cant, or peddler's French) is a cant, cryptolect, or argot which was formerly used by thieves, beggars
Thieves'_cant
Linguistic term for jargon of a group
Cockney rhyming slang, CB slang, verlan, the grypsera of Polish prisons, thieves' cant, Polari, and Bangime. Anti-languages are sometimes created by authors
Cant
Term with multiple meanings
applied to various species in the genus Salix with furry catkins. In thieves' cant the word pussy means a "fur coat". The Oxford English Dictionary gives
Pussy
Language used in correctional institutions
have been crime and prisons; in Charles Dickens' time it was known as "thieves' cant". Words from prison slang often eventually migrate into common usage
Prison_slang
Measurement of time
the word's origin is unclear, though one suggestion is that it was thieves' cant for lightning. It was common in a number of Scots English dialects and
Jiffy_(time)
Form of Dutch slang
meaning of "spouse". However, the word Bargoens usually refers to the thieves' cant spoken between 1850 and 1950. The actual slang varied greatly from place
Bargoens
Topics referred to by the same term
Cantonese (Cant.), spoken in southern China Scottish Cant, spoken by Scottish Lowland Travellers Shelta, spoken by Irish Travellers Thieves' cant, spoken
Cant_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Swag, fabric dressing for a window valance Swag, stolen goods, in 1800s thieves cant Swag (promotional merchandise), products branded with a logo or slogan
Swag
English-language slang used in the UK
"feet" and "girl". Thieves' cant or Rogues' cant was a secret language (a cant or cryptolect) which was formerly used by thieves, beggars and hustlers
British_slang
Form of slang
mixture of Sailors' Slang (from Sabir or Mediterranean Lingua Franca) and thieves' cant (which incorporated Romani and Shelta), and 1960s drug subculture slang
Polari
Measure of thermal insulance
the Oxford English Dictionary is a contraction of the 19th century thieves' cant word togeman, cognate with toga, meaning "cloak or loose coat". The
Tog_(unit)
Torch-carrier who lights the way
visitors". Casey was eventually transported to America in 1750. In thieves' cant, a linkboy was known as a "Glym Jack" ("glym" meant "light") or a "moon-curser"
Link-boy
Reference book
Canting Academy, or Devil's Cabinet Opened was a 17th-century slang dictionary, written in 1673 by Richard Head, that looked to define thieves' cant.
Slang_dictionary
List of international slang
Content-Writing. Retrieved 11 March 2025. Brewer, 1978, p. 875 "Simple Thieves' Cant – Cant to English". Retrieved 7 February 2021. Brewer, 1978, p. 1029, "If
Slang_terms_for_money
Aspect of Viennese humor
an origin in Rotwelsch, in which Schmee means something similar to thieves' cant, lie or joke. The Variantenwörterbuch des Deutschen (a German dictionary
Wiener_Schmäh
Vocabulary of an informal register
IsiNgqumo Language game LGBTQ slang Lunfardo Internet meme Nadsat Polari Thieves' cant Verlan It is often difficult to collect etymologies for slang terms
Slang
When words are replaced by their rhymes
knowing what they were saying, or by criminals to confuse the police (see thieves' cant).[citation needed] The academic, lexicographer and radio personality
Rhyming_slang
Show cave in Derbyshire, England
known as a haven for bandits.[citation needed] In legend, it was where thieves' cant was created by a meeting between Cock Lorel, leader of the rogues, and
Peak_Cavern
16th-century criminal slang in Spain
In the form germania it has acquired the significance of "thieves' Latin" or "thieves' cant," Christopher J. Pountain, A History of the Spanish Language
Germanía
English novelist
and Betsy-Ann an ex-prostitute. The dialogue makes extensive use of Thieves' Cant and a glossary is provided. As Meat Loves Salt, Flamingo, 2001 ISBN 978-0002261944
Maria_McCann
Para-Romani dialect spoken by the Romanichal
modern Welsh Romani. The document suggests a complete separation between Thieves' Cant, and the variant of English Romani of the early 17th century. This has
Angloromani
Philippines Thieves' cant (or peddler's French, or St Giles' Greek), from the United Kingdom Tutnese, from the United States Scottish Cant a variant of
List of pidgins, creoles, mixed languages and cants based on Indo-European languages
List_of_pidgins,_creoles,_mixed_languages_and_cants_based_on_Indo-European_languages
Topics referred to by the same term
Robber language may refer to: Thieves' cant Rövarspråket, Swedish language game This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Robber
Robber_language
English printer and author
information about the vagabonds who found their way there, including thieves' cant; and Jyl of Breyntford's Testament, dismissed in Athenae Oxonienses
Robert_Copland
c. 1604 picaresque novel by Francisco de Quevedo
novel gives a considerable amount of information about Germanía, or Thieves' cant. The novel is divided into three books. Book One is divided into seven
El_Buscón
Sum of money customarily tendered to service sector workers
sense of tip, meaning "to give; to hand, pass", which originated in the thieves' cant in the 17th century. This sense may have derived from the 16th-century
Gratuity
Ethnic groups
by Showmen Travellers. Parlyaree is primarily a mixture of Italian, Thieves' Cant, Angloromani, Yiddish and backslang. Parlyaree has been spoken in fairgrounds
Scottish Romani and Traveller groups
Scottish_Romani_and_Traveller_groups
18th century English criminal (1682/83–1725)
on an extravagant scale, both from thieves and from their potential victims. He would accept bribes to let thieves out of jail, selectively arrest criminals
Jonathan_Wild
Specialist terminology often understood only by a certain group
(sociolinguistics) Specification (technical standard) Technical standard Thieves' cant Three-letter acronym Variety (linguistics) Technobabble Murray, Neil
Jargon
1963 British film by Joan Littlewood
dialogue is a mixture of Cockney rhyming slang, London Yiddish, and thieves' cant. The New York Times said in its review: "this isn't a picture for anyone
Sparrows_Can't_Sing
1959 musical comedy by Frank Norman and Lionel Bart
the dialogue is in the Cockney dialect with much rhyming slang and thieves' cant. Some audiences found it difficult to understand, and a list of more
Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be
Fings_Ain't_Wot_They_Used_T'Be
American police commissioner
compiled from the most authentic sources, a dictionary of American thieves' cant. In 1866, George Wilkes and Enoch Camp sold the National Police Gazette
George_W._Matsell
English dramatist and pamphleteer (c. 1572–1632)
described the various tricks and deceits of confidence-men and thieves, including thieves' cant. These pamphlets, which Dekker often updated and reissued,
Thomas_Dekker_(writer)
British writer (1814–1879)
of the lives of lower-class lawbreakers and extensive glossaries of thieves' cant, all interwoven with a frank sexuality not usually found in popular
George_W._M._Reynolds
16th-century book on vagabonds by Thomas Harman
strike, to rob. 'to maund', to ask or require. 'to cant', to speak. 'to prig', to ride. Thieves' cant "A Caveat for Common Cursetors, 1567". www.bl.uk.
A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursitors
A_Caveat_or_Warning_for_Common_Cursitors
English slang dictionary, c. 1698
Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew, in Its Several Tribes, of Gypsies, Beggers, Thieves, Cheats, &c. with an Addition of Some Proverbs
A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew
A_New_Dictionary_of_the_Terms_Ancient_and_Modern_of_the_Canting_Crew
Romanian writer and political figure (1909–1998)
rendition to be "thorough", but criticized his reliance on the Bucharest thieves' cant for rendering Russian colloquialisms. Talex's activity at Jurnalul saw
Alexandru_Talex
UK musical group
Francoise Villon's Tout aux tavernes et aux filles into thieves' cant. The album also explores cant songs from Musa Pedestris as well as fragments and maxims
Stick_in_the_Wheel
2011 novel by Frances Hardinge
running smoothly. Poverty means many nightlings turn to crime to get by. Thieves' cant is widely spoken. Guild of Locksmiths – known as the Jinglers in Toll
Twilight_Robbery
also some linguistic value, as being mainly written in the Scottish thieves' cant, which contains a good many genuine Romany words. Lord Cockburn, writing
David_Haggart
needed] The Newgate cant in which the song was written was a colloquial slang of 18th-century Dublin, similar to the thieves' cant still used in London
The Night Before Larry Was Stretched
The_Night_Before_Larry_Was_Stretched
London church
consumption of gin. St Giles's Roundhouse was a gaol and St Giles' Greek a thieves' cant. As the population grew, so did their dead, and eventually there was
St_Giles_in_the_Fields
German-based thieves' argot
Yiddish "חוכמער לשון", "tongue of the wise") is a secret language, a cant or thieves' argot, spoken by groups (primarily marginalized groups) in Germany
Rotwelsch
Soviet and Russian stage designer (1938–2020)
Publishing House, 2017. The French. (The Song of Roland, Ballads in Thieves' Cant and A Season in Hell). Moscow: Bliznetsy Publishing House, 2019. The
Sergey_Barkhin
Russian cant language used among criminals
IPA: [ˈfʲenʲə]) or fen'ka (Russian: фенька, IPA: [ˈfʲenʲkə]) is a Russian cant language originated among the travelling peddlers and currently used in the
Fenya
Extinct derivative of Yiddish
an extinct derivative of the Yiddish language. It was a kind of argot, or cant used by travelling Jewish musicians, known as klezmorim (klezmers), in Eastern
Klezmer-loshn
English idiom to describe hard work
dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew, in its several tribes of Gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, &c. with an addition of some proverbs
Elbow_grease
Spanish dialect
the word quincallería (ironmongery), from ironmongers who first used this cant as part of their trade. Because the men were frequently blamed for petty
Quinqui_jargon
1974 play by Dario Fo
arbitrarily increased the process, doubling them. The bosses were the real thieves. Rumors circled that Fo would be arrested for the actions of the Red Brigades
Can't_Pay?_Won't_Pay!
Literary critic and philosopher
Language of Thieves: My Family's Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate. The book provides a familial account of the Germanic cant called
Martin_Puchner
Practiced speech, often rapid
the secret and equally incomprehensible mutterings of a cant language used by beggars, thieves, fences, etc., and then the fluent plausible talk that a
Patter
Pseudonymous authors of the science fiction series The Expanse
universe. The authors have also written a Star Wars novel, Honor Among Thieves, published by Random House in 2014, and a short story unrelated to The
James_S._A._Corey
Language game or cant
Pig Latin is a language game or cant in which words are altered by adding a fabricated suffix or by moving the onset or initial consonant or consonant
Pig_Latin
Semi-nomadic people in Western Europe
adjective jenisch is first recorded in the early 18th century in the sense of "cant, argot". A self-designation Jauner is recorded in 1793. Jenisch remained
Yenish_people
(roi paed) means both 108 and miscellaneous, various, plentiful. In Welsh, cant a mil, literally "a hundred and thousand", is used to mean a large number
Indefinite and fictitious numbers
Indefinite_and_fictitious_numbers
2021 French/Belgian film
established restaurant. He could find another apprentice or hire some of the thieves again, but without Louise his passion for cooking dwindles and soon people
Delicious_(2021_film)
British journalist
Greenwood, Toilers in London, (1883), Dodo Press, 2009. J. Coleman, A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries: Volume III: 1859–1936, Oxford University Press, 2009
James_Greenwood_(journalist)
1724 novel by Daniel Defoe
authors subsequently influenced by its matter-of-factness and freedom from cant. Antihero Fanny Hill M. M. Boardman, Narrative Innovation and Incoherence
Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress
Roxana:_The_Fortunate_Mistress
British pejorative term referring to a person from the Traveller community
but more about, without fire or candle burning bright For commonly, such thieves do not like light. Charles Dickens in 1837 writes disparagingly of itinerant
Pikey
Romance language indigenous to the island of Sardinia
engage with Rome, would call the Sardinian rebels latrones mastrucati ('thieves with rough wool cloaks') or Afri ('Africans') to emphasize Roman superiority
Sardinian_language
Older term for a con-artist
Norton's eighteenth-century newspaper reports of sharpers A Collection of the Canting Words and Terms, both ancient and modern, used by Beggars, Gypsies, Cheats
Sharper
American actor (1910–1999)
1981, Alyn appeared as "Pa Cant" in the parody movie Superbman: The Other Movie, a role that lasted only seconds, as Cant dies from heart failure immediately
Kirk_Alyn
Compiler of volumes of biographies
1716, 2 vols. 12mo. Thieves' New Canting Dictionary of the Words, Proverbs, Terms, and Phrases used in the Language of Thieves, London, 1719, 12mo. The
Captain_Alexander_Smith
1943 novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
1986, and Uruguay in 1990. The book is among the few books in the Castilian cant Gacería (as El pitoche engrullón) or the Madrid slang Cheli (as El chaval
The_Little_Prince
Australian gangster
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Michael_Odisho
16th-century English writer on beggars and criminals
his information. He thus acquired a unique knowledge of the habits of thieves and beggars. Occasionally, his indignation was so roused by the deception
Thomas_Harman_(writer)
15th-century French poet and criminal
de Montigny and Colin des Cayeux were, a member of a wandering gang of thieves. The next date for which there are recorded whereabouts for Villon is the
François_Villon
Indian gangs of robbers and murderers
stated in his report that in the Western Provinces "the word Thug is a local cant term and consequently little understood in any uniform way". The English
Thuggee
Antipope from 1394 to 1423
Aragon, Spain. In April 2000, it was stolen from the now ruined palace. The thieves sent an anonymous letter to the mayor of Illueca asking for 1,000,000 ₧
Antipope_Benedict_XIII
Fictional character from EastEnders
death during the 40th anniversary and finally meeting her real father, Terry Cant (Glen Davies), results in her second departure from the show, choosing to
Sonia_Fowler
to the 18th century when organised groups of thieves, pimps and shady travelling salesmen created a cant language named Bargoens to communicate with each
Organised crime in the Netherlands
Organised_crime_in_the_Netherlands
Mythical figure
with a circular die. Originally spelled as Viltmanstrand An example of a canting arms which visually hints at the name of its owner. Italian: Val d'Adige
Wild_man
Kansans during Bleeding Kansas
but was entered into the fourth improved and enlarged edition in 1877 as a cant name for a freebooting armed man in the western United States. It was established
Jayhawker
Kingdom in Iberia from 910 to 1833
of León since the 12th century, forced the medieval heraldists to use Canting arms, a symbol derived from the phonetics of the name. An English armorial
Kingdom_of_Galicia
International left-wing anthem
criminals of want! For reason in revolt now thunders And ends at last the age of cant. Away now with all superstitions! Servile masses, arise, arise! We’ll change
The_Internationale
Fictional character from EastEnders
who is impersonating as Sonia Fowler's (Natalie Cassidy) father, Terry Cant. Rocky is working with Dotty to fleece Peter and concocts a meat-free menu
Peter_Beale
English poet, critic and editor (1849–1903)
Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. "Villon's Straight Tip To All Cross Coves (Canting Songs)". www.fromoldbooks.org. Retrieved 8 July 2019. "Stick in the Wheel
William_Ernest_Henley
Dispersion of the Romani people
of Norwegian, Swedish and Romani). Scottish Lowland Romani speak Scottish Cant (a mix of Scots and Romani). Kale speak Kalá (a mix of Welsh, English and
Romani_diaspora
City and unitary authority in Essex, England
Louis (1926). The Encyclopædia Britannica. p. 605. Aidan Dodson, Serena Cant (2020). Spoils of War. The Fate of Enemy Fleets After the Two World Wars
Southend-on-Sea
British children's educational TV series (1967–2004)
suspect that his boss and workmates are members of an infamous gang of thieves known as "The River Mob". 12 2 "The Dutch Doll" 22 January 1968 (1968-01-22)
Look_and_Read
Technologist, author, and public domain advocate
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/10/appeals-court-tells-georgia-state-code-cant-be-copyrighted Retrieved April 1, 2019 "Carl Malamud, Public Printer". Columbia
Carl_Malamud
Public feud between Alan Dershowitz and Norman Finkelstein
Norman G. Finkelstein, "Dershowitz Exposed Yet Again: The Critique of Pure Cant," Archived December 26, 2005, at the Wayback Machine online posting in "The
Dershowitz–Finkelstein_affair
British TV drama series (1963–1965)
Reginald Barratt as Inspector Misrai, Margot Van der Burgh as Maitre Zem, Brian Cant as Kramm, Charles Carson as Jean Collard, Gertan Klauber as Habbas, Edward
Crane_(TV_series)
Former common land near Edinburgh, Scotland
Wardlaws, until 1506, and then to the merchant, John Cant, whose family owned them until 1632. Cant donated 18 acres of his land to help establish the Dominican
Burgh_Muir
Lithuanian cellist and conductor (born 1946)
cellam Paul Hindemith - Sonata for cello solo, Op. 25, No. 3 Pablo Casals - Cant dell Ocells Dvořák (2003) Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191 Rondo
David_Geringas
Motor racing competition
stolen Falcon was later found abandoned in the Adelaide Hills where the thieves who had taken it for a "joy ride" dumped it when it ran out of fuel. The
1973 Australian Touring Car Championship
1973_Australian_Touring_Car_Championship
Season of television series
find her before it's too late? 3 "To Catch a Killer" Katy Cavanagh, Richard Cant and Niky Wardley guest star Karl Neilson Julian Perkins 9 January 2008 (2008-01-09)
The_Bill_series_24
English procuress and brothel-keeper
reputation to match that of Needham. Damaris Page Elizabeth Cresswell Dolly was a cant term for hemp: to mill dolly was to beat hemp in Bridewell or another of
Elizabeth_Needham
American television show
scheme. 4 "Meth Identity Thieves / The Wheaton Bandit" July 12, 2007 (2007-07-12) In case 1, in the west, there is a trend for thieves to use identity theft
List of American Greed episodes
List_of_American_Greed_episodes
Annual British Television Awards
Comedy 2: Tales from Painted Hawaii – Christine Cant (E4) Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos – Christine Cant, Leslie Smith, Nina Pratley, Lisa Halstead (BBC
Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards
Royal_Television_Society_Craft_&_Design_Awards
Italian-Moldovan author (born 1980)
Federico Varese [it] drew attention to Lilin's false claim that the Russian cant language, Fenya, was derived from a native Siberian language. Varese further
Nicolai_Lilin
Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild (1741–1788)
several letters to a Mr. Geddes to deliver to another of his mistresses, in Cant's Close in Edinburgh. Geddes was suspicious and gave the letters to the authorities
William_Brodie
Vimes Captain Carrot Angua Sergeant Fred Colon Corporal Nobby Nobbs The Canting Crew, a group of beggars who are too anarchic for the Beggars' Guild, including;
List_of_Discworld_characters
Scottish pirate and privateer
. for above an hundred years past. ... To which is prefix'd the Thieves new Canting-Dictionary. ... The fifth edition. (The third volume of the compleat
Alexander_Dalzeel
Argot of the Río de la Plata region
The word chorros (Lunfardo term meaning "thieves") graffitied on the wall of a BNL bank in Buenos Aires, during protests against Corralito, 2002
Lunfardo
dialogue in this book because it is written in cant. Standard: Heralds do not pun; they cant. Non-standard: I cant swim; I have never taken lessons. canvas
List of commonly misused English words
List_of_commonly_misused_English_words
Street seller of fruit and vegetables in British towns
ISBN 978-0715648551 Hotten, John Camden, A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant and Vulgar Words, 2nd ed, London, 1860; also see: Sullivan, D., "Earth Yenneps:
Costermonger
Retrieved July 26, 2020. "Rashad McCants". Pro-Basketball Reference.Com. Retrieved November 23, 2019. "Rashanda McCants". UNC Athletics. Retrieved November
List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
List_of_University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill_alumni
English criminal (1702-1724)
repeated until George du Maurier's novel Trilby in 1895. By early 1840, a cant song from Buckstone's play "Nix My Dolly, Pals, Fake Away" was reported to
Jack_Sheppard
Prison in Bucharest, Romania
system was run by the common criminals (known as "penguins" in the prison cant). He reports being told to guard himself from sadists, including those with
Văcărești_Prison
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