thieves cant
1Thieves' cant — or Rogues cant was a secret language (a cant or cryptolect) which was formerly used by thieves, beggars and hustlers of various kinds in Great Britain and to a lesser extent in other English speaking countries. The classic, colourful argot is now …
2Cant — or canting may refer to:*Empty, hypocritical talk See [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cant wiktionary article] *Cant (language), a secret language **Thieves cant **Shelta language or the Cant, a language used by the Irish Travellers *Cant… …
3Cant (language) — This article is about the linguistic concept of a cant. For the Irish Cant (also known as Shelta/Gammon), see Shelta. A Cant (or crypolect) is the jargon or argot of a group, often implying its use to exclude or mislead people outside the… …
4Cant. — abbr. Canticles (Old Testament). * * * 1. Canterbury. 2. Cantonese. * * * abbrev 1. Canterbury 2. Canticles * * * cant1 «kant», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. talk that is not sincere; moral or religious statements t …
5thieves' latin — noun Usage: usually capitalized L : the cant of thieves * * * thieves Latin Thieves cant • • • Main Entry: ↑Latin …
6cant — cant1 [kænt] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: cant to speak, talk like a beggar trying to get money (16 18 centuries), from Latin cantare; CHANT1] 1.) [U] insincere talk about moral or religious principles by someone who is pretending to be better… …
7cant — I noun 1) religious cant Syn: hypocrisy, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, pietism 2) thieves cant Syn: slang, jargon, idiom, argot, patois, speech, terminology, language; …
8cant — cant1 [kant] noun 1》 hypocritical and sanctimonious talk. 2》 derogatory language peculiar to a specified group: thieves cant. ↘[as modifier] denoting a phrase or catchword temporarily current. verb dated talk hypocritically and… …
9cant — 1 noun 1 (U) insincere talk about moral or religious principles by someone who is pretending to be better than they really are: a politician s cant about family values 2 (U) special words used by a particular group of people, especially in order… …
10cant — cant1 [kant] n. [< L cantus: see CHANT] 1. whining, singsong speech, esp. as used by beggars 2. the secret slang of beggars, thieves, etc.; argot 3. the special words and phrases used by those in a certain sect, occupation, etc.; jargon 4.… …
