Argot and Slang: A New French and English Dictionary of the Cant Words, Quaint Expressions, Slang Terms and Flash Phrases Used in the High and Low Life of Old and New ParisWhittaker & Company, 1889 - 483 pages |
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Argot and Slang: A New French and English Dictionary of the Cant Words ... Albert Barrère Affichage du livre entier - 1911 |
Argot and slang: a new French and English dictionary of the cant words ... Albert Barrère Affichage du livre entier - 1911 |
Argot and Slang: A New French and English Dictionary of the Cant Words ... Albert Barrère Affichage du livre entier - 1887 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
absinthe aller allusion argot autre avait Avoir bien brandy Breton cant bully c'est cads card-sharpers cards cheat coin coup COURTELINE d'une deux donner drink drunk English slang été être expression faire fait familiar and popu familiar and popular faut fellow femme formerly francs freemasons Gadoue girl glass grand Grinche guillotine guimbarde head HECTOR FRANCE homme j'ai Jargon de l'Argot jouer jour kick L'Assommoir largue Literally MAHALIN mariolle ment mettre Michel military Monsieur Claude n'est noir obsolete old cant one's Paris passer Patatrot Pavé perly petit pied Pipe play pocket Poisson police Pompette popular and thieves Prendre printers prison Properly prostitute qu'il qu'on reeler RICHEPIN rien rigolboche Rincer rogue rousse sailors says screeve signification slang soldier sous steal swindle synonyms Termed tête theatrical thief thrash tion tout VIDOCQ vieux Voie voleur wine wine-shop woman word
Fréquemment cités
Page 397 - He hath deserved worthily of his country ; and his ascent is not by such easy degrees as those who having been supple and courteous to the people, bonneted, without any further deed to heave them at all into their estimation and
Page 275 - He'll come to be scragged, won't he ? " " I don't know what that means," replied Oliver. "Something in this way, old feller," said Charley. As he said it. Master Bates caught up an end of his neckerchief, and holding it erect in the air, dropped his head on his shoulder, and jerked a curious sound through his teeth ; thereby
Page xxxix - You may have a crib to stow in, Welcome, my pal, as the flowers in May." To her ken at once I go in, Toi loi, &c., Where in a corner out of the way ; To her ken at once I go in, Where in a corner out of the way, With his smeller
Page xxxi - to cant ; nor will I disclose any of our mysteries to them. " I will take my prince's part against all that shall oppose him, or any of us, according to the utmost of my ability ; nor will I suffer him, or
Page 269 - If this be true, how melancholy must be the consideration that any single beau, especially if he have but half a yard of ribbon in his hat, shall weigh heavier in the scale of female affection than twenty Sir Isaac Newtons
Page xxxi - First a new name is given him, by which he is ever after to be called ; then, standing up in the middle of the assembly, and directing his face to the dimber damber, or principal man of the gang, he repeats the following oath, which is dictated to him by some experienced member of the fraternity : —
Page xlv - ticket) for Sutton in Surrey, and went a wedge-hunting. I had not been at Sutton very long before I piped a slavey (servant) come out of a chat (house), so when she had got a little way up the double (turning), I pratted (went) in the house. When inside I could not see any wedge
Page xxxi - keep his counsel, and not divulge the secrets of my brethren. " I will never leave or forsake the company, but observe and keep all the times of appointment, either by day or by night, in every place whatever.
Page 220 - of disguised language formed by inserting any consonant between each syllable of an English word, in which case it is called the gibberish of the letter inserted ; if F, it is the F gibberish ; if G, the G gibberish ; as in the sentence, How do you do ? Howg dog youg dog?
Page 477 - insomuch that they grew in time to think there was something essential in their differences, and that their interests were incompatible with each other, whereas, in truth, the difference lay only in the fashion of their