Cant

Of non-standard speech.   May also be referred to as argot, jargon, lingo, patois, slang and vernacular.

A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo".

This concept's ID is @1~38244

Derogation

  • paleface 0 facts

    (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indian...

  • white trash 0 facts

    (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverished.

  • whitey 0 facts

    (slang) offensive names for a White man.

  • gook 0 facts

    (slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in...

  • Redskin 0 facts

    (slang) offensive term for Native Americans.

  • kike 0 facts

    (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew.

  • Chinaman 0 facts

    (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent.

  • Guinea 0 facts

    (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent.

  • Jap 0 facts

    (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent.

  • spic 0 facts

    (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent.

  • Kraut 0 facts

    Offensive term for a person of German descent.

Great Britain

  • swiz 0 facts

    British slang for a swindle.

  • dekko 0 facts

    British slang for a look.

  • square-bashing 0 facts

    Drill on a barracks square.

  • caff 0 facts

    Informal British term for a cafe.

  • nick 0 facts

    (British slang) a prison; "he's in the nick".

  • cert 0 facts

    An absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert".

  • niff 0 facts

    An unpleasant smell.

  • bunfight 0 facts

    (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion.

  • burnup 0 facts

    A high-speed motorcycle race on a public road.

  • nosh-up 0 facts

    A large satisfying meal.

Bunk

  • stuff 0 facts

    Senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff".

  • humbug 0 facts

    Pretentious or silly talk or writing.

Trademark

  • Benzedrine 0 facts

    A form of amphetamine.

  • cat 0 facts

    A large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving...

Also contains

  • deck 1 facts

    Street name for a packet of illegal drugs.

  • street name 1 facts

    Slang for something (especially for an illegal drug); "`smack' is a street name for...

  • cadaver 1 facts

    The dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the...

  • skin flick 1 facts

    A pornographic movie.

  • rod 0 facts

    A gangster's pistol.

  • bite 0 facts

    A portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck".

  • bay window 0 facts

    Slang for a paunch.

  • corker 0 facts

    (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person; "that story was a corker".

  • power trip 0 facts

    (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control...

  • cock sucking 0 facts

    Slang for fellatio.

  • jacking off 0 facts

    Slang for masturbation.

  • 'hood 0 facts

    (slang) a neighborhood.

  • rhyming slang 0 facts

    Slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits...

  • toothbrush 0 facts

    Slang for a mustache.

  • dibs 0 facts

    A claim of rights; "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza".

  • shakedown 0 facts

    A very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the...

  • shag 0 facts

    Slang for sexual intercourse.

  • schlock 0 facts

    Merchandise that is shoddy or inferior.

  • legs 0 facts

    Staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs".

  • Mickey Finn 0 facts

    Slang term for knockout drops.

  • heist 0 facts

    The act of stealing.

  • bunghole 0 facts

    Vulgar slang for anus.

  • shakedown 0 facts

    Extortion of money (as by blackmail).

  • hood 0 facts

    (slang) a neighborhood.

  • trumpery 0 facts

    Nonsensical talk or writing.

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