The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and AnecdotalChatto and Windus, 1874 - 382 páginas |
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... Gipsy language in Pott's Zigeuner in Europa und Asien , vol . ii . , Halle , 1844. The Italian cant is called Fourbesque , and the Portuguese Calao . See Francisque - Michel , Dictionnaire d'Argot , Paris , 1856 . art . and proficiency ...
... Gipsy language in Pott's Zigeuner in Europa und Asien , vol . ii . , Halle , 1844. The Italian cant is called Fourbesque , and the Portuguese Calao . See Francisque - Michel , Dictionnaire d'Argot , Paris , 1856 . art . and proficiency ...
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... Gipsy term , although nowadays it refers to low or vulgar language of any kind , other than cant . Slang and Gibberish in the Gipsy language are synonymous ; but , as English adoptions , have meanings very different from that given to ...
... Gipsy term , although nowadays it refers to low or vulgar language of any kind , other than cant . Slang and Gibberish in the Gipsy language are synonymous ; but , as English adoptions , have meanings very different from that given to ...
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... Gipsy , old English , newly - coined words , and cribbings from any foreign , and therefore secret , language ... Gipsy or Cingari tongue , we are enabled to give the accompanying list of Gipsy , and often Hindoo 6 THE SLANG DICTIONARY .
... Gipsy , old English , newly - coined words , and cribbings from any foreign , and therefore secret , language ... Gipsy or Cingari tongue , we are enabled to give the accompanying list of Gipsy , and often Hindoo 6 THE SLANG DICTIONARY .
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... Gipsy . Bamboozle , to perplex or mis- lead by hiding . Modern Gipsy . Bosh , rubbish , nonsense , offal . Gipsy and Persian . Cheese , thing or article , " That's the CHEESE , " or thing . Gipsy and Hindoo . Chive , the tongue . Gipsy ...
... Gipsy . Bamboozle , to perplex or mis- lead by hiding . Modern Gipsy . Bosh , rubbish , nonsense , offal . Gipsy and Persian . Cheese , thing or article , " That's the CHEESE , " or thing . Gipsy and Hindoo . Chive , the tongue . Gipsy ...
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John Camden Hotten. Gipsy . Mull , to spoil or destroy . Gipsy . Pal , a brother . Gipsy . Pané , water . PAWNEE . English . Mull , to spoil , or bungle . ( * ) Pal , a partner , or relation . Gipsy . Hindoo , Parney , rain . Gipsy . Rig ...
John Camden Hotten. Gipsy . Mull , to spoil or destroy . Gipsy . Pal , a brother . Gipsy . Pané , water . PAWNEE . English . Mull , to spoil , or bungle . ( * ) Pal , a partner , or relation . Gipsy . Hindoo , Parney , rain . Gipsy . Rig ...
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The Slang Dictionary, Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal John Camden Hotten Visualização integral - 1901 |
The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical, Andecdotal John Camden Hotten Pré-visualização indisponível - 2018 |
Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal John Camden Hotten Pré-visualização indisponível - 2018 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
allusion American amongst Ancient Cant applied Artemus Ward back slang beat beer beggars blow bookmakers boys Brummagem called Cant language cant term Cant words cards CHARLES DICKENS cheat chete cloth extra Cockney coin colour common connexion corruption costermongers cribbage Crown 8vo curious denote derived Dictionary drink drunk edition English expression fashionable favourite Fcap fellow formerly French frequently gilt Gipsy give Grose horse Hudibras illustrated Irish kind latter Lingua Franca London means modern nose old cant one's originally Oxford PANTILE paper peculiar penny person phrase PICCADILLY piece Pierce Egan popular prison Probably public-house pugilistic race reference remark rhyming slang sailors SALTEE Scotch SCREEVE sense Seven Dials Shakspeare shillings signifies sixpence slang term sometimes song speech sporting steal story street supposed synonymous thief thieves tion tongue tramps vagabonds vulgar Winchester College woman
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