A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew in its several tribes of gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, &c. : $b With an addition of some proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c. — John Shaqi
A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew in its several tribes of gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, &c. : $b With an addition of some proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c.B. E.
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A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew in its several tribes of gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, &c. : $b With an addition of some proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c.
B. E.
English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries; Romanies -- Languages
_Fustian-verse_, Verse in Words of lofty Sound, and humble Sense.
_Fustiluggs_, a Fulsom, Beastly, Nasty Woman.
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_Gad up and down_, to Fidle and Fisk, to run a Gossiping.
_Gadding-Gossips_, way-going Women, Fidging and Fisking every where. A
Gad of Steel.
_Gag_, c. to put Iron-pinns into the Mouths of the Robbed, to hinder them
Crying out.
_Gage_, c. a Pot or Pipe. _Tip me a Gage_, c. give me a Pot or Pipe or
Hand hither, the Pot or Pipe.
_Gallant_, a very fine Man; also a Man of Metal, or a brave Fellow; also
one that Courts or keeps, or is Kept by a Mistress. _Gallant a Fan_, to
break it with Design, or Purpose to have the Opportunity and Favour to
Present a better.
_Gambals_, Christmas Gamballs, merry Frolicks or Pranks.
_Game_, c. Bubbles drawn in to be cheated, also at a Bawdy-house, Lewd
Women. _Have ye any Game Mother?_ Have ye any Whores Mistress Bawd, and
in another Sense. _What you game me?_ c. do you jeer me, or pretend to
expose me, to make a May-game of me.
_Gamesome_, Wanton, Frolicksom, Playful.
_Gan_, c. a Mouth.
_Ganns_, c. the Lipps.
_Gang_, an ill Knot or Crew of Thieves, Pick-pockets or Miscreants; also
a Society of Porters under a Regulation, and to go.
_Gape-feed_, whatever the gazing Crowd idly stares and gapes after; as
Puppet-shows, Rope-dancers, Monsters, and Mountebanks, any thing to feed
the Eye.
_Garish_, gaudy, tawdry, bedawbed with Lace, or all bedeck’t with
mismatcht, or staring Colours.
_Garnish-money_, what is customarily spent among the Prisoners at first
coming in.
_Gaume_, see _Paume_.
_Gaunt_, lank, thin, hollow.
_Gears_, Rigging or Accoutrements. _Head-gear_, the Linnen or dress of
the Head. _In his Gears_, ready Rigg’d or Drest. _Out of his Gears_, out
of Kelter, or out of sorts.
_Gee._ _It wont Gee_, it won’t Hit, or go.
_Gelt_, c. Money. _There is no Gelt to be got_, c. Trading is very Dead.
_Gentian-wine_, Drank for a Whet before Dinner.
_Gentry-cove_, c. a Gentleman.
_Gentry-cove-ken_, c. a Nobleman’s or Gentleman’s House.
_Gentry-mort_, c. a Gentlewoman.
_George_, c. a half Crown piece. _He tipt me Forty Georges for my
Earnest_; c. he paid me Five Pounds for my Share or Snack.
_Gibbrish_, the Canting Tongue, or Jargon.
_Gig_, c. a Nose; also a Woman’s Privities. _Snichel the Gig_, c. Fillip
the Fellow on the Nose. _A young Gig_, a wanton Lass.
_Gigger_, c. a Door. _Dub the Gigger_, c. open the Door with the
Pick-lock that we may go in and Rob the House.
_Giglers_, c. wanton Women. _Gigling_, Laughing loud and long.
_Gill_, a Quartern (of Brandy, Wine, _&c._) also a homely Woman. _Every
Jack must have his Gill. There’s not so Ord’nary a Gill, but there’s at
Sorry a Jack. Gill-ale_, Physic-ale.
_Gillflurt_, a proud, Minks.
_Gilt_, c. a Pick-lock; also a Slut or light Housewife.
_Gimcrack_, a spruce Wench; also a Bauble or Toy.
_Ginger-bread_, Money.
_Gingerly_, gently, softly, easily.
_Gin_, a snare or nooze, to catch Birds, as a spring is to catch Hares.
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