CAVALER (thieves’ and cads’), quelqu’un, _to annoy one_, to “rile” _him._ Se ----, _to make off_, “to guy.” For list of synonyms see PATATROT. Se ---- au rebectage, _to pray for a new trial in the_ “_Cour de Cassation_.” This court may quash a judgment for the slightest flaw in the procedure, such as, for instance, the fact of a witness not lifting his right hand when taking the oath. Se ---- cher au rebectage, _to pray for a commutation of a sentence_. CAVALERIE, _f._ (popular), grosse ----, _man who works in the sewers_, a “rake-kennel.” An allusion to his high boots. CAVÉ, _m._ (popular), _dupe_, or “gull;” _cat’s-paw_. CAVÉE, _f._ (thieves’), _church_. CAYENNE, _m._ (popular), _suburban cemetery_; _suburban factory_; _workshop at a distance from Paris_. Gibier de ----, _scamp_, _jail-bird_. CAYENNE-LES-EAUX, _m._ (thieves’), _the Cayenne dépôt for transported convicts_. CÉ, _m._ (thieves’), _silver_. Attaches de ----, _silver buckles_. Bogue de ----, _silver watch_, “white ’un.” Tout de ----, _very well_. CELA ME GÊNE (theatrical), _words used by actors to denote anything which interferes with the impression they seek to produce by certain tirades or by-play_. CELUI (popular), avoir ---- de ..., stands for avoir l’honneur de ..., _to have the honour to ..._. CENSURE, _f._ (thieves’), passer la ----, _to repeat a crime_. CENTIBALLE, _m._ (popular), _centime_. Balle, _a franc_. CENTRAL, _m._ (familiar), _pupil of the_ “_Ecole Centrale_,” a public engineering school; _telegraph office of the_ “_Place de la Bourse_.” CENTRE, _m._ (thieves’), _name_, “monarch or monniker.” Also _a meeting-place for malefactors_. Un ---- à l’estorgue, _a false name_, or “alias.” Un ---- d’altèque, _a real name_. Coquer son ----, _to give one’s name_. (Familiar) Le ---- de gravité, _the behind_, or “seat of honour.” See VASISTAS. Perdre son ----, _to be tipsy_, “fuddled.” CENTRÉ, _adj._ (popular), _is said of one who has failed in business_, “gone to smash.” CENTRIER, or CENTRIPÈTE, _m._ (military), _foot soldier_, “beetle-crusher or wobbler;” (familiar) _member of the_ “_Centre_” _party_ (_Conservative_) _of the House, under Louis Philippe_. The House is now divided into “extrême gauche” (rabid radicals); “gauche” (advanced republicans); “centre-gauchers” (conservative republicans); “centre” (wavering members); “centre droit” (moderate conservatives); “droite” (monarchists and clericals); “extrême droite” (rabid monarchists and ultramontane clericals). CENTRIOT, _m._ (thieves’), _nickname_. CERCLE, _m._ (thieves’), _silver coin_. (Familiar) Pincer or rattraper au demi ----, _to come upon one unawares, to catch_, “to nab” _him_. From an expression used in fencing. CERCUEIL, _m._ (students’), _glass of beer_. A dismal play on the word “bière,” which has both significations of _beer and coffin_. CERF, _m._ (popular), _injured husband, or cuckold_. Se déguiser en ----, _to decamp_; _to run away_; _to be off in a_ “jiffy.” See PATATROT.