FÉE, _f._ (popular and thieves’), _love_; _young girl_, or “titter.” La ---- n’est pas loffe, _the girl is no fool_. Gaffine la ----, _look at the girl_, “nark the titter.” FÉESANT, _m._ (thieves’), _lover_. From fée, _love_. FÉESANTE, _f._ (thieves’), _sweetheart_, or “moll.” FÊLÉ, _adj._ (popular), avoir le coco ----, _to be crazy_, _to be_ “a bit balmy in one’s crumpet.” FÊLER (popular), se ----, _to become crazy_. FELOUSE, or FENOUSE, _f._ (thieves’), _meadow_. FELOUSE, FELOUZE, or FOUILLOUSE, _f._ (thieves’), _pocket_, or “cly;” ---- à jeun, _empty pocket_. Il demanda à sezière s’il n’avait pas quelques luques de son babillard; il répondit qu’oui, et mit la louche en sa felouze et en tira une, et la ficha au cornet d’épices pour la mouchailler.--_Le Jargon de l’Argot._ (_He asked him whether he had any pictures from his book. He said yes, and put his hand in his pocket, drew one out, and gave it to the friar to look at._) FEMME, _f._ (familiar), de Breda, _gay girl_. Quartier Breda is the Paris St. John’s Wood; (popular) ---- au petit pot, _rag-picker’s consort_; ---- de terrain, _low prostitute_, or “draggle-tail.” See GADOUE. (Thieves’ and cads’) Femme de cavoisi, _dressy prostitute who frequents the Boulevard cafés_; (military) ---- de l’adjudant, _lock-up_, “jigger,” or “Irish theatre;” ---- de régiment, _big drum_; (familiar) ---- pur faubourg, _is said of a lady with highly polished manner, or ironically of one whose manners are anything but aristocratic_. FENASSE, _f._ (popular), _man without energy_, _a lazy man_. Old word fen, _hay_. FENDANTE, _f._ (thieves’), _door_, “jigger.” Termed also “lourde.” FENDART, _m._ (popular), _braggart_, _swaggerer_, or “swashbuckler.” Termed formerly “avaleur de charrettes ferrées.” Faire son ----, _to brag_, _to swagger_, _to look big_, _to bluster_, “to bulldoze” (American). Ne fais donc pas ton ----, “come off the tall grass,” as the Americans say. FENDRE (thieves’), l’ergot, _to run away_. Literally _to split the spur_. The toes being pressed to the ground in the act are naturally parted. For synonyms, French and English, see PATATROT. (Card-sharpers’) Fendre le cul à une carte, _to notch a card for cheating purposes_; (military) ---- l’oreille, _to place on the retired list_. An allusion to the practice of splitting the ears of cavalry horses no longer fit for service and put up for auction, termed “cast” horses. (Popular) Fendre l’arche à quelqu’un, _to bore one to death_. Literally _to split one’s head_. (General) Se ----, _to give oneself or others an unusual treat_. Je me fends d’une bouteille, _I treat myself to (or I stand treat for) a bottle of wine_. Zut! je me fends d’un supplément!... Victor, une troisième confiture!--=ZOLA=, _Au Bonheur des Dames_. Se ---- à s’écorcher, _to be very generous with one’s money_.