GRAISSEUR, _m._ (thieves’), _card-sharper_, or “magsman.” GRAND (police), chef, _the Préfet de Police_; (popular) ---- bonnet, _a bishop_; ---- carcan, _tall, lanky girl_. Also an opprobrious epithet; ---- courbouillon, _sea_, or “briny;” ---- lumignon, _sun_; ---- singe, _President of the Republic_; (thieves’) ---- coëre, _formerly the king of mendicants_; ---- meudon, _spy_; _detective_, “nark;” ---- trimar, _highway_, “high toby;” (military) ---- montant tropical, _riding breeches_; (theatrical) ---- trottoir, _stock of classical plays_. GRANDE, _adj. and f._ (popular), boutique, _préfecture de police_; ---- bleue, _the sea_, “briny,” or “herring pond;” ---- fille, _bottle_. (Thieves’) Grande, _pocket_, or “cly,” “sky-rocket,” “brigh.” Termed also “profonde, fouillouse, louche, gueularde.” GRAND’ LARGUE, _adv._ (sailors’), _excellent_; _incomparable_. GRANDS, _adj._ (theatrical), jouer les ---- coquets, _to perform in the character of an accomplished, elegant man_. (Cavalry school of Saumur) Les ---- hommes, _the corridors in the school buildings_. GRANIK (Breton cant), _hunger_. GRAOUDGEM, _m._ (thieves’), _pork butcher_, or “kiddier.” Faire un ---- à la dure, _to steal sausages_. GRAPHIQUÉ, _adj._ (thieves’), _filthy_, or “chatty.” GRAPPIN, _m._ (popular), _hand_, or “flipper.” Mettre or poser le ---- sur quelqu’un, _to apprehend one_, _or_ “to smug” _one_. See PIPER. GRAPPINER (popular), _to seize_; _to apprehend_, or “to smug.” See PIPER. GRAS, _adj. and m._ (popular), il y a ----, _there is plenty of money to be got_. Attraper un ----, _to get a scolding_, or “wigging.” (Thieves’ and cads’) Gras, _privy_. GRAS-DOUBLE, or SAUCISSON, _m._ (thieves’), _sheet lead_, or “moss.” Ratisser du ----, _to steal lead off the roofs_, termed by English thieves “flying the blue pigeon.” Porter du ---- au moulin, _to take stolen lead to a receiver’s_, or “fence.” GRAS-DOUBLIER, _m._ (thieves’), _plumber_. GRASSE, _f._ (thieves’), _strong box_, or “peter.” Thus called by rogues because it contains “la graisse,” or _the cash_. GRATIN, _m._ (popular), _thrashing_. Refiler un ----, _to box one’s ears_. (Familiar) Gratin, _tip-top of fashion_; _swelldom_. Le Paris extra-mondain ... le gratin, quoi!--=P. MAHALIN.= GRATINÉ, _m._ (familiar), _swell_, “masher.” For synonymous expressions see GOMMEUX. GRATIS (popular), faire ----, _to borrow_, “to bite one’s ear,” or “to break shins;” _to lend_. (Thieves’) Etre ---- malade, _to be in prison_, _to be_ “put away.” GRATON, _m._ (popular), _razor_. From gratter, _to scratch_. GRATOUILLE, _f._ (popular), _itch_. From gratter, _to scratch_, _to itch_. GRATOUSE, _f._ (thieves’), _lace_. GRATOUSÉ, adj. (thieves’), _adorned with lace_.