Argot and slang : $b a new French and English dictionary of the cant words, quaint expressions, slang terms and flash phrases used in the high and low life of old and new ParisBarrère, Albert
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Argot and slang : $b a new French and English dictionary of the cant words, quaint expressions, slang terms and flash phrases used in the high and low life of old and new Paris
Barrère, Albert
French language -- Dictionaries -- English; French language -- Slang -- Dictionaries
J’ai sondé dans ses vallades,
Son carle j’ai pessigué,
Son carle et sa tocquante,[255]
Lonfa malura dondaine,
Et ses attaches de cé,[256]
Lonfa malura dondé.
Son carle et sa tocquante,
Et ses attaches de cé,
Son coulant[257] et sa montante,[258]
Lonfa malura dondaine,
Et son combre galuché[259]
Lonfa malura dondé.
Son coulant et sa montante
Et son combre galuché,
Son frusque,[260] aussi sa lisette,[261]
Lonfa malura dondaine,
Et ses tirants brodanchés,[262]
Lonfa malura dondé.
Son frusque, aussi sa lisette
Et ses tirants brodanchés.
Crompe,[263] crompe, mercandière,
Lonfa malura dondaine,
Car nous serions béquillés,[264]
Lonfa malura dondé.
Crompe, crompe, mercandière,
Car nous serions béquillés.
Sur la placarde de vergne,[265]
Lonfa malura dondaine,
Il nous faudrait gambiller,[266]
Lonfa malura dondé.
Sur la placarde de vergne
Il nous faudrait gambiller,
Allumés[267] de toutes ces largues,[268]
Lonfa malura dondaine,
Et du trèpe[269] rassemblé,
Lonfa malura dondé.
Allumés de toutes ces largues
Et du trèpe rassemblé;
Et de ces charlots bons drilles,[270]
Lonfa malura dondaine,
Tous aboulant[271] goupiner.
Lonfa malura dondé.
[232] Vergne, _town_.
[233] Goupiner, _to steal_.
[234] Mercandière, _tradeswomen_.
[235] Du pivois solisait, _sold wine_.
[236] Jaspine en bigorne, _say in cant_.
[237] Morfiller, _to eat and drink_.
[238] Chenu, _good_.
[239] Lance, _water_.
[240] Larton savonné, _white bread_.
[241] Lourde, _door_.
[242] Tournante, _key_.
[243] Pieu, _bed_.
[244] Roupiller, _to sleep_.
[245] J’enquille, _I enter_.
[246] Cambriole, _room_.
[247] Entifler, _to marry_.
[248] Rembroque, _see_.
[249] Rifle, _fire_.
[250] Messière, _man_.
[251] Pionçait, _was sleeping_.
[252] Vallades, _pockets_.
[253] Carle, _money_.
[254] Pessigué, _taken_.
[255] Tocquante, _watch_.
[256] Attaches de cé, _silver buckles_.
[257] Coulant, _chain_.
[258] Montante, _breeches_.
[259] Combre galuché, _laced hat_.
[260] Frusque, _coat_.
[261] Lisette, _waistcoat_.
[262] Tirants brodanchés, _embroidered stockings_.
[263] Crompe, _run away_.
[264] Béquillés, _hanged_.
[265] Placarde de vergne, _public place_.
[266] Gambiller, _to dance_.
[267] Allumés, _stared at_.
[268] Largues, _women_.
[269] Trèpe, _crowd_.
[270] Charlots bons drilles, _jolly thieves_.
[271] Aboulant, _coming_.
BEGINNING OF NINETEENTH CENTURY.
THE SAME SONG VERSIFIED BY WILLIAM MAGINN.
As from ken[272] to ken I was going,
Doing a bit on the prigging lay,[273]
Who should I meet but a jolly blowen,[274]
Tol lol, lol lol, tol derol ay;
Who should I meet but a jolly blowen,
Who was fly[275] to the time o’ day?[276]
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