[3] I refer, for instance, to the catalogue of »flash», »cant», and »slang» dictionaries—from the beginning of the 15th century down to the present time—given as an introduction to FARMER-HENLEY’s dictionary of slang and colloquial English. In France, there is the same confusion of _argot_ (= slang) and _langue vulgaire_ or _triviale_. [4] The Gipsy vocabulary seems to have influenced the secret thieves’ slang, and, accordingly, vulgar language, in other countries besides England. Thus, there are in modern Stockholm-cant words such as: _lattjo_ (pleasant), _tjej_ (sweetheart; Gipsy: _chel_?), _pirka_ (cap), etc., originating, it is said, from the Gipsy language. [5] In the preface of his Slang and Cant Dict., H. Baumann gives us an excellent essay on _Cant_, its history and its sources, which I beg to recommend to anybody who is interested in the subject. The above lines on the sources and development of Cant are principally based on this essay. [6] Cf. I say, mother, our Deb’s bin and _smoshed_ young W.—Done what to un?—_Smoshed_ him.—Why, _I never touched him_.—Yes, thee have, thee’ve smoshed un—that be _the new Lunnun word_; made un in love wi’ thee. (Woodb. Farm 17. 35) [7] Cf. the synonymous _huffy_, _grumpy_. Humped > humpy; dotted > dotty, etc. are vulgar formations. I think it ‘à propos’ to quote here the following, well-known story: A sentimental young lady once went into a new music shop, where the young proprietor had done very little business, and asked sweetly: »Have you got the ‘Bleeding Heart’?» »No», was the answer, »but I have got ‘_the bloody hump_’!» Index. Avast p., 33 as; as how, 28 baccy, 25 + 39 bally, 39 bang up, 64 berth, 40 blarmed, 53 blasted, 53 blessed, 53 blime, 53 blather, 69 blether, 69 blither, 69 bloke, 48 blooming, 48 blow, 53 blue (to), 49 blues (the), 28 + 69 bob, 70 boss-eyed, 49 bricky, 25 buck up, 47 bullyrag, 49 bunk, 48 chap, 70 chatty, 25 chip in, 40 chuck, 71 chunk, 62 clout, 50 coach, 40 cockey, 50 cop, 50 copper, 50 cotton, 71 cove, 51 crammer, 40 crib, 40 curse, 51 danged, 53 damn, 52-54 darned, 53 dashed, 53 dismals (the), 28 + 54 do, 41 doorstep, 54 dotty, 25 + 71 drat, 53 dreamy, 25 dusty, 25 fair, 54 fake, 55 feeder, 40 fizzing, 55 fly, 55 funk, 56 Garn!, 56 gal, 71 gel, 71 gent, 72 gone on, 73 governor, 56 Great-go, 33 grinder, 40 grub, 57 Honest Injun, 73 hop off, 60 hop the twig, 60 hump, 73 humpy, 25 + 73 jaw, 41 kick the bucket, 60 kind of, 64 lam, 57 land, 41 let on, 58 Little-go, 33 look, 74 mash, 41 mater, 34 matey, 58 milky, 25 missis (the), 74 missus (the), 74 mug, 58 nab, 59 ninny, 25 nob, 59 nurse, 33 office, 59 pater, 34 peg out, 59 phiz, 60 pitch, 60 plough, 34