To say or exclaim in the pet phraseology of the day, to use the phrases currently affected at the time. Also, to cant it: to phrase it in the cant…
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| 释义 | the mind > language > a language > register > [verb (intransitive)] > use (current) slang (3) cant1648 To say or exclaim in the pet phraseology of the day, to use the phrases currently affected at the time. Also, to cant it: to phrase it in the cant… to patter (in) flash1811 transitive and intransitive. To speak (a language, jargon, etc.); esp. in to patter (in) flash: to speak criminals' slang or cant (cf. flash, adj.3… polari1846 intransitive. To talk, speak, esp. in Polari, slang, or cant. Also transitive: to say in this way. |
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