Regency Trivia – Thieves Cant
Can was popular among the younger men of the ton. They picked it up a boxing matches, cock fights (none of my heroes attend them), low taverns, and gaming hells.
Cant is not rhyming cockney which is Victorian. Here are just a few examples of Cant.
All -a -gog – Anxious, eager
All-a-mort – Confounded
Mort – A queen or great lady can be used for any lady.
Fartcatcher – footman
Bantling – young child
A fabulous free resource for Cant and lower class slang is the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. https://amzn.to/2K1Al5A
Another resource is Cant, A Gentlemen’s Guide. This is, unfortunately, not free, but here’s the link. https://amzn.to/2whpguU
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