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thieves' cant

a secret language (cant) used by various peoples in English-speaking countries
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thieves' cant

Summary

Key Facts

  • thief is named after thieves' cant[1].
  • thieves' cant's GND ID is recorded as 7652987-3[2].
  • thieves' cant's subclass of is recorded as cant[3].
  • thieves' cant's subclass of is recorded as argot[4].
  • thieves' cant's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06t7gh[5].
  • thieves' cant's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 427[6].
  • thieves' cant's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). thieves' cant. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/thieves-cant
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_thieves-cant_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{thieves' cant}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/thieves-cant}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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