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Thieves' Cant

As per Wikipedia: Thieves' cant (also known as thieves' argot, rogues' cant, or peddler's French)1 is a cant, cryptolect, or argot which was formerly used by thieves, beggars, and hustlers of various kinds in Great Britain and to a lesser extent in other English-speaking countries. It is now mostly obsolete and used in literature and fantasy role-playing, although individual terms continue to be used in the criminal subcultures of Britain and the United States.

It was commonly believed that cant developed from Romany. Etymological research now suggests a substantial correlation between Romany words and cant, and equivalents, in many European languages. However, in England, Scotland, and Wales this does not apply. The Egyptians, as they were known, were a separate group from the standard vagabonds, and cant was fully developed within 50 years of their first arrival in England. Comparison of Romany words in the Winchester Confessions taken in 1616 with modern Welsh Romani show high commonality. This record also distinguished between Romany and Cant words and again the attributions of the words to the different categories is consistent with later records.

Me personally, i think it means YEE HAW PARTNER YEE HAVE YAWS YEE LAST YAAAAA!!!!
Criminal 1: “Ho sir, you’re clearly a f'reign'r. Wend readeth this cant so yond thee may knoweth how to maketh wage 'round h're”

Wandering Beggar: “what?”

That is the Thieves' Cant
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you cant read the brat

It's when the khias think they can read BDSBRATXO.. and they cant!
"baby, you cant read the brat"
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ts game pmo fr bru my veiny dih cant handle ts fine shi 💔

this game piss me off for real bruh my veiny dick cant handle this fine shit 💔
ts game pmo fr bru my veiny dih cant handle ts fine shi 💔
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You cant smoke sugar baby!

You cant treat someone or something sweet carelessly.
You turned into a mean person.

THAT'S WHY YOU CANT SMOKE SUGAR BABY!
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I CANT BIRTH-

Commented by dumb retarded 11 year old "preppy" girls on tiktok who think there funny but just want every person on tiktok to kick there geeky as jaw in
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WCS (White and cant shoot

WCS or known as white and cant shoot occur when a person whose white doesnt have the ability to shoot the ball on command
harry goes the the ymca for pick ups and the guys says pick him up last he has wcs (white and cant shoot)
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