cant

About 1.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.

   He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger.

2. noun A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
3. noun A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
4. noun Empty, hypocritical talk.
5. noun Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
6. noun A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
7. noun A call for bidders at a public fair; an auction.
8. verb To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.

Similar words

jargon slang buzzword lingo vernacular argot bank inclined slant tilt

Often followed by

of and be about in phrase get or do

Word family

Cant canted canting cants