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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Oz thieves cant #73407 06/18/2002 4:14 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 A glossary of Oz thieves cant. I never heard of any of the terms before. http://strolen.com/netbooks/thievescant.txt Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Oz thieves cant #73408 06/18/2002 5:25 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA Nice one Bill. Only familiar thing is "sop" for a bribe. We used to give toddler a sop (bribe) to stop cryingg. i.e. a bit of milk-soaked bread while awaiting a bottle. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Oz thieves cant #73409 06/18/2002 10:12 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Very interesting Bill. I wonder how many of those terms are still in use. Theives (like teenagers) tend to change terms when most of the people finally understand what they are saying - when the code has been broken, so to speak. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,917 Posts230,566 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,358 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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