SlangSlangs are the greaves with which the legs of convicts are fettered; hence convicts themselves; and slang is the language of convicts. SlangThe difficulty of tracing the fons et origo of slang words is extremely great, as there is no law to guide one. Generally, a perversion and a pun may be looked for, as Monsengueur = toe (q.v.), Monpensier = ventre (i.e. monpanse, my paunch or belly), etc. (See Sandis,Squash, and numerous other examples in this dictionary. For ryming slang see Chivy.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Slang from Infoplease:
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