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Originally Posted by JLV
"Thieves' cant" (a private language used by thieves; many of their slang words are now commonly accepted by proper English) was in vogue long before the Napoleonic Wars in England -- and had probably been in use for at least a century or two by then, along with recognition signs among thieves (at least in Western Europe).
A "secret" language sort of indicates a certain level of organization, I'd say...
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[joke] (And everyone who knows it is DX 14 and can pick locks and pockets and lie really well.) [/joke]