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Victorian Cant and Slang Enigma
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Across
  • 1. Foolish or trivial talk, much loved by Victorian wits to demean.
  • 3. An urbane stroller, a connoisseur of city life and genteel idling.
  • 5. Itinerant dealer or hawker, the merchant groundwork of Victorian trade.
  • 7. To cheat or swindle; also the name of a colonial cocktail.
Down
  • 2. Deceptive talk or nonsense, often spun in a Victorian gin palace.
  • 4. A decrepit vehicle, often the chariot of the lower classes post-steam.
  • 6. Hasty departure – an Americanism embraced in late 19th-century slang.

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