Cant

"Cant" in German

Fachsprache

(jargon of a particular class or subgroup)

Gaunersprache

(secret language)

Jargon

(jargon of a particular class or subgroup)

Phrase

(hypocritical talk)

Phrasendrescherrei

(hypocritical talk)

Redendes Wappen

(heraldry: blazon that makes a pun, canting arms)

Rotwelsch

(secret language)

abschrägen

(to bevel an edge or corner)

kanten

(set something at an angle)

kippen

(set something at an angle)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.