Cant

"Cant" in Russian

блатно́й язы́к

blatnój jazýk

(jargon of a particular class or subgroup)

жарго́н

žargón

(jargon of a particular class or subgroup)

лицеме́рие

licemérije

(hypocritical talk)

нытьё

nytʹjó

(whining speech, such as that used by beggars)

перевёртывание

perevjórtyvanije

(movement that overturns)

та́йный язы́к

tájnyj jazýk

(secret language)

фе́ня

fénja

(jargon of a particular class or subgroup)

ха́нжество

xánžestvo

(hypocritical talk)

кантовать

kantovatʹ

(set something at an angle)

кантовать

kantovatʹ

(to bevel an edge or corner)

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