Catapulteux, catapulteuse, adj. (popular), beautiful; marvellous. Une femme ——, a magnificent woman, a “blooming tart.”
Catiniser (popular), se ——, to be in a fair way of becoming a street-walker.
Cauchemardant (popular), tiresome, annoying, “boring.”
Cauchemarder (popular), to annoy, to bore. Se ——, to fret.
Cause, f. (familiar), grasse, case in a court of justice offering piquant details.
Causotter (familiar), to chat familiarly in a small circle.
Cavalcade, f. (popular), love intrigue. Avoir vu des cavalcades is said of a woman who has had many lovers.
Cavale, f. (popular), flight. Se payer une ——, to run away, or “to crush.” See [Patatrot]. (Thieves’) Tortiller une ——, to form a plan for escaping from prison.
Cavaler (thieves’ and cads’), quelqu’un, to annoy one, to “rile” him. Se ——, to make off, “to guy.” For list of synonyms see [Patatrot]. Se —— au rebectage, to pray for a new trial in the “Cour de Cassation.” This court may quash a judgment for the slightest flaw in the procedure, such as, for instance, the fact of a witness not lifting his right hand when taking the oath. Se —— cher au rebectage, to pray for a commutation of a sentence.