Chaton, m. (popular), nice fellow; Sodomist.
Chatouillage au roupillon, m. (thieves’). See [Vol au poivrier].
Chatouiller (theatrical), le public, to indulge in drolleries calculated to excite mirth among an audience; (familiar) —— les côtes, to thrash, “to lick.”
Chatouilleur (familiar), man on ’Change who by divers contrivances entices the public into buying shares, a “buttoner;” (thieves’) a thief who tickles a person’s sides as if in play, and meanwhile picks his pockets.
Chatte, f. (popular), five-franc piece.
Chaud, adj. and m. (popular), cunning; greedy; wide awake, or “fly;” high-priced. Il l’a ——, he is wide awake about his own interests. Etre ——, to look with watchful eye. (Familiar) Un ——, an enthusiast; energetic man. Il fera ——, never, “when the devil is blind.” Quand vous me reverrez il fera ——, you will never see me again. Etre —— de la pince, to be fond of women, to be a “beard-splitter.” (Artists’) Faire ——, to employ very warm tints after the style of Rembrandt and all other colourists. (Popular and thieves’) Chaud! quick! on!
Chaud, chaud! pour le mangeur, il faut le désosser.—E. Sue.
Chaudron, m. (familiar), bad piano. Taper sur le ——, to play on the piano.
Chaudronner (popular), to buy secondhand articles and sell them as new.
Chaudronnier, m. (popular), secondhand-clothes man; (military) cuirassier, an allusion to his breastplate.