Commandite, f. (printers’), association of workmen who join together for the performance of any work.
Comme if (popular), ironical for comme il faut, genteel. T’as rien l’air ——! What a swell you look, oh crikey!
Commissaire, m. (popular), pint or pitcher of wine. An allusion to the black robe which police magistrates wore formerly. Le cabot du ——, the police magistrate’s secretary. See [Chien].
Commode, f. (thieves’), chimney. (Popular) Une —— à deux ressorts, a vehicle, or “trap.”
Communard or communeux, m., one of the insurgents of 1871.
Communiqué, m. (familiar), official communication to newspapers.
Comp. See [Can].
[Compas], m. (popular), ouvrir le ——, to walk. Allonger le ——, to walk briskly. Fermer le ——, to stop walking.
[Complet], adj. (popular), être ——, to be quite drunk, or “slewed.” (Familiar) Etre ——, to be perfectly ridiculous.
Comprendre (thieves’), la ——, to steal, “to claim.” See [Grinchir].