Décheux, m. (popular), needy man, “quisby.”
[Déchirée], f. (popular), elle n’est pas trop ——, is said of a woman who is yet attractive in spite of years.
Déchirer (military), de la toile, to perform platoon firing; —— la cartouche, to eat. See [Mastiquer]. (Popular) Déchirer son faux-col, son habit, son tablier, to die. (Ironical) Ne pas se ——, to have a good opinion of oneself and to show it.
Déclaquer (popular), to open one’s heart; to make a clean breast of.
Déclouer (popular), to redeem objects from pawn, to get objects “out of lug.”
Décognoir, m. (popular), nose, “boko,” or “smeller.” See [Morviau].
Décoller (popular), to leave a place; to leave one’s employment; —— son billard, to die. See [Pipe]. Se ——, to fail; to grow old, rickety; to die, “to kick the bucket.”
Décompte, m. (military), mortal wound. Recevoir son ——, to die; see [Pipe]; “to lose the number of one’s mess.”
Décors, m. pl. (freemasons’), ornaments, insignia.
Découcheur (military), soldier who is in the habit of stopping away without leave.