Démancher (popular), se ——, to bestir oneself; to give oneself much trouble.
Démaquiller (thieves’), to undo.
Démarger (thieves’), to go away; to make off, “to crush,” “to guy.” See [Patatrot].
Démarquer (literary), to pirate others’ productions, or to alter one’s own so as to pass them off as original.
Démarqueur, m. (literary), de linge, literary pirate.
[Déménager] (popular), to become mad, or “balmy;” to die, “to kick the bucket;” —— à la cloche de bois, de zinc, or à la sonnette de bois, to move one’s furniture secretly, the street door bell having been muffled so as to give no more sound than a wooden one, “to shoot the moon;” —— à la ficelle, to remove one’s furniture through a window by means of a rope; —— par la cheminée, to burn one’s furniture on receiving notice to quit, so as to cheat the landlord.
Demi-aune, f. (popular), arm, “bender.” Tendre la ——, to beg.
Demi-cachemire, f. (familiar), kept woman in a good position, but who has not yet reached the top of the ladder.
Demi-castor, f., woman of the demi-monde, a “pretty horse-breaker,” or “tartlet.” See [Gadoue].
Demi-cercle, pincer au ——. See [Cercle].