Veut-on savoir d’où vient l’origine de cette locution: une farce de fumiste? Elle provient de la manière d’opérer d’une bande de voleurs fumistes de profession, ... ils montaient dans les cheminées pour dévaliser les appartements déserts et en faire sortir les objets les plus précieux par les toits.—Mémoires de Monsieur Claude.
Farceur, m. (artists’), human skeleton serving as a model at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, or the Paris Art School, thus called on account of its being put to use for practical joking at the expense of newcomers.
Farcher (thieves’), for faucher dans le pont, to fall into a trap; to allow oneself to be duped, or “bested.”
Fard, m. (popular), falsehood, or “swack up.” Sans ——, without humbug, “all square.” Avoir un coup de ——, to be slightly intoxicated, or “elevated.” See [Pompette]. (Familiar and popular) Piquer un ——, to redden, to blush. Fard, properly rouge. Termed “to blow” at Winchester School.
Fardach (Breton), worthless people.
Farder (popular), se ——, to get tipsy, “to get screwed.” For synonyms see [Sculpter].
Fare, f., heap of salt in salt-marshes.
Farfadet, m. (popular and thieves’), horse, or “prad.”
Far-far, farre (popular and thieves’), quickly, in a “brace of shakes.”