Huîtres, f. pl. (popular), de gueux, snails; (thieves’) —— de Varennes, beans.
Huîtrifier (familiar), s’——, to become commonplace and dull of intellect. From huître, figuratively a fool.
Humecter (popular), s’—— les amygdales, la dalle du cou, or le pavillon, to drink, “to wet one’s whistle.” For synonyms see [Rincer].
Huppé, adj. (popular), daim ——, rich person, one who is “well ballasted.”
Hure, f. (popular), head, or “tibby.” Properly wild boar’s head. See [Tronche].
Huré, adj. (thieves’), rich, or “rag splawger.”
Hurf, urf, adj. (general), c’est ——, that’s excellent, “tip-top, cheery, slap-up, first-chop, lummy, nap, jam, true marmalade, tsing-tsing.” Le monde ——, world of fashion.
Hurlubier, m. (thieves’), idiot, or “go along;” madman, or “balmy cove;” tramp, or “pikey.”
Vous que le chaud soleil a teints,
Hurlubiers dont les peaux bisettes,