Impressioniste, m., painter of the school called [impressionisme] (which see).
Impure, f. (familiar), kept woman, or “demi-rep.” For the list of synonyms see [Gadoue].
Incommode, m. (thieves’), lantern, lamp-post. Properly inconvenient, thieves being lovers of darkness.
Incommodé, adj. (thieves’), être ——, to be taken red-handed, to be “nabbed” in the act.
Inconobré, m. and adj. (thieves’), stranger; unknown.
Incroyable, m. (familiar), dandy under the Directoire at the end of the last century. The appellation was given to swells of that period on account of their favourite expression, “C’est incroyable!” pronounced c’est incoyable, according to their custom of leaving out the r, or giving it the sound of w. For synonyms see [Gommeux].
Index (popular), travailler à l’——, to work at reduced wages.
Indicateur, m. (general), spy in the pay of the police, “nark.” Generally a street hawker, sometimes a thief.
Il y a deux genres d’indicateurs: les indicateurs sur place, tels que les marchands de chaînes de sûreté et les marchands d’aiguilles, bimbelotiers d’occasion, faux aveugles, etc., et les indicateurs errants: marchands de balais, faux infirmes, musiciens ambulants: ... Il y avait, sous l’empire, des indicateurs jusque dans le haut commerce parisien.—Mémoires de Monsieur Claude.
Indicatrice, f. (familiar), female spy in the employ of the police.