Ann doouzeg abostol (Breton cant), twelve o’clock. Literally the twelve apostles.
Annoncier, m. (printers’), compositor of advertisements; also man who belongs to an advertising firm.
Annuaire, m. (military), passer l’—— sous le bras, to be promoted according to seniority.
Anonchali (popular), discouraged, cast down, “down in the mouth.”
Anquilieuse, f. (thieves’), female thief who conceals stolen property between her legs. From “quilles,” a slang term for legs.
Anse, f. (popular), arm, “bender.” Faire le panier à deux anses, to walk with a woman on each arm, to play the “sandwich.”
Antif, m., antiffe, f. (thieves’), act of walking. Battre l’——, to walk, to “pad the hoof;” to deceive, “to kid;” to dissemble; to spy, to “nark.”
Antiffer (thieves’), to enter, to walk in; to walk, “to pad the hoof.”
[Antiffle] (thieves’), church. Battre l’——, to be a hypocrite, “mawworm.”
Antiffler (thieves’), to be married in church, “to be buckled.”