Pleine, adj. (popular), lune, breech, or “Nancy.” See [Vasistas]. (Familiar) Faire une —— eau, to dive into a river or the sea from a boat, and swim about in deep water.
Plette, f. (thieves’), skin, “buff.”
Pleurant, m. (thieves’), onion. From pleurer, to weep. The allusion is obvious. Du cabot avec des pleurants, a mess of dogfish and onions.
Pleurer (popular), en filou, to pretend to weep, crocodile fashion. Faire —— son aveugle, to void urine, “to pump ship.”
Pleut (popular), il ——! ejaculation of refusal; silence! be careful! The expression is used by printers as a warning to be silent when the master or a stranger enters the workshop.
Pleuvoir (thieves’), des châsses, to weep, “to nap a bib.” Termed also “baver des clignots.” (Military) Pleuvoir, to void urine.
Pli, m. (familiar), avoir un —— dans sa rose, to have something that mars one’s joy or disturbs one’s happiness.
La Martinière avait un “pli dans sa rose” comme il le disait lui-même.—H. France, A Travers l’Espagne.
Pliant, m. (thieves’), knife, or “chive.” Termed also “vingt-deux, surin, or lingre.” Jouer du ——, to knife, “to chive.”
Plier (popular), ses chemises, to die. “to snuff it.” See [Pipe]. Plier son éventail, to make signals to men in the orchestra stalls.