Atelier (freemasons’), place of meeting.
Atigé, adj. (thieves’ and popular), ill, or “laid up;” stricken, ruined, or “cracked up.”
[Atiger] (thieves’ and popular), to wound, to strike, “to clump.”
Atômes crochus, m. pl. (familiar), mysterious elements of mutual sympathy.
Atouser (convicts’), to encourage, to urge, “to kid on.”
Atout, m. (thieves’ and popular), courage, or “wool;” self-possession; a blow, or “wipe;” stomach; money, or “rhino;” ability. Proper meaning trumps. Avoir de l’——, to have pluck, or “spunk;” to have a strong arm.
Tu m’as donné la bonne mesure, tu es un cadet qui a de l’atout.—E. Sue. (You gave me a good thrashing, you are a strong chap.)
Le plus d’——, a kind of swindling game played at low cafés.
Atout! (popular), exclamation to denote that a blow has taken effect.
Attache, f., love tie.