St Giles' Greek

专有名词

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A secret language, as spoken by beggars and thieves.

词源

The term comes from the St Giles' area of present-day central London which, during the 17th and 18th centuries, was notorious as a refuge for thieves and other criminals.
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