-mans

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See also: mans, Mans, and MANs

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Etymology

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Cognate with English -ment, French -ment and Italian -mente.

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-mans

  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
    darkmans ← dark
    lightmans ← light
  2. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Substitute for part of another word to disguise meaning.
    Cheapmans ← Cheapside
    Gracemans ← Gracechurch Street Market

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English terms suffixed with -mans

References

  • Eric Partridge (1949) A Dictionary of the Underworld, London: Macmillan Co.

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