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English
Noun
autem gogler (plural autem goglers)
- (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A religious- or spiritual-based con artist or scam operator.
1725, A New Canting Dictionary:Autem-Gogglers, a Crew of Religious Canters, pretending to be persecuted Camisars, or French Prophets, distorting their Faces with ridiculous Grimaces, &c. and laying Claim to Inspiration, in order to gather People about them, with intent to rob, plunder, or pick Pockets.
- (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Hence, a conjuror or fortuneteller.
References
- [Francis Grose] (1788) “Autem gogler”, in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 2nd edition, London: S. Hooper, , →OCLC.
- Albert Barrère and Charles G Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “autem gogler”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant , volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 54.
- John S Farmer, compiler (1890) “autem gogler”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. , volume I, Thomas Poulter and Sons] , →OCLC, page 81.
- Eric Partridge (1949) A Dictionary of the Underworld, London: Macmillan Co.