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patter flash

patter flash verb: to speak thieves' slang.

Verb

patter flash (third-person singular simple present patters flash, present participle pattering flash, simple past and past participle pattered flash)

  1. (slang) To speak thieves' slang.

Forms of patter flash

third-person singular presentpatters flash
present participlepattering flash
past participlepattered flash
pastpattered flash

Questions about patter flash

What does patter flash mean?
Patter flash means to speak thieves' slang.
What part of speech is patter flash?
Patter flash is a verb.
What is the past tense of patter flash?
The past tense of patter flash is pattered flash.

Words near patter flash in the dictionary

  1. pattening
  2. pattenmaker
  3. pattenmakers
  4. pattens
  5. patter
  6. patter flash
  7. patter song
  8. patter songs
  9. patteran
  10. patterans
  11. Patterdale

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