1. A type of bad-faith agreement in which each party is openly exploiting the other while tacitly agreeing to a measure of exploitation themselves, with each party hoping to outmaneuver the other to come out on top.
2. Any exchange in which the party accepts an obvious and material negative in hopes that the eventual benefits to them will be even greater.
2. Any exchange in which the party accepts an obvious and material negative in hopes that the eventual benefits to them will be even greater.
"Your Honor, this is outrageous! To even suggest that the prosecutor would make a thieves' bargain with the notorious Velma Kelly... then fabricate the very evidence that set her free!"
"The 'Thief's Bargain' spell reduces the cooldowns of Shadow Blades, Vanish, and Feint by 33%, but using one reduces your damage by 10% for 6 sec."
"The 'Thief's Bargain' spell reduces the cooldowns of Shadow Blades, Vanish, and Feint by 33%, but using one reduces your damage by 10% for 6 sec."
by DramaGuy23 April 18, 2023
Get the Thieves' Bargainmug. When someone posts a status on Facebook or equivalent and a friend comments on it with something that gains more likes than the original status.
I posted an awesome link on Facebook last night, but that like thieving bastard, John, commented on it with something better. Fuck him.
by Proeliat April 8, 2012
Get the Like Thievingmug. by Biden is a dick December 23, 2021
Get the king of thievesmug. by seshkiller99 June 11, 2025
Get the Dirty Thieving Sketmug. Person 1: hey, I see you thieved my water bottle.
Person 2: *drinks then gives back* yeah I was hella thirsty so I thieved it
Person 2: *drinks then gives back* yeah I was hella thirsty so I thieved it
by kayecat26 April 26, 2019
Get the Thievedmug. by seshkiller99 June 11, 2025
Get the Dirty Thieving Sketmug. As per Wikipedia: Thieves' cant (also known as thieves' argot, rogues' cant, or peddler's French)1 is a cant, cryptolect, or argot which was formerly used by thieves, beggars, and hustlers of various kinds in Great Britain and to a lesser extent in other English-speaking countries. It is now mostly obsolete and used in literature and fantasy role-playing, although individual terms continue to be used in the criminal subcultures of Britain and the United States.
It was commonly believed that cant developed from Romany. Etymological research now suggests a substantial correlation between Romany words and cant, and equivalents, in many European languages. However, in England, Scotland, and Wales this does not apply. The Egyptians, as they were known, were a separate group from the standard vagabonds, and cant was fully developed within 50 years of their first arrival in England. Comparison of Romany words in the Winchester Confessions taken in 1616 with modern Welsh Romani show high commonality. This record also distinguished between Romany and Cant words and again the attributions of the words to the different categories is consistent with later records.
Me personally, i think it means YEE HAW PARTNER YEE HAVE YAWS YEE LAST YAAAAA!!!!
It was commonly believed that cant developed from Romany. Etymological research now suggests a substantial correlation between Romany words and cant, and equivalents, in many European languages. However, in England, Scotland, and Wales this does not apply. The Egyptians, as they were known, were a separate group from the standard vagabonds, and cant was fully developed within 50 years of their first arrival in England. Comparison of Romany words in the Winchester Confessions taken in 1616 with modern Welsh Romani show high commonality. This record also distinguished between Romany and Cant words and again the attributions of the words to the different categories is consistent with later records.
Me personally, i think it means YEE HAW PARTNER YEE HAVE YAWS YEE LAST YAAAAA!!!!
Criminal 1: “Ho sir, you’re clearly a f'reign'r. Wend readeth this cant so yond thee may knoweth how to maketh wage 'round h're”
Wandering Beggar: “what?”
That is the Thieves' Cant
Wandering Beggar: “what?”
That is the Thieves' Cant
by Swordhero August 16, 2024
Get the Thieves' Cantmug.