Talk:tante
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Equinox in topic French: also old slang for pawnbroker?
French: also old slang for pawnbroker?[edit]
A pawned article was once said to be "at my uncle's". John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) adds, "It is worthy of remark that the French call this useful relative ma tante, my aunt." Equinox ◑ 10:21, 1 April 2021 (UTC)