abandannaad

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

UK mid-C19. Possibly a blend of a +‎ bandanna +‎ lad or abandoned +‎ lad +‎ bandanna.

Noun

abandannaad (plural abandannaads)

  1. (archaic, thieves' cant) A pickpocket specialising in bandanas and handkerchiefs.
  2. (archaic, thieves' cant, by extension) A petty thief.

References
  • “abandannaad” in Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors, A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: The Ballantyne Press, 1889–1890, page 2.
  • Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues‎, volume 1, page 3
  • Eric Partridge, A Dictionary of the Underworld, London, Macmillan Co., 1949
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