patter flash

verb

To speak thieves' slang.

Meanings

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

present singular third person patters flash · participle present pattering flash · participle past pattered flash · past pattered flash

  1. slangTo speak thieves' slang.
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APA

patter flash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patter%20flash

MLA

“patter flash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patter%20flash. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patter flash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patter%20flash.

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