The term CANT can refer to a variety of words related to LANGUAGE and communication. Pecksniffery is a form of insincere or exaggerated politeness, HYPOCRISY is the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform, CAREEN is to move in an uncontrolled manner, PATTER is a rapid succession of words, VERNACULAR is the LANGUAGE or DIALECT spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region, DICTION is the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing, PHRASEOLOGY is the particular way in which a LANGUAGE is used, PIETY is reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations, HEEL is the back part of the human foot, TIP is to INCLINE or bend from a vertical position, IDIOM is a form of expression natural to a LANGUAGE, LIST is to TILT to one side, SANCTIMONY is a hypocritical moralizing, HUMBUG is something intended to deceive or mislead, SLANT is a bias in favor of a particular point of view, CHUCK is to throw with a quick motion, LANGUAGE is a system of communication using words, INCLINATION is a tendency to LEAN in a certain direction, DIALECT is a regional variety of LANGUAGE distinguished by vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar, LEAN is to INCLINE or bend from a vertical position, TILT is to move or cause to move into a sloping position, ARGOT is a specialized vocabulary used by a particular group of people, LINGO is a LANGUAGE or DIALECT, SLANG is very informal LANGUAGE that is more common in speech than in writing, SLOPE is an inclined surface connecting two levels, JARGON is a type of LANGUAGE that is used in a particular context and may not be well understood outside it, and PATOIS is a regional form of a LANGUAGE, especially one considered as substandard.