"patter flash" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: patters flash [present, singular, third-person], pattering flash [participle, present], pattered flash [participle, past], pattered flash [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} patter flash (third-person singular simple present patters flash, present participle pattering flash, simple past and past participle pattered flash)
  1. (slang) To speak thieves' slang. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-patter_flash-en-verb-8ORQ-vxV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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