Definition of cly Cly

We found 2 definitions of cly from 2 different sources.

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What does cly mean?

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cly
    klī, v.t. (slang) to seize, steal.—ns. Cly′-fak′er, a pickpocket; Cly′-fak′ing, pocket-picking. [Prob. related to Claw; referred by some to Dut. kleed, a garment, 'to fake a cly' = to take a garment.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • cly
    Money; also a pocket. He has filed the cly; he has picked a pocket. CANT.

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