Akwai ma’anoni da yawa na kalmar “cant,” dangane da mahallin:Nauyi: zance ko hali na rashin gaskiya ko munafunci, musamman dangane da aqidu ko addini; a stock phrase or jargon peculiar peculiar to a particular group, professional, or class.Misali: "Maganganun 'yan siyasar sun cika da alkawuran banza da wofi." Suna: gangara ko karkata, musamman a cikin injina.Misali: "Na'urar tana buƙatar daidaitawa saboda akwai ɗan ƙarami a cikin firam ɗinta. . iska mai ƙarfi."Adjective: yana nuna wani takamaiman ƙamus ko salon magana mai alaƙa da wata ƙungiya, sana'a, ko aji. Misali: "An rubuta littafin a cikin yaren mai laifi na duniya."