1. clichéd talk: boring talk filled with clichés and platitudes
2. hypocritical talk: insincere talk, especially regarding morals or religion
3. jargon: the special language or vocabulary of a particular group, especially a group whom some people look down on
intransitive verb (past and past participlecant·ed, present participlecant·ing, 3rd person present singularcants)
Definition:
speak cant: to use cant, especially to speak or lecture others hypocritically on matters of religion or morals
[Mid-16th century. Probably < Latin cantare "sing"]
cant·er noun
cant·ing adjective
cant·ing·ly adverb
Word History
The Latin word cantare, "to sing," from which cant is probably derived, and the related noun cantus "singing" are also sources of English accent, cantabile, cantata, canto, chant and incantation.
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