the insincere or hypocritical expression of platitudes or sentiments, esp those suggesting piety

the jargon of a specific group of people; specif the slang used by thieves, beggars, etc

set or stock phrases

I won't be called names … as wife, spouse, my dear, joy, jewel, love, sweetheart, and the rest of that nauseous cant, in which men and their wives are so fulsomely familiar — Congreve

to be or cause (something) to be at an angle; to tilt or slope

to set (something) at an angle

to give an oblique edge to (something); to bevel

to tip or overturn (something)

to slope

to pitch to one side; to lean