Packet 3: Bonus 4
One of these languages that developed in 19 th century California uses the eponym “Bill Nunn” for syrup, in reference to a man notorious for drenching his pancakes in it. For 10 points each:
[10h] Identify these specialised languages used to exclude outsiders, such as Boontling. A Romani-derived “Thieves” one of these languages gives English the word “fence” for a seller of stolen goods.
ANSWER: argot (“ARR-goo”) [accept cant (“kant”) or anti-language or cryptolect; prompt on descriptions of a secret language or talking in code]
[10e] Another English argot that draws from Romani is Polari, which was used in 19 th and 20 th century England by these people to evade the anti-sodomy laws that targeted them.
ANSWER: homosexuals [or gay people, accept queer people or LGBT people]
[10m] Much contemporary French slang derives from the argot verlan, which reorders parts of words like this English-language equivalent, which originated the term “ixnay.”
ANSWER: Pig Latin
<Social Science - Linguistics, Jamie Burchett> | VAULT II Packet 03
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 19.33 | 89% | 82% | 22% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 75% | 100% | 25% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 12.00 | 20% | 80% | 20% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |