A halfling brigand shouts, "Die, ya cutpurse!"

You blink at a halfling brigand.
Speaking to a halfling brigand, you ask, "Who are you talking to?"

A halfling brigand pauses, taken aback.
A halfling brigand says, "Why you, of course."

You point at yourself.
You peer quizzically at a halfling brigand.

A halfling brigand nods aggressively to you!

You flatly say, "I am not a cutpurse."

A halfling brigand stares at you.
A halfling brigand says, "Yer a cutpurse if e'er I seen one!"

Speaking incredulously to a halfling brigand, you ask, "Do you even know what a 'cutpurse' is?"

A halfling brigand shifts his weight.
A halfling brigand stammers, "Of course I do! You got a purse, and I'm gonna cut it!"

You shake your head, totally at a loss.

A halfling brigand asks, "No?"

You shake your head at a brigand.
You explain, "A cutpurse is slang for pickpocket."

A halfling brigand stares vacantly at you.

You add, "You know, a thief."

A halfling brigand scratches his head.

You exclaim, "Like YOU, you imbecile!"
You flail your arms about.

And, well, things got ugly from there...

~ Heathyr and friends

PS: The above is a dramatization of the Python-esque dialogue I imagined might follow the puzzling (and actual) comment made by the brigand to my (non-pickpocketing) character: "Die, ya cutpurse!" Was he confused? Perhaps this whole thing was a simple misunderstanding? Things that make you go "hmm"... ;)