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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms and Catch Phrases, Fossilised Jokes and Puns, General Nicknames, Vulgarisms, and Such Americanisms As Have Been Naturalised

By Eric Partridge

Book information

Publisher
Routledge (Taylor & Francis)
Year
1984
ISBN
0415065682, 0203379985, 020338847X, 9780415065689, 9780203379981
Open Library ID
OL18927528M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (14058910 bytes)
Edition
8th
Pages
2808\2808
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

The definitive work on slang and unconventional English, this edition is fully revised and updated by Paul Beale and includes some 500 new entries. The dictionary gives a fully documented account of English slang over four centuries and will entertain and inform all lovers of the English language.

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