The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
- ISBN-10
- 0192800078
- ISBN-13
- 9780192800077
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 299
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Authors
- John Ayto, John Simpson
Description
Covers British, American, and Australian slang and includes a date the word first appeared in print, its origin, and an illustrative quotation
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