A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms and Catch Phrases, Fossilised Jokes and Puns, General Nicknames, Vulgarisms and Such...
- ISBN-10
- 0415065682
- ISBN-13
- 9780415065689
- Category
- Americanisms
- Pages
- 1400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Eric Partridge
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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