A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

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

1400 pages· 2002· ISBN 9780415291897
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Now for the first time, this important reference is available in paperback. Originally published in 1984, this dictionary was published posthumously but had been worked upon by Partridge until six weeks before his death. As the last edition to feature original work by Partridge himself, its place in the history of the lexicography of slang is assured.

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