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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 864

The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-06-26
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang. Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work. Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include: unprecedented coverage...

The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: J-Z
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1150

The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: J-Z

Entry includes attestations of the head word's or phrase's usage, usually in the form of a quotation. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Princeton Alumni Weekly
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1128

Princeton Alumni Weekly

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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: A-I
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1120

The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: A-I

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1120

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2008-07-25
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  • Publisher: Routledge

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English offers the ultimate record of modern American Slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer lively examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided. This informative, entertaining and sometimes shocking dictionary is an unbeatable resource for all language aficionados out there.

Vice Slang
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 479

Vice Slang

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2007-10-31
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Are you a bit of a chairwarmer? Do you use the wins from a country straight to get scudded on snakebite in a blind tiger? Do you ride the waves on puddle or death drop? Vice Slang gently eases you into the language of gambling, drugs and alcohol, providing you with 3,000 words to establish yourself firmly in the world of corruption and wickedness. All words are illustrated by a reference from a variety of sources to prove their existence in alleys and dives throughout the English speaking world. This entertaining book will give you hours of reading pleasure.

The Complete Book of Billiards
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 324

The Complete Book of Billiards

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2000
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  • Publisher: Gramercy

A complete reference guide to the rules, equipment, and terminology of billiards and all associated cue games.