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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

Eric Partridge, Paul Beale
The definitive work on slang, this dictionary gives a fully documented account of slang and unconventional English over four centuries and will entertain and inform all lovers of the English language.
Print Book, English, 1984
8th ed View all formats and editions
Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1984
Dictionary
xxix, 1400 pages ; 26 cm
9780710098207, 9780415065689, 9780170098205, 9780415291897, 9780025949805, 0710098200, 0415065682, 0170098206, 0415291895, 0025949802
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Foreward. Preface to the 8th Edition. Preface to the 1st Edition Acknowledgments. Arrangement within Entries. Dating. Bibliographical Abbreviations. Abbreviations and Signs. THE DICTIONARY. Appendix.