The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang write by John Ayto. This book was released on 2005-01-01. The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A dictionary of modern slang draws on the resources of the "Oxford English Dictionary" to cover over five thousand slang words and phrases from throughout the English-speaking world.
Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
Cassell's Dictionary of Slang - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cassell's Dictionary of Slang write by Jonathon Green. This book was released on 2005. Cassell's Dictionary of Slang available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With its unparalleled coverage of English slang of all types (from 18th-century cant to contemporary gay slang), and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang was warmly received when its first edition appeared in 1998. 'Brilliant.' said Mark Lawson on BBC2's The Late Review; 'This is a terrific piece of work - learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating' said Jonathan Meades in The Evening Standard.But now the world's best single-volume dictionary of English slang is about to get even better. Jonathon Green has spent the last seven years on a vast project: to research in depth the English slang vocabulary and to hunt down and record written instances of the use of as many slang words as possible. This has entailed trawling through more than 4000 books - plus song lyrics, TV and movie scripts, and many newspapers and magazines - for relevant material. The research has thrown up some fascinating results
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang 4E (PB)
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang 4E (PB) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang 4E (PB) write by Richard A. Spears. This book was released on 2005-10-14. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang 4E (PB) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. More bling for the buck! The #1 guide to American slang is now bigger, more up-to-date, and easier to use This new edition of McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions offers complete definitions of more than 12,000 slang and informal expressions from various sources, ranging from golden oldies such as . . . golden oldie, to recent coinages like shizzle (gangsta), jonx (Wall Street), and ping (the Internet). Each entry is followed by examples illustrating how an expression is used in everyday conversation and, where necessary, International Phonetic Alphabet pronunciations are given, as well as cautionary notes for crude, inflammatory, or taboo expressions. This edition also features a fascinating introduction on “What is Slang?,” a Thematic Index that cross-references expressions by standard terms--such as Angry, Drunk, Food, Good-bye, Mess-up, Money, and Stupidity--and a Hidden Word Index that lets you identify and locate even partially remembered expressions and phrases.
The Slang Dictionary, Or, The Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and "fast" Expressions of High and Low Society
The Slang Dictionary, Or, The Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and "fast" Expressions of High and Low Society - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Slang Dictionary, Or, The Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and "fast" Expressions of High and Low Society write by John Camden Hotten. This book was released on 1864. The Slang Dictionary, Or, The Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and "fast" Expressions of High and Low Society available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The American Slang Dictionary
The American Slang Dictionary - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The American Slang Dictionary write by James Maitland. This book was released on 1891. The American Slang Dictionary available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
