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The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English

Eric Partridge · 2007

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Enumerates slang words, provides quotations both to illustrate use and to date origins, cites other authorities, and applies usage labels. Included are slang and cant, colloquialisms, solecisms, catchphrases, nicknames, and vulgarisms.

Book details

Year
2007
Language
English
Publisher
Routledge
Editions
2
Pages
720
ISBN
9780415212595

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