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| Author | : Ewart James |
| Publisher | : NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : English language |
| ISBN | : 9780844204680 |
Criss-cross (crossword puzzle), jam sandwich (police car), and pull the moody (sulk) are examples of nearly 2,000 amusing and quirky slang expressions defined and included in over 4,000 example sentences. This is an abridged edition of NTC's Dictionary of British Slang and Colloquial Expressions' extensive cross-referencing.
| Author | : Tony Thorne |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 513 |
| Release | : 2009-01-01 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 140810220X |
With more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions. In this convenient paperback edition of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, language and culture expert Tony Thorne explores the ever-changing underworld of the English language, bringing back intriguing examples of eccentricity and irreverence from the linguistic front-line. "Thorne is a kind of slang detective, going down the streets where other lexicographers fear to tread." Daily Telegraph
| Author | : John Camden Hotten |
| Publisher | : London : Chatto and Windus |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 1874 |
| Genre | : English language |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : John Ayto |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 2005-01-01 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9780198610526 |
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.
| Author | : Tony Thorne |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 583 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : English language |
| ISBN | : 9780747514466 |
Originally published in 1990, a revised edition of a dictionary of slang expressions of the last thirty years from English-speaking countries including Britain, America, Australia and the Caribbean. The book deals with topics such as drugs, sport, contemporary society, sex and bodily functions.
| Author | : Paul Beale |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 219 |
| Release | : 2003-09-02 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 1134879512 |
From abdabs to zit From pillock (14th century) to couch potato (20th century) From She'll be apples (Australia) to the pits (USA) This new collection brings together some 5,000 contemporary slang expressions originating in all parts of the English-speaking world. It gives clear and concise definitions of each word, supplemented by examples of their use and information about where and when they came into being. This entertaining reference work will be of use to students of English at all levels and a source of fascination to word-lovers throughout the world.
| Author | : Jonathon Green |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 145 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0198729537 |
"In this Very Short Introduction Jonathon Green asks what words qualify as slang, and whether slang should be acknowledged as a language in its own right. Looking forward, he considers what the digital revolution means for the future of slang."--Cover flap.
| Author | : Tony Thorne |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 513 |
| Release | : 2014-02-27 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 1408181800 |
With more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions. In this fully updated fourth edition of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, language and culture expert Tony Thorne explores the ever-changing underworld of the English language, bringing back intriguing examples of eccentricity and irreverence from the linguistic front-line. "Thorne is a kind of slang detective, going down the streets where other lexicographers fear to tread." Daily Telegraph
