The Oxford dictionary of modern slang
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The Oxford dictionary of modern slang
（Oxford paperback reference）
Oxford University Press, 2005
Available at 7 libraries
Description and Table of Contents
Description
From ambulance chaser to zoot suit, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of twentieth-century slang. Drawing on the resources of the Oxford English Dictionary, and packed with illustrative quotations from John Lennon to Woody Allen, it is a comprehensive and entertaining collection of over 5,000 slang words and phrases. Providing full details of origins and dates of first printed use, the text contains expressions from around the English-speaking world such as dork and cockamamie (America) and giggle-house and Jimmy Woodser (Australia).
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- A-Z DICTIONARY OF MODERN SLANG
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