The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English
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The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English
Routledge, 2008
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Rev. ed of: Dictionary of slang and unconventional English, 8th ed., 1984, by E. Partridge and edited by P. Beale
"c2006, 2008 new editorial matter and selection, Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor; material taken from The dictionary of slang and unconventional English, 8th edition (first published 1984), E. Partridge and P. Beale estates."--T.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Concise New Partridge presents, for the first time, all the slang terms from The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in a single volume.
With over 60,000 entries from around the English-speaking world, the Concise gives you the language of beats, hipsters, Teddy Boys, mods and rockers, hippies, pimps, druggies, whores, punks, skinheads, ravers, surfers, Valley girls, dudes, pill-popping truck drivers, hackers, rappers and more.
The Concise New Partridge is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning it s rude, it s delightful and it s a prize for anyone with a love of language.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgments. Observations of Slang and Unconventional English. Entries A-Z. Numeric Slang
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