
The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
John Ayto(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published in February 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-19-861052-6 (ISBN)
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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).
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
General trade. Language buffs. Good gift sale.
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-861052-6 (9780198610526)
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John Ayto | John Simpson
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
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02/2010
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Persons
John Simpson, Chief editor, Oxford English Dictionary
Content
INTRODUCTION; A-Z DICTIONARY OF MODERN SLANG