
Dictionary of Contemporary Slang
Tony Thorne(Author)
A & C Black Publishers Ltd
3rd Edition
Published on 2. January 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-7136-7529-0 (ISBN)
Description
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
Reviews / Votes
"Thorne is a kind of slang detective, going down the streets where other lexicographers fear to tread." Daily Telegraph "As up-to-date a dictionary of 'strikingly informal' contemporary language as you are likely to find." www.mantex.co.uk/reviewsMore details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
N/A
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
531 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7136-7529-0 (9780713675290)
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Additional editions

Tony Thorne
Dictionary of Contemporary Slang
E-Book
02/2014
4th Edition
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€18.49
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Tony Thorne
Dictionary of Contemporary Slang
E-Book
02/2014
4th Edition
A&C Black Business Information and Development
€18.49
Available for download
Previous edition
Tony Thorne
Dictionary of Contemporary Slang
Book
09/2005
3rd Edition
A & C Black Publishers Ltd
€44.79
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Person
Currently Director of the English Language Centre at King's College, London, Tony Thorne is an authority on language and culture, on which he has written and broadcast widely.