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The Oxford Dictionary of Slang (Oxford Paperback Reference) Book

If your other reference books aren't funky enough for you, get a smattering of unorthodoxy with the Oxford Dictionary of Slang. This comprehensive look at informal English from around the world and across the centuries is organised thesaurus-style into sections for easy browsing by category. Look up underground terminology for drugs and sex and you'll be browsing for a month of Sundays. Of course, if you need to get the skinny on a particular term but have no idea what it could mean, there's an alphabetical index that'll take you right where you need to go. Each word or phrase is thoroughly documented, as you'd expect from an Oxford dictionary; its first print sighting, place of use, meanings and cross-contextual references are included, as well as illuminating usage quotes. The Dictionary is easy to use and the definitions are concise--you can get the information you need quickly with time left to linger over related terms. More than 10,000 entries yield plenty of insight into commonly used but still not quite kosher parts of our language. When your New Zealander buddy refers to someone as a cow-spanker, you won't have to wonder for long just who you're dealing with (don't worry, she's a dairy farmer); the Oxford Dictionary of Slang will give you the moxie to deal with a discombobulated world. --Rob LightnerRead More

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  • Amazon

    Containing over 10,000 words and phrases, this is a suitable reference for those interested in the more quirky and unofficial words used in the English language. It includes surprisingly old words such as booze and guzzle, to up-to-date words like humongous and lunchbox.

  • ASDA

    Containing over 10 000 words and phrases this is a suitable reference for those interested in the more quirky and unofficial words used in the English language. It includes surprisingly old words such as booze and guzzle to up-to-date words like humongous and lunchbox.

  • Blackwell

    Here, John Ayto has brought together over 10,000 slang words and phrases common to 20th-century English, to provide a comprehensive and highly engaging guide to the most outspoken corner of our language. Unlike most such dictionaries...

  • 0198607636
  • 9780198607632
  • John Ayto
  • 9 October 2003
  • OUP Oxford
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 480
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