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The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English

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Routledge, 2008 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 720 pages

The Concise New Partridgepresents, for the first time, all the slang terms from The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional Englishin a single volume.

With over 60,000 entries from around the English-speaking world, the Concisegives 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 Partridgeis 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.

  

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A very thorough collection of everyday phrases and origins. Very useful, glad I found it!

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User Review  - Leonard Pierce - Goodreads

Despite -- or maybe because of -- its heavy reliance on British slang, I like this one a lot more than Chapman's American slang book. Very detailed and well laid out. Read full review

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Contents

A
1
B
22
C
112
D
183
E
229
F
240
G
278
H
315
O
467
P
479
Q
523
R
526
S
554
T
637
U
675
V
679

I
351
J
359
K
377
L
390
M
414
N
450
W
684
X
710
Y
711
Z
717
NUMERIC SLANG
721
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About the author (2008)

Tom Dalzell is a lawyer, slang-collector and author. Recognised as a leading expert on American Slang, he is the author of Flappers to Rappers: American Youth Slang (Merriam-Webster 1996) and The Slang of Sin (Merriam-Webster 1998).

Terry Victor is not only a slang-collector, but also an actor, broadcaster, writer and director. He is probabaly best known for his ground-breaking work with Murder on the Menu, which he co-founded in 1989.

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