A Concise Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms and Catch Phrases, Fossilised Jokes and Puns, General Nicknames, Vulgarismes and Such Americanisms as Have Been Naturalised

Eric Partridge

Routledge & Kegan Paul, 2002 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1400 pages

The definitive work on slang and unconventional English, this edition is fully revised and updated by Paul Beale and includes some 500 new entries. The dictionary gives a fully documented account of English slang over four centuries and will entertain and inform all lovers of the English language.

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Review: A Dictionary Of Slang And Unconventional English: Colloquialisms And Catch Phrases, Solecisms And Catachreses, Nicknames, And Vulgarisms

User Review  - Blkbx - Goodreads

Notably much of the slang covered here had roots in the military. Also, given its date of publication nothing of the inernet is here.

Review: A Dictionary Of Slang And Unconventional English: Colloquialisms And Catch Phrases, Solecisms And Catachreses, Nicknames, And Vulgarisms

User Review  - Meter - Goodreads

Notably much of the slang covered here had roots in the military. Also, given its date of publication nothing of the inernet is here.

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Concise Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms and Catch Phrases, Fossilised Jokes and Puns, General Nicknames, Vulgarismes and Such Americanisms as Have Been Naturalised; Dictionary of Slang and Unconvetional English
• Author: Eric Partridge
• Editor: Paul Beale
• Edition: 8, reprint, revised
• Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 2002
• ISBN: 0415291895, 9780415291897
• Length: 1400 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Reference; Reference / Dictionaries