The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
Author:   John Ayto ,  John Simpson
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
ISBN:  

9780198610526


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   01 May 2005
Format:   Paperback
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The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang


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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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Author:   John Ayto ,  John Simpson
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.256kg
ISBN:  

9780198610526


ISBN 10:   0198610521
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   01 May 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

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