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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms and Catch Phrases, Fossilised Jokes and Puns, General Nicknames, Vulgarisms and Such Paperback - 2002 - 8th Edition

by Eric Partridge; Paul Beale (Editor)

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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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  • Title A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms and Catch Phrases, Fossilised Jokes and Puns, General Nicknames, Vulgarisms and Such
  • Author Eric Partridge; Paul Beale (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 8th
  • Edition 8
  • Pages 1400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, LONDON
  • Publication date 2002-11
  • ISBN 9780415291897 / 0415291895
  • Weight 5.11 lbs (2.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.68 x 7.4 x 2.6 in (24.59 x 18.80 x 6.60 cm)
  • Category Reference
  • Library of Congress subjects English language - Slang
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002068235
  • Dewey Decimal Code 427.09
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