The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang

Description

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.

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Table of contents

INTRODUCTION; A-Z DICTIONARY OF MODERN SLANG

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780198610526
• Publisher : 82003
• Imprint : 82003
• Publication date : February 2005
• Dimensions : 196mm X 129mm X 20mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Pages : 336
• Dewey classification : 427.09
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : John Ayto