Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang - Second Edition (2010)

ISBN: 9780199232055

Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang - Second Edition (2010)

ISBN: 9780199232055
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Slang is language with its sleeves rolled up, colorful, pointed, brash, bristling with humor and sometimes with hostility.
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ISBN
9780199232055
Author
John Ayto, John Simpson
Pages
480
Binding
Soft cover
Publisher
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Date of publication
2010
Format
Book
Language
English
Now, in Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, John Ayto and John Simpson have gathered together a vibrant collection of over 6,000 slang terms, drawn from the vast Oxford English Dictionary database. The volume is organized thematically, under such generalheadings as the body and its functions; people and society; animals; sustenance and intoxication; money, commerce, and employment; and time and tide. Within each section the words are listed chronologically, starting with the earliest words and progressing right through to the present, thus illuminating the development of slang and colloquial language over the years. Each entry contains the headword, part of speech, and definition, and most also have illustrative examples of the term in context. Many entries contain labels indicating the social group or discipline from which a word derives--such as theatrical, military, or nautical--as well as the place where it originated.