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Dictionary of Contemporary Slang

With more than 15,000 definitions, this is a guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as reproduction and bodily functions.
ISBN: 9780713675290
Author: Tony Thorne
Page: 512
Binding: Soft cover
Publication date: 2006
Format: Book
Publisher: A & C BLACK PUBLISHERS
Language: English
Ages: adult

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Price: 6 000 Ft

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In the new edition of this highly acclaimed and bestselling book, language and culture expert Tony Thorne explores the teeming and ever-changing underworld of the English language, bringing back intriguing examples of eccentricity, irreverence and anonymous wit from the linguistic front-line. The author has carried out original research among slang users and connoisseurs and has trawled all manner of written sources.

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