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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

Author: Tom Dalzell Terry Victor
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 01 Nov 2007
ISBN-13: 9780415212595
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Description


The Concise New Partridge presents, for the first time, all the slang terms from The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in a single volume.
With over 60,000 entries from around the English-speaking world, the Concise gives you the language of beats, hipsters, Teddy Boys, mods and rockers, hippies, pimps, druggies, whores, punks, skinheads, ravers, surfers, Valley girls, dudes, pill-popping truck drivers, hackers, rappers and more.
The Concise New Partridge is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning � it�s rude, it�s delightful and it�s a prize for anyone with a love of language.


Table of Contents


List of Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgments. Observations of Slang and Unconventional English. Entries A-Z. Numeric Slang


Author Description


Tom Dalzell is a lawyer, slang-collector and author. Recognised as a leading expert on American Slang, he is the author of Flappers to Rappers: American Youth Slang (Merriam-Webster 1996) and The Slang of Sin (Merriam-Webster 1998).
Terry Victor is not only a slang-collector, but also an actor, broadcaster, writer and director. He is probabaly best known for his ground-breaking work with Murder on the Menu, which he co-founded in 1989.






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