Chambers Slang Dictionary

Chambers Slang Dictionary PDF Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
ISBN: 9780550105639
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A scholarly reference to slang expressions from all parts of the English-speaking world includes coverage of twenty-first-century terms and lists explanations of word origins.

Chambers Slang Dictionary

Chambers Slang Dictionary PDF Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
ISBN: 9780550105639
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
A scholarly reference to slang expressions from all parts of the English-speaking world includes coverage of twenty-first-century terms and lists explanations of word origins.

Cassell's Dictionary of Slang

Cassell's Dictionary of Slang PDF Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780304366361
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1600

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With its unparalleled coverage of English slang of all types (from 18th-century cant to contemporary gay slang), and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang was warmly received when its first edition appeared in 1998. 'Brilliant.' said Mark Lawson on BBC2's The Late Review; 'This is a terrific piece of work - learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating' said Jonathan Meades in The Evening Standard.But now the world's best single-volume dictionary of English slang is about to get even better. Jonathon Green has spent the last seven years on a vast project: to research in depth the English slang vocabulary and to hunt down and record written instances of the use of as many slang words as possible. This has entailed trawling through more than 4000 books - plus song lyrics, TV and movie scripts, and many newspapers and magazines - for relevant material. The research has thrown up some fascinating results

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary PDF Author: E. M. Kirkpatrick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1583

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Chambers Dictionary of Etymology

Chambers Dictionary of Etymology PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1284

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Chamber Concise Dictionary

Chamber Concise Dictionary PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788186062364
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1476

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Chambers Family Scrabble Dictionary

Chambers Family Scrabble Dictionary PDF Author: Chambers
Publisher: Chambers Harrap Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780550120113
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 609

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A major new dictionary for all family and recreational players of Scrabble

The Big Book of Filth

The Big Book of Filth PDF Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9780304368242
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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More than 6,500 off-color phrases, all vividly, explicitly defined. Categories include body sites, arousal and frustration, masturbation, orgasm, oral, kinky, gay, bi, and safe sex, and more. Sources range from street jargon and popular music lyrics to literary allusions, fascinating etymologies, and rhyming slang.

Chambers Paperback Thesaurus

Chambers Paperback Thesaurus PDF Author: Editors of Chambers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 662

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This thesaurus has been designed to provide users with the most useful words first. It includes over 300 panels of thematically related words, with more than 180,000 alternative words in all.

Slang Through the Ages

Slang Through the Ages PDF Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Ntc Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780844208343
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 393

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Takes popular standard English terms and traces the development of their slang equivalents over the past 500 years

Brewer's Dictionary of London Phrase & Fable

Brewer's Dictionary of London Phrase & Fable PDF Author: Russ Willey
Publisher: Chambers
ISBN: 9780550104458
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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From the Bloomsbury Group to the Camberwell Carrot, Emperor Claudius to Ken Livingstone and Oranges and Lemons to apples and pears,Brewer's London Phrase & Fableis a must for all Londoners, visitors and anyone who's ever succumbed to the allure of the Big Smoke.In the spirit of the respected and much-lovedBrewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable, this new book brings together the people, places, language and lore of London, conveying the essence of Britain's capital with wit, erudition and a wealth of fascinating detail.Whether you're a Londoner through and through, a newly-arrived citizen, a frequent visitor or you prefer to experience this bustling and cacophonous city from the safety of your armchair,Brewer's London Phrase & Fablebrings the heart and soul of London to your bookshelf.