This magnificent new survey of slang offers over 65,000 entries drawn from throughout the English-speaking world, and ranging from Elizabethan times till today. Sometimes funny, and always fascinating, these terms come from different social classes and ethnic groups, and include rhyming slang, idiomatic phrases, and street slang. You’ll learn when each usage was coined, its history, and if it’s still in existence. Written by a leading lexicographer.
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