The Oxford Dictionary of Slang

by John Ayto

Book Overview

Here, John Ayto has brought together over 10,000 slang words and phrases common to 20th-century English, to provide a comprehensive and highly engaging guide to the most outspoken corner of our language. Unlike most such dictionaries, this volume is organized thematically, with slang words gathered under such headings as "the body and its functions" or "sustenance and intoxication." Within each section, the words are listed chronologically, starting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198607636
• ISBN13: 9780198607632
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Oxford Dictionary of Slang

This title had practically everything I expected in a dictionary of modern (and not-so-modern) slang terms.