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The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang

Paperback • 2010 • English • 2. edition

The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang

By John Ayto

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About the book

Slang is language with its sleeves rolled up, colorful, pointed, brash, bristling with humor and sometimes with hostility. Now, in Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, John Ayto and John Simpson have gathered together a vibrant collection of over 6,000 slang terms, drawn from the vast Oxford English Dictionary database. The volume is organized thematically, under such general headings as the body and its functions; people and society; animals; sustenance and intoxication; money, commerce, and empl...Show more

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ISBN

9780199232055

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published year

2010

Language

English

Edition

2

Original title

The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang

Format

Paperback

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