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From ambulance chaser to zoot suit, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of twentieth century slang. Drawing on the resources of the Oxford English Dictionary, and packed with illustrative quotations, ranging from John Lennon to Woody Allen, it is a comprehensive andentertaining collection of over 5,000 slang words and phrases.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, John Ayto
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- Released
- 1993
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- Title
- The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Ayto
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 1993
- ISBN10
- 0192800078
- ISBN13
- 9780192800077
- Description
- From ambulance chaser to zoot suit, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of twentieth century slang. Drawing on the resources of the Oxford English Dictionary, and packed with illustrative quotations, ranging from John Lennon to Woody Allen, it is a comprehensive andentertaining collection of over 5,000 slang words and phrases.