The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English

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Tom Dalzell
Taylor & Francis, 2009 - 1104 páginas

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English offers the ultimate record of modern American Slang.

The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer lively examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided.

This informative, entertaining and sometimes shocking dictionary is an unbeatable resource for all language aficionados out there.

 

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Cc
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Dd
267
Ee
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Ff
348
Gg
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Hh
474
Oo
708
Pp
722
Qq
791
Rr
795
Ss
835
Tt
970
Uu
1022
Vv
1028

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542
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684
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1034
Xx
1067
Yy
1068
Zz
1075
Bibliography
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Sobre o autor (2009)

Tom Dalzell is recognized as a leading expert on American slang. He is the author of Flappers to Rappers: American Youth Slang (Merriam-Webster, 1996) and The Slang of Sin (Merriam-Webster, 1998), both of which were alternate selections for the Book of the Month Club. He served as senior editor of The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Conventional English (Routledge, 2006). He lives in Berkeley, California, with his family.

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