A dictionary of slang and unconventional English : colloquialisms and catch phrases, fossilised jokes and puns, general nicknames, vulgarisms and such Americanisms as have been naturalised
Partridge, Eric, 1894-19792002
Books
Edited by Paul Beale, after Partridge's death, this eighth edition of a classic work on slang and unconventional English is the last to contain Partridge's original work. The dictionary gives a fully documented account of English slang over four centuries.
Main title:
Edition:
8th ed. / edited by Paul Beale.
Imprint:
London : Routledge, 2002.
Collation:
xxxiii, 1400 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
This ed. originally published: 1984.
ISBN:
0415065682 (hbk)978041529189704152918959780415065689 (hbk pbk)
Dewey class:
427.09
Language:
English
BRN:
55797