The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

ISBN 10: 0415212596 / ISBN 13: 9780415212595

Published by Routledge, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415212596
• ISBN 13: 9780415212595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The Concise New Partridge presents, for the first time, all the slang terms from The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in a single volume. With over 60,000 entries from around the English-speaking world, the Concise gives you the language of beats, hipsters, Teddy Boys, mods and rockers, hippies, pimps, druggies, whores, punks, skinheads, ravers, surfers, Valley girls, dudes, pill-popping truck drivers, hackers, rappers and more. The Concise New Partridge is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning � it�s rude, it�s delightful and it�s a prize for anyone with a love of language.

About the Author

Tom Dalzell is a lawyer, slang-collector and author. Recognised 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).

Terry Victor is not only a slang-collector, but also an actor, broadcaster, writer and director. He is probabaly best known for his ground-breaking work with Murder on the Menu, which he co-founded in 1989.