A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
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The definitive work on slang and unconventional English, this edition is fully revised and updated by Paul Beale and includes some 500 new entries. The dictionary gives a fully documented account of English slang over four centuries and will entertain and inform all lovers of the English language.
ForewordixPreface to the 8th EditionxiiiPreface to the 1st EditionxviiAcknowledgementsxxiArrangement within EntriesxxiiiDatingxxvBibliographical AbbreviationsxxviiAbbreviations and SignsxxxiiiThe Dictionary1Appendix1373Evolution of the phonetic alphabetArmy slang in the South African WarAssociation footballAustralian surfing slangAustralian underworld terms current in 1975Back slangBird-watchers' slangBodyCanadian adolescents' slangCharterhouseChow-chowClergymen's diction in the Church of EnglandCockney catch-phrasesCockney speechColston'sConstablesCrown and AnchorTo dieDrinks, DrunkennessDrop a brickDrugsDupesEchoism in slangEjaculationsEpithets and adverbial phrasesEtonEuphemismsFelstedFoodFools' errandsFops and gallantsGrafters' and market-traders' slangGremlinsGuard-roomHarlotsHarrowHarryHauliers' slangHooliganImperial Service CollegeInitials for namesInterpolationITMAJazz termsJive and swingKiboshKilroy was hereKing's Own SchneidersKnowKorean War slangLong time no see!LooLovers' acronymsMah-JongMansMenMiscellaneaMock auction slangMoneyMoving-picture slangNicknamesO.K.Occupational namesOcker'Oxford-er(s)'Paint the town redParlyareePie in the skyPip-squeakPrisoner-of-war slangPublic and GrammarSchool slang in 1968Railwaymen's slang and nicknamesRegional namesRhodesian Army slang current in 1976'Rhubarb'Rogues and beggars in C. 18SheltaShorteningsSpanglishStonyhurstStrineSurnames, truncatedSwahiliTavern terms in C. 17TiddlywinksTombolaTwo-upVerbs in C. 18 slangWar slang, 1939-46WestminsterWinchesterWomen in C. 18 slang
