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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and

Unconventional English

Praise for The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang

and Unconventional English

“This dictionary informs, but it also entertains” – Booklist

“This dictionary is huge fun.” – The Times Literary Supplement

“ … no term is excluded because it might be considered offensive as a racial, ethnic, religious,

sexual, or any kind of slur …” – Against the Grain

“ … the editors have succeeded in … observing high standards of lexicography while producing

an accessible work.” – Choice

“ … you can dip in just about anywhere and enjoy the exuberant, endless display of human

inventiveness with language.” – BOOKFORUM

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English offers the ulti-

mate record of modern, post-WW2 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.

Tom Dalzell is recognized as a leading expert on American slang. He is the author of Flappers to

Rappers: American Youth Slang (1996) and The Slang of Sin (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 Unconventional English (Routledge, 2006). He lives in Berkeley, California,

with his family.

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang

and Unconventional English

Edited by Tom Dalzell

First published 2009 by Routledge

270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016

Simultaneously published in the UK

by Routledge

2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2008.

“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s

collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.”

Unconventional English , 8 th edition (first published 1984), E. Partridge and P. Beale estates

electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and

recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the

publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

The Routledge dictionary of modern American slang and unconventional English / edited by Tom Dalzell.

p. cm.

Rev. ed. of: Dictionary of slang and unconventional English / by E. Partridge. 8 th ed., 1984.

ISBN 978-0-415-37182-7 (alk. paper)

1. English language – Slang – Dictionaries. I. Dalzell, Tom, 1951- II. Partridge, Eric. 1894–1979. Dictionary

of slang and unconventional English. III. Title: Dictionary of modern American slang and unconventional

English.

PE3721.P323 2008

427’.09–dc22

2008005409

ISBN 0-203-89513-4 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN10: 0-415-37182-1

ISBN13: 978-0-415-37182-7

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