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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
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First published 2009 by Routledge
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Simultaneously published in the UK
by Routledge
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This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2008.
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© 2009 new editorial matter and selection, Tom Dalzell material taken from The Dictionary of Slang and
Unconventional English , 8 th edition (first published 1984), E. Partridge and P. Beale estates
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any
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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