Shorter slang dictionary

... McGraw-Hill’s Super-Mini American Slang Dictionary This page intentionally left blank McGraw-Hill’s Super-Mini American Slang Dictionary Second Edition Richard A Spears, ... Guide Slang Dictionary xii v This page intentionally left blank Introduction to the Second Edition This dictionary is a resource cataloging the meaning and usage of frequently occurring slang ... m...

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... practice of lexicography PREFACE Eric Partridge made a deep and enduring contribution to the study and understanding of slang In the eight editions of The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English ... specialising in slang in general and Australian slang in particular He was assistant editor of The Macquarie Dictionary of New Words and genera...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

... in gambling, odds of 10–1 Rhyming slang, combining COCKLE AND HEN (ten) and PENNY BUN (one); mainly in racecourse use UK, 1984 cock linnet noun a minute Rhyming slang, formed on the singing bird ... cold and hot noun cocaine and heroin combined for injection Based on the initials US, 1986 1980 coffin lid noun a child Rhyming slang for KID UK, 2000 coffin nail noun a cigarett...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20

... derivatives ‘diner -in and ‘dining in UK, 1950 ding noun the penis US, 1965 the buttocks A shortening of DINGER AUSTRALIA, 1957 a party, especiallly a wild party A shortening of WINGDING AUSTRALIA, ... partners) in parked vehicles, generally in the countryside Originally used of the act of spying on people having sex in parked vehicles UK, 1998 the hunting of dingoes AUSTRA...

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... 2003 elef noun eleven; in betting, odds of 11–1 A shortening and slovening of ‘eleven’ UK, 1991 elef a vier noun in betting, odds of 11–4 A phonetic slurring of ELEF (11) and ‘four’ UK, 1991 elegant ... flagellation US, 1956 enin noun nine; in betting, odds of 9–1 Backslang UK, 1859 enin to rouf noun in betting, odds of 9–4 A combination of ENIN (nine) and ROUF (fo...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 21:20