Brewer's Dictionary of Twentieth Century Phrase and Fable (Cassell Language Reference)

Brewer's Dictionary of Twentieth Century Phrase and Fable (Cassell Language Reference)

by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (Author)

Synopsis

A dictionary of phrase and fable, covering the whole of the 20th century, and comprising over 8000 entries drawn from every arena of life, from war to sport, religion to business. The work is a guide to the gobbledygook of acronyms, nicknames, jargon and slang, and includes an account of the state of the language in 1996, containing definitions of words and phrases such as "Aids terrorist", "Mexican wave", "karaoke" and "condom fatigue".

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 672
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
Published: 11 Nov 1993

ISBN 10: 0304343714
ISBN 13: 9780304343713