Dictionary of Contemporary Slang

by TonyThorne (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2005

  $3.28

  With more than 15,000 definitions, this book provides a guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions. In this new edition of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, language and culture expert Tony Thorne explores the ever-changing underworld of the English language, bringing back intriguing examples of eccentricity and irreverence from the linguistic front-line. Fully revised and expanded, this up-to-the-minute reference work paints a vivid picture of our cultural and social preoccupations. Thorne is a kind of slang detective, going down the streets where other lexicographers fear to tread. Daily Telegraph

• Used

  Paperback
  1990

  $21.25

• Used

  Hardcover
  1997

  $3.97

  Containing more than 5000 terms and 15,000 definitions, this book provides a guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics, such as sex and bodily functions. There are expressions from Britain, Australia, America, the Caribbean and other English-speaking countries. Revised and expanded, the book concentrates on the slang of the last 30 years, illustrating today's cultural and social preoccupations. Tony Thorne is the author of The Dictionary of Popular Culture and Countess Dracula .