Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | Dictionary of modern slang
Stone the crows
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| Other authors / contributors: | Ayto, John.
Simpson, J. A., 1953-
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| ISBN: | 9780191727719 (online)
0191727717 (online)
9780199543700 (print)
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| Notes: | Published to Oxford Reference: 2010.
Print publication date: 2008.
Limited to Portage College students and employees only.
Text (online database).
Also issued in print format.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Title from title screen (viewed on December 17, 2012).
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| Summary: | "Drawing on the unique resources of the Oxford English Dictionary and offering coverage of over 6,000 slang words and expressions from the Cockney "abaht" to the American term "zowie", this is the most authoritative dictionary of slang from the 20th and 21st centuries. The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang is a fascinating and entertaining collection, packed with illustrative quotations and providing full details of origins and dates of first printed use. The text contains expressions from around the English-speaking world such as "dork" and "cockamamie" (North America) and "giggle-house" and "Jimmy Woodser" (Australia)."--Publisher's description.
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| Other form: | Print version: Oxford University Press, 2008 9780199543700
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