Green s dictionary of slang gdos is a multivolume dictionary defining and giving the history of english slang from around the early modern english period to the present day written by jonathon green. Dictionary of jargon routledge revivals by jonathon. As a historical dictionary it covers not only slang words in use in the present day but also those from the past which are no longer used, and illustrates its definitions with quotations. Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape huffposts next chapter.
This very short introduction takes readers on a wideranging tour of this fascinating subset of the english language. Cassells dictionary of slang book by jonathon green. You could, of course, happen upon someone with a muffin top drinking inferior whisky, or you could look these terms up in the new green s dictionary of slang. Buy the big book of bodily functions dictionary book online at best prices in india on. Publication date 1998 topics english language slang dictionaries.
Publication date 2000 topics english language slang dictionaries. Youll find more than 5,700 citations from tv shows, movies, news publications, and other sources. A fter more than a decades labour, jonathon green, lexicographer of the subversive, has produced as fine a threevolume dictionary of slang as you. Like green s dictionary of slang, it took in half a millenniums worth of material, but unlike its successor offered no usage examples. Green s dictionary of slang jonathon green chambers london 2010. This work superseded several earlier slang dictionaries by the same author and represented the culmination of a lifetimes work studying the english slang vocabulary, from earliest times to the present day. His many publications include chambers slang dictionary, the slang thesaurus and slang down the ages. Jonathon greens dictionary of slang spitalfields life. Greens dictionary of slang is now available online sentence first.
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In the first of a new series jonathon green and peter curran explore the disreputable backstreets of the english language. Jonathon green slang lexicographer all about jonathon. Greens most substantial work in this field is greens dictionary of slang. Pdf dictionary of contemporary slang download read. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions. With more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today. Download the mp3 green s dictionary of slang can you guess what a smiley is. This is a terrific piece of work learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating said jonathan meades in the evening standard.
A remarkable collection of this often reviled but endlessly fascinating area of the english language, it covers slang from the past five centuries right up to the present day, from all the different englishspeaking countries and. It considers the meaning and origins of the word slang itself, the ideas that a make a word slang, the longrunning themes that run through slang, and the history of slang s many dictionaries. With its unparalleled coverage of english slang of all types from 18thcentury cant to contemporary gay slang, and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, cassells. Unsurprisingly, jonathon admitted to feeling depressed after his three volume green s dictionary of slang was first published, recognising that the changing world of publishing meant it was unlikely there would never be a second edition and, more than this, there is unlikely ever to be another printed dictionary of slang. It includes slang from across the englishspeaking world. Us, boxing, bridge and similar ventures someone incompetent or untalented. But now the worlds best singlevolume dictionary of english slang is about to get even better. Covering 500 years of english language slang, green s dictionary of slang includes entries from every english speaking region in. The cassell dictionary of slang download ebook pdf, epub. Quite simply the best historical dictionary of english slang there is, ever has been or is ever likely to be.
Greens dictionary of slang 3 volumes by jonathon green 20110214. Dictionary of jargon routledge revivals routledge revivals series by jonathon green. Covering 500 years of english language slang, green s dictionary of slang includes entries from every english speaking region in the world. Greens dictionary of slang jonathon green national. During this time he has accumulated a database of over half a million citations for more than 100,000 words and phrases, and these are the basis for the vast, authoritative and widely acclaimed green s dictionary of slang hodder education, 2010, winner of the. Read online, or download in secure pdf or secure epub format first published in 1987, the dictionary of jargon expands on its predecessor newspeak routledge revivals, 2014 as an authoritative reference guide to specialist occupational slang, or jargon. Slang dictionaries have always been done by mad people who sit in rooms and make books out of them, explains jonathon green. Over the last thirty years, jonathon green has established himself as a major figure in lexicography, specialising in english slang. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. His latest work is the multivolume green s dictionary of slang on historical principles. Jonathon green spent decades assembling this threevolume collection of slang from the united. His many publications include the chambers slang dictionary, the slang thesaurus and slang down the ages.
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Jonathan green, greens dictionary of slang hodder education. Green provides citations to support every word included in the text, making this the most reliable source of slang for readers. The cassell dictionary of slang 1998 edition open library. Why jonathon green decided to launch his slang dictionary. His huge new slang dictionary, containing over 70,000 words and phrases from around the englishspeaking world, is the first completely new volume to treat the slang vocabulary from the 16th century to the present since eric partridges classic dictionary of slang and unconventional english first appeared in 1937. Mr slang podcast drink by greens dictionary of slang. Download cassell dictionary of cynical quotations epub book.
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