Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms, and Catch-Phrases, Solecisms and Catachresis, Nicknames, and Vulgarisms

by Eric Partridge and Eric Partridge & Paul Beale

Book Overview

Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0025949802
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Macmillan General Reference
• Weight: 5.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 2.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

You probably know some words that don't appear in this compendium, but not very many

Wonderful piece of work, a standard in its field, but a time thief: bet you can't look up just one ...

Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English by Partridge

This is an excellent reference work for readers of colloquial English. It would be perfect for books like Captains Courageous or The Yearling. The author provides a lexicographical foundation. Common phrases are: - to jigget (fidget) - chalk a talk is a teacher - saucy jack is an important fellow The acqusition is well worth the price for professional proofreaders, writers, editors and readers of literature.

The most entertaining of dictionaries

Both informative and fun to read, the Dictionary contains both definitions and word history for ALL levels of colloquial English. Unlike other dictionaries of the sort, it includes even words that were colloquial or slang once. Before I read it I didn't realise that history of words could be so entertaining. E. Partridge has presented a hoard of entertaining information in an entertaining way. Even if you know all the English there is to know, the Dictionary is full of word stories you might still like to read. Do you know how the organ representing human courage over the centuries went all the way from heart to pluck, down to guts and below? I haven't checked the facts for a few years, but it still may be the largest collection of slang and colloquial terms for ANY slanguage