The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang

by John Ayto and John Andrew Simpson

Book Overview

Slang is language with its sleeves rolled up, colorful, pointed, brash, bristling with humor and sometimes with hostility. Now, in Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, John Ayto and John Simpson have gathered together a vibrant collection of over 6,000 slang terms, drawn from the vast Oxford English Dictionary database. The volume is organized thematically, under such general headings as the body and its functions; people and society; animals; sustenance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199232059
• ISBN13: 9780199232055
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 7.6"