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Foyle's philavery
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Christopher Foyle |
The word 'philavery' was specially invented to describe this book - a collection of words chosen simply on the grounds of their aesthetic appeal. |
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The chicktionary
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Anna Lefler |
Most ladies know the definitions of "low lights," "ruching," and a "tankini." But do they know an "Efron" when they see one? With the Chicktionary, readers will know just what to do and what to expec… |
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Dictionary of contemporary slang
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Tony Thorne |
With more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex a… |
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Hatchet Jobs and Hardball
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Grant Barrett |
Here is a wonderful Baedeker to down-and-dirty politics--more than six hundred slang terms straight from the smoke-filled rooms of American political speech.
Hatchet Jobs and Hardball: The Oxford … |
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Bad English
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Ammon Shea |
"The author of Reading the OED presents an eye-opening look at language 'mistakes' and how they came to be accepted as correct--or not. English is a glorious mess of a language, cobbled together from… |
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The Oxford dictionary of American political slang
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Grant Barrett |
Includes more than 600 slang terms straight from the smoke-filled rooms of American political speech. We find not only the meaning and history of familiar terms such as gerrymander, but also of lesse… |
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Shorter slang dictionary
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Rosalind Fergusson |
From abdabs to zit From pillock (14th century) to couch potato (20th century) From She'll be apples (Australia) to the pits (USA) This new collection brings together some 5,000 contemporary slang e… |
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