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Foyle's philavery Foyle's philavery 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. OL12436755W
Illustriertes Lexikon der deutschen Umgangssprache Illustriertes Lexikon der deutschen Umgangssprache Küpper, Heinz,Heinz Küpper volumes : 25 cm OL1295534W
Dirty Chinese Dirty Chinese Matt Coleman 161 p. : 18 cm OL15443035W
Junior CB picture dictionary Junior CB picture dictionary Joan Downing An illustrated dictionary of familiar CB slang. OL15860406W
Speaking Chileno Speaking Chileno Jared Romey The Chilean bestseller, Speaking Chileno, is the most complete collection of Chilean slang featuring more than 2,000 words explained in English with usage example sentences. Humorously illustrated wi… OL15930462W
The chicktionary The chicktionary 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… OL16693217W
American slang American slang Bernhard Schmid 244 p. ; 22 cm OL1673596W
Oxford Dictionary of Biology (Oxford Paperback Reference) Oxford Dictionary of Biology (Oxford Paperback Reference) John Ayto,J. A. Simpson Fully revised and updated, this new sixth edition is the perfect guide for those studying biology either in high school or college. The Dictionary offers more than 5,500 clear and concise entries, in… OL16798105W
Dictionary of contemporary slang Dictionary of contemporary slang 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… OL17886105W
Hatchet Jobs and Hardball Hatchet Jobs and Hardball 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 … OL18259473W
New dictionary of American slang New dictionary of American slang Robert L. Chapman In linguistics, where definitions at best are often imprecise, those of slang terms are notoriously hard to establish. Recorded slang emerged from the special languages of sub-cultures and never stop… OL1896645W
Drek! Drek! Yetta Emmes One doesn't have to be Jewish to recognize the words that have made their way into every fold of popular language: Chutzpah, Mensch, Tokhes, Mishmash, Nudge, Shtick, Schmaltzy, Schlep, Icky, and so o… OL1915676W
Bad English Bad English 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… OL19996745W
In praise of profanity In praise of profanity Michael Adams "When President Obama signed the affordable health care act in 2009, the Vice President was overheard to utter an enthusiastic "This is a big f****** deal!" A town in Massachusetts levies $20 fines o… OL20033625W
Talk like a Californian Talk like a Californian Maria Helena Ventura 165 pages : 18 cm OL20052936W
Gay-2-Zee Gay-2-Zee Donald F. Reuter Covering the gamut of gayspeak with an irreverent point of view, this guide to gay vernacular explores the gay dialect in all its many flavors, including origins and definitions of terms, along with … OL2013895W
The Oxford dictionary of American political slang The Oxford dictionary of American political slang 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… OL20604743W
Mutant Mandarin Mutant Mandarin Zhou Yiming,James Wang A translation and westernization of Beijing Xiandai Liuxingyu (Modern Beijing Slang) by Zhou Yimin, (Modern Chinese, Beijing Normal U.). The dictionary presents the Chinese characters, the pinyin rom… OL21539677W
Jibber jabber and giffle gaffle Jibber jabber and giffle gaffle Elanor Clarke An essential volume for all lovers of weird and wonderful wordage WHISTLING BREECHES n.19th century. Noisy trousers, specifically corduroys, for the sound they make when the wearer walks. TO PUT THE … OL24274518W
Chin music Chin music Alvin Schwartz Presents examples of folk speech used during the period 1815 to 1950. Identifies their meaning and the regions in which they were collected. OL2623448W
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