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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
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
Junior CB picture dictionary	Joan Downing	An illustrated dictionary of familiar CB slang.	OL15860406W
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	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	Bernhard Schmid	244 p. ; 22 cm	OL1673596W
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
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	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!	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
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	Maria Helena Ventura	165 pages : 18 cm	OL20052936W
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	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	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	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	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
Shorter slang dictionary	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…	OL3553486W
Yo, Jo!	Rachel Isadora	Jomar greets his neighbors using slang, but his grandfather wants to hear some more traditional words.	OL497648W
The lingo dictionary	Miller, John	208 p. ; 21 cm	OL5636552W
Kiss my..	Garry Bannister	A fun dictionary of common Irish-language slang.	OL5794493W