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  • The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English

    Edited by Tom Dalzell ...
    The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang offers the ultimate record of modern, post WW2 American Slang.The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date ... Read more

    $115.99 USD

  • Vietnam War Slang

    A Dictionary on Historical Principles

    by Tom Dalzell ...
    In 2014, the US marks the 50th anniversary of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, the basis for the Johnson administration’s escalation of American military involvement in Southeast Asia and war against North Vietnam. Vietnam War Slang outlines the context behind the slang used by members of the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War.Troops facing and inflicting death display a high degree ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • The Slang of Poker

    by Tom Dalzell, Peter Donahue ...
    Series series Dover Children's Activity Books
    An equal-opportunity pastime, poker is played everywhere from country clubs to penitentiaries and has even developed into a spectator sport. In this entertaining gift book for poker fanatics and students of American vernacular, a cultural historian and slang authority offers a compendium of traditional poker slang, as well as the new vocabulary of online poker and jargon from high-stakes ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Flappers 2 Rappers

    American Youth Slang

    by Tom Dalzell ...
    "Spectacular vernacular—delivered with fresh flavor."—Playboy"Hang with this slang and reep these righteous words!" This entertaining, highly readable book pulses with the vernacular of young Americans, tracing slang terms and expressions from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. In addition to alphabetical listings for each decade, it features fascinating word histories and sidebars ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

    Edited by Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor ...
    Booklist Top of the List Reference SourceThe heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang.Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Vice Slang

    by Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor ...
    Are you a bit of a chairwarmer? Do you use the wins from a country straight to get scudded on snakebite in a blind tiger? Do you ride the waves on puddle or death drop?Vice Slang gently eases you into the language of gambling, drugs and alcohol, providing you with 3,000 words to establish yourself firmly in the world of corruption and wickedness. All words are illustrated by a reference from a ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

    Edited by Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor ...
    The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English presents all the slang terms from The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in a single volume.Containing over 60,000 entries, this concise new edition of the authoritative work details the slang and unconventional English of from around the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Sex Slang

    by Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor ...
    Are you a beaver cleaver or the office bike? Would you rather pack fudge or munch carpet? Do you content yourself with paddling the pickle as you’re still a cherry boy?Sex Slang will not only give you 3,000 words to talk about your favourite pastimes, but also open your eyes to practices you didn’t even know existed.All words are illustrated by a reference from a variety of sources to prove their ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

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  • Hey Buddy

    In Pursuit of Buddy Holly, My New Buddy John, and My Lost Decade of Music

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