OXFORD DICT OF MODERN SLANG (REFER TO ISBN 9780199232055)

FROM AMBULANCE CHASER TO ZOOT SUIT, THIS IS THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE AND UP-TO-DATE DICTIONARY OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY SLANG. DRAWING ON THE RESOURCES OF THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY, AND PACKED WITH ILLUSTRATIVE QUOTATIONS FROM JOHN LENNON TO WOODY ALLEN, IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE AND ENTERTAINING COLLECTION OF OVER 5,000 SLANG WORDS AND PHRASES. PROVIDING FULL DETAILS OF ORIGINS AND DATES OF FIRST PRINTED USE, THE TEXT CONTAINS EXPRESSIONS FROM AROUND THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD SUCH AS DORK AND COCKAMAMIE (AMERICA) AND GIGGLE-HOUSE AND JIMMY WOODSER (AUSTRALIA).