The Routledge dictionary of modern American slang and unconventional English:

In this work, the author "collects slang used in the United States since 1945, recording and celebrating the language of beats, hipsters, hippies, pimps and hookers, druggies, surfers, Valley Girls, dudes, truck drivers, computer hackers, punks, ravers, soldiers, gay men and lesbians, prisoners...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Routledge 2009
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:In this work, the author "collects slang used in the United States since 1945, recording and celebrating the language of beats, hipsters, hippies, pimps and hookers, druggies, surfers, Valley Girls, dudes, truck drivers, computer hackers, punks, ravers, soldiers, gay men and lesbians, prisoners, sex dancers, and more. Citations from popular literature bring entries to life, illustrating the social fabric from which the slang emerges." -- dust jacket.
Physical Description:VIII, 1104 S.
ISBN:9780415371827
0415371821

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