Chambers Slang Dictionary
- ISBN-10
- 0550105638
- ISBN-13
- 9780550105639
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 1477
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Chambers Harrap Pub Limited
- Author
- Jonathon Green
Description
A scholarly reference to slang expressions from all parts of the English-speaking world includes coverage of twenty-first-century terms and lists explanations of word origins.
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