A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
1937 dictionary by Eric Partridge / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a dictionary of slang originally compiled by the noted lexicographer of the English language Eric Partridge. The first edition was published in 1937 and seven editions were eventually published by Partridge. An eighth edition was published in 1984,[1] after Partridge's death, by editor Paul Beale; in 1990 Beale published an abridged version, Partridge's Concise Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English.[2]
Author | Eric Partridge |
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Language | English |
Subject | Slang |
Publisher | Routledge |
Publication date | 1937 |
ISBN | 978-0-415-29189-7 |
OCLC | 499105143 |
The dictionary was updated in 2005 by Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor as The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English,[3][4] and again in 2007 as The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English,[5] which has additional entries compared to the 2005 edition, but omits the extensive citations.