Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang

📗 Have a butcher's at the most authoritative' dictionary of modern slang. Drawing on the resources of the Oxford English Dictionary, it features slang words and expressions from throughout the English-speaking world, from the British beer goggles to the Australian giggle-house. It is a stonking good read for all word lovers and English students.

Over 6,000 slang words and phrases.

Full information for each entry: definitions, origins, and the date of the term's first use in print.

Packed with thousands of illustrative quotations from famous names including John Lennon and Woody Allen.

Includes a comprehensive thematic index, arranged alphabetically by subject matter.