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The Dictionary of Contemporary Slang

The Dictionary of Contemporary Slang

Revised Edition

Paperback (12 Feb 1993)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Looking at contemporary slang, this book is packed with words and phrases made famous, infamous or fashionable by films, TV, novels, magazines and pop songs - from thieves' cant to Cockney rhyming slang, American street cred rap to yuppie acronyms.

About the Publisher

Pan Books

Pan is MacMillan's paperback imprint which publishes a broad list of popular fiction and non-fiction many of its bestselling authors are published in hardback under the Macmillan imprint. In non-fiction, Pan has a strong reputation in history, military history and biography. Pan also boasts an impressive list of original paperbacks, including novels by new authors as well as non-fiction titles in health and fitness and astrology, reference books and autobiography.

Book information

ISBN: 9780330324571
Publisher: Macmillan
Imprint: Pan Books
Pub date:
Edition: Revised Edition
DEWEY: 427.09
DEWEY edition: 20
Number of pages: 355
Weight: 255g
Height: 197mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 22mm