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The Pocket Dictionary of American Slang compiled by Harold Wentworth & Stuart Berg Flexner. 414-page English language paperback edition published in 1968 by Pocket Books.
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The Pocket Dictionary of American Slang
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Paperback book in good condition, but has a crease in the spine, and some age discoloration inside the covers. Seller Inventory # ABOX300171444
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The Pocket Dictionary of American Slang: A popular abridgment of the Dictionary of American Slang
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Pocket Books, New York, 1968
ISBN 10: 0671459104
ISBN 13: 9780671459109
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Seller: The Librarian's Books, Cranford, NJ, U.S.A.
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A Good "Updated With A Supplement Of New Words" copy of a title which ".is a lively and unique reference guide to the words, colloquialisms, idioms, and expressions that color and enrich the language of every day." Wear to covers with spotting, creasing and scratching.Multiple creases along the length of the spine. Small dings to the back cover. Wear to page edgings on all sides. Sunning to pages and inside covers. From Verso:"First Pocket Books printing March, 1968" Contents:"Editor's Note; Explanatory Notes; Abbreviations; The Pocket Dictionary of American Slang; Supplement of New Words" 414 pages. From back cover:"The entries in this single volume--drawn from contemporary and historical slang usage, from movies and popular novels--reflect every sector of national life." Learn the definition of the words: "alyo";"Babbitt";"claret";"deaner";"ear- banger";"featherbed";"go-down";"hootenanny";"icebox";"jake";"kittle-cattle";"lawn-mower";"maud";"nip pers";"overnight";"pineapple";"quail";"raggle";"sailboats";" tony";"ush";"vulcanized";"wail";"XX";"Yarborough";"Ziggetty! ". Seller Inventory # 003333
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DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN SLANG.Based on Historical Principles
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Thomas Y. Cromwell 1960,1967, NY, 1960
ISBN 10: 0671459104
ISBN 13: 9780671459109
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Seller: WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL, CHICO-CA, CA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated by Clyne, RONALD DJ DESIGN (illustrator). supplemented Edition"; 6789pt line. GOOD CONDITION IN GOOD UNCLIPT(S7.95) DUST JACKET.EX LIBRARY COPY, ACTUALLY QUITE NICE, BUT POSSESSING SPINE STAMPS TO DJ (ONLY).AND "sURPLUSS.lIBRARY" STAMPS TO EP.MINIMAL OTHER SIGNS OF LIB USE.CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT. ; SILVER SPINE & COVER TITLES ON GLOSSY BLACK CLOTH HARDCOVERS.WHITE ENDPAPERS. familiar RED & BLACK DUST JACKET. with notes on word origins,approximate dates earliest use.cross referenced. Finest Dictionary of American Slang Ever Published; 718PG pages; .this lexicon represents all periods of American history, from phrases out of the 1880s, such as carrot-top for "redhead,"It includes obsolete phrases such as canoeing for "making-out,". Seller Inventory # 142361