Second edition
By John Ayto and John Simpson
Over 6,000 entries
Drawing on the unique resources of the Oxford English Dictionary and offering coverage of over 6,000 slang words and expressions from the Cockney 'abaht' to the American term 'zowie', this is the most authoritative dictionary of slang from the 20th and 21st centuries. The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang is a fascinating and entertaining collection, packed with illustrative quotations and providing full details of origins and dates of first printed use. The text contains expressions from around the English-speaking world such as 'dork' and 'cockamamie' (North America) and 'giggle-house' and 'Jimmy Woodser' (Australia).
John Ayto is a freelance lexicographer and editor of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.
John Simpson is Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Print edition ISBN: 9780199543700
Publishing history: First published 1992; second edition published 2008
Copyright: © Oxford University Press, 1992, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010
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