Eric Honeywood Partridge, renowned philologist, etymologist and lexicographer, dedicated his life to the study of language but it is for his work on slang, and in particular for his dictionaries of slang, that he is most widely remembered and admired.

Continuing the Partridge tradition for a new millennium, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English will publish in October this year, presenting an unparalleled survey of today's English slang from around the world.