The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English


		*The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English* is a two-volume, 2100 page work, providing unprecedented coverage of slang in the English speaking communities throughout the world. What's new about it? New EDITORS, one American, based in the US, one British, based in the UK New two-volume format, containing approximately 65,000 entries New emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English New focus: equal number of entries allocated to the US and to Great Britain (30% each) with the remainder allocated to other English-speaking countries Our aim has been to create a unique and outstanding resource of slang for the 21st century, while always retaining and demonstrating that which was particular to Partridge – scholarliness, humour and a ‘sheer delight in the byways of language’ (Randolph Quirk)