Stone the crows
Oxford dictionary of modern slang
Edición de la obra Stone the crows
| Autor | John Ayto, J. A. Simpson |
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| Editorial | Oxford University Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 2005 |
| Lugar | Oxford, New York |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 408 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780199543700 |
| OCLC | 191929554 |
| LCCN | 2008276045 |
| Número de Cutter | A988s |
"Drawing on the unique resources of the Oxford English Dictionary, Stone the Crows features over 6,000 slang words and expressions, from the British beer goggles, through the American cockamamie, to the Australian gigglehouse. This collection contains old favourites as well as the very latest slang terms. In addition to the A-Z entries, the book contains a comprehensive thematic index, details of origins, dates of first printed use, and thousands of illustrative quotations from famous names including John Lennon and Woody Allen."--Jacket.