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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang...

Author:Routledge. Editor:Routledge.

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Swearing in English loadWidget('X0Gq1g6WhoZdqG4J+AoHAw==', '') The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English Edited by Tom Dalzell Price: £27.50...

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Cambridge Idioms Dictionary (7,000+ Idioms) (ELT)

Author:Cambridge University Press. Editor:Cambridge University Press.

From £9

This new edition of the Cambridge Idioms Dictionary explains over 7,000 idioms current in British, American and Australian English, helping learners to understand them and use...

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Foyle's Philavery: A Treasury of Unusual Words

Author:Christopher Foyle. Editor:Chambers Harrap.

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The word philavery was invented to describe this book: a collection of words chosen simply on the grounds of their aesthetic appeal. Some of these words appeal because of their...

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Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined

Author:Aaron Peckham. Editor:Andrews McMeel.

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0740751433 Brand new book published in the US and delivered from our US warehouse in 7-10 days -

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1000 English Idioms Explained (English Language)...

Author:Editorial Board. Editor:Foulsham.

From £0.43

Home Grown and From Across the Pond. We are blessed with the greatest language on the planet; it has evolved through centuries and today we use the richest stream of idioms and...

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French Slang Dictionary: English-French,...

Author:Marks G & Johnson C(Ed). Editor:Chambers Harrap.

From £6

"The French Slang Dictionary" has long been established as the most authoritative bilingual guide to French slang. In this fascinating volume, over 50,000 references cover the...

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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and...

Author:Tom Dalzell. Editor:Routledge.

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loadWidget('hFrvx+3FBU5JnwGTUt+hKg==', '') The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English Edited by Tom Dalzell , Terry Victor Price: $50.00 Add to...

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It's Not Rocket Science: And Other Irritating...

Author:Clive Whichelow. Editor:Portrait.

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In the last thirty years new technology, fashion, and social set-ups have spawned new cliches galore. Everything on the Internet is available at the 'click of a mouse', TV...

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Pardon My English!: An Exploration of Slang and...

Author:Chambers Harrap. Editor:Chambers Harrap.

From £3.97

Pardon My English!" looks into some of the shadier recesses of the English language, considering the slang terms used by different professions and sectors of society, the slang...

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The Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang (Oxford...

Author:John Ayto. Editor:OUP Oxford.

From £4.17

Any "twist and twirl" or "heap of coke" who assumes that rhyming slang is an obscure and exclusive Cockney province can think again. You would hardly "Adam and Eve" some of the...

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A Word In Your Shell-Like

Author:Nigel Rees. Editor:Collins.

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Provides an entertaining guide to the wonderful world of phrases, familiar and unfamiliar. This phrase-based book explores well-known phrases - catchphrases, slogans, idioms,...

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Harrap's Pardon My Spanish! (Pocket Slang...

Author:Chambers Harrap. Editor:Chambers Harrap.

From £1.67

*** NEW COPY *** TITLE SHIPPED FROM UK *** Presents a treatment of the most common Spanish words and phrases in use, from the colloquial to the vulgar. More than just a list of...

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Oxford Idioms Dictionary for Learners of English...

Author:OUP Oxford. Editor:OUP Oxford.

From £8.65

Explains more than 10,000 of the most frequently used idioms in English. This dictionary contains hundreds of idioms and examples. It also includes notes on the origins of...

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Chambers Slang Dictionary

Author:Jonathon Green. Editor:Chambers Harrap.

From £6.76

Chambers Slang Dictionary is a brand-new edition of Jonathon Green's magisterial slang dictionary, first published in 1998. Covering the full range of slang over five centuries...

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From the Horse's Mouth: Oxford Dictionary of...

Author:OUP Oxford. Editor:OUP Oxford.

From £5.70

Get stuck into this authoritative and entertaining dictionary of English idioms. Packed with over 6,000 entries from the whole of the English-speaking world, including...

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Foyle's Further Philavery

Author:Christopher Foyle. Editor:Chambers Harrap.

From £0.97

This book is a must-have for everyone who enjoyed Foyle's Philavery. Like its predecessor, it brings together a plethora of words which appeal on account of their unusual...

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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English...

Author:Eric Partridge. Editor:Routledge.

From £22.39

A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English By Eric Partridge Edited by Paul Beale Price: $57.95 Add to Cart ISBN: 978-0-415-29189-7 Binding: Paperback (also available in...

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Dictionary of French Slang and Colloquial Expressions

Author:Henry Strutz. Editor:Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S..

From £2.46

Part of a quick-reference series suitable for language students and international travellers, this title presents more than 4,000 informal, commonly-used words and phrases in...

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Wyse Words

Author:Pascal Wyse. Editor:Chambers Harrap.

From £2.50

Pascal Wyse's Wyse Words have been a regular feature of the Guardian Weekend magazine since 2006. Wyse Words is a collection of words that should exist, but don't, helping us...

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How Not to Say What You Mean: A Dictionary of...

Author:R. W. Holder. Editor:OUP Oxford.

From £2.94

This brand new edition celebrating 20 years of R. W. Holder's popular and successful dictionary of euphemisms is packed full of traditional favourites, such as 'Dutch uncle' or...

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