- Hardcover: 736 pages
- Publisher: Random House USA Inc; 1 edition (1 Aug 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 067943464X
- ISBN-13: 978-0679434641
- Product Dimensions: 29.1 x 22.6 x 3.9 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,082,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The only historical dictionary of slang -- spanning three hundred years of slang use in America.
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Is the wait coming to an end?
30 Jun 2003
Format:Hardcover
This is an indispensible book for writers and for anyone who loves words, but only if you're looking for something from A to O, since Random House dumped the project. Hope may be on the horizon, though. As reported in William Safire's On Lanuguage column (NYT Mag. 6/29/03), the National Endowment for the Humanities came up with a grant of $325,000 over two years to keep J.E. Lighter's project going, and Oxford University Press picked up the challenge. Oxford is now working out the contract details with Random House.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Don't despair - Volumes 3 &4 should eventually appear
15 Jan 2005
Format:Hardcover
The Oxford University Press has picked up sponsorship of this project from Random House and hopes to release Volume III (P- partial S) in May 2007 and Volume IV (remainder S - Z) in 2008.
In the meantime we have Volumes I & II to enjoy.
In the meantime we have Volumes I & II to enjoy.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Good definitions, OK etymology
5 Sep 2001
Format:Hardcover
I am an avid collector of dictionaries, and this is one of my favorites. It is an invauable reference, and fun to browse. The definitions are clear and, from my experience, accurate. The attempt to find the earliest references is impressive -- certainly the best of its kind, but it is not 100% accurate. No work of this type, which breaks much new ground and works so often from primary sources, could be completely accurate, but it it provides an invaluable foundation for future slang etymology. A truly awesome work. I check back monthly for volume III.
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