The Pocket Dictionary of American Slang – Harold Wentworth, Stuart Berg Flexner

The Pocket Dictionary of American Slang – Harold Wentworth, Stuart Berg Flexner.

Updated with a supplement of new words.
The comprehensive abridgment of the dictionary of american slang.

The entries in this single volume – drawb from contemporary slang usage, from movies and popular novels – reflect every sector of national life. The vocabulary of the underworld, show business, music, sports, the military, the fashion industry and Madison Avenue is clearly defined. The Pocket Dictionary of American Slang is a lively and unique reference guide to the words, colloquialisms, idioms, and expressions that color and enrich the language of every day.