Vice Slang

Are you a bit of a chairwarmer? Do you use the wins from a country straight to get scudded on snakebite in a blind tiger? Do you ride the waves on puddle or death drop?

Vice Slang gently eases you into the language of gambling, drugs and alcohol, providing you with 3,000 words to establish yourself firmly in the world of corruption and wickedness. All words are illustrated by a reference from a variety of sources to prove their existence in alleys and dives throughout the English speaking world. This entertaining book will give you hours of reading pleasure.

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Vice Slang

Are you a bit of a chairwarmer? Do you use the wins from a country straight to get scudded on snakebite in a blind tiger? Do you ride the waves on puddle or death drop?

Vice Slang gently eases you into the language of gambling, drugs and alcohol, providing you with 3,000 words to establish yourself firmly in the world of corruption and wickedness. All words are illustrated by a reference from a variety of sources to prove their existence in alleys and dives throughout the English speaking world. This entertaining book will give you hours of reading pleasure.

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Vice Slang

Vice Slang

Vice Slang

Vice Slang

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Overview

Are you a bit of a chairwarmer? Do you use the wins from a country straight to get scudded on snakebite in a blind tiger? Do you ride the waves on puddle or death drop?

Vice Slang gently eases you into the language of gambling, drugs and alcohol, providing you with 3,000 words to establish yourself firmly in the world of corruption and wickedness. All words are illustrated by a reference from a variety of sources to prove their existence in alleys and dives throughout the English speaking world. This entertaining book will give you hours of reading pleasure.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781134194841
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 10/31/2007
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 176
File size: 533 KB

About the Author

Tom Dalzell is a lawyer who moonlights in an extremely serious way as a slang collector and author. Terry Victor is not only a slang collector but also an actor, broadcaster, writer and director.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. Preface. 0-9 Entries A-Z Entries. Themed Boxes: Heroin. Class A. Cocaine. Crack. Marijuana & Hashish – As it Comes Marijuana – Ready for Consumption. Ecstasy. GHB. Ketamine. Amphetamines and Methamphetamines. Tranquilizers. LSD. Drug Cocktails & Blends. Drinks. Intoxicated. Users. Poker. Playing Cards & Card Players. Gamblers. Horse Racing. Betting Dice

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