A Dictionary of the Underworld: British and American

by Eric Partridge

Overview

First published in 1949 (this edition in 1968), this book is a dictionary of the past, exploring the language of the criminal and near-criminal worlds. It includes entries from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa, as well as from Britain and America and offers a fascinating and unique study of language. The book provides an invaluable insight into social history, with the British vocabulary dating back to the 16^th century and the American to the late 18^th century. Each entry comes complete with the approximate date of origin, the etymology for each word, and a note of the milieu in which the expression arose.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317445524
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/12/2015
Series:	Routledge Revivals: The Selected Works of Eric Partridge
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	904
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Eric Partridge

Table of Contents

Part 1 A DICTIONARY OF THE UNDERWORLD; Chapter 1 A; Chapter 2 B; Chapter 3 C; Chapter 4 D; Chapter 5 E; Chapter 6 F; Chapter 7 G; Chapter 8 H; Chapter 9 I; Chapter 10 J; Chapter 11 K; Chapter 12 L; Chapter 13 M; Chapter 14 N; Chapter 15 O; Chapter 16 P; Chapter 17 Q; Chapter 18 R; Chapter 19 S; Chapter 20 T; Chapter 21 U; Chapter 22 V; Chapter 23 W; Chapter 24 X; Chapter 25 Y; Chapter 26 Z; Part 2 ADDENDA; Chapter 27 A; Chapter 28 B; Chapter 29 C; Chapter 30 D; Chapter 31 E; Chapter 32 F; Chapter 33 G; Chapter 34 H; Chapter 35 I; Chapter 36 J; Chapter 37 K; Chapter 38 L; Chapter 39 M; Chapter 40 N; Chapter 41 O; Chapter 42 P; Chapter 43 Q; Chapter 44 R; Chapter 45 S; Chapter 46 T; Chapter 47 U; Chapter 48 V; Chapter 49 W; Chapter 50 X; Chapter 51 Y; Chapter 52 Z;