The Big Book of Rhyming Slang by Jonathon Green

The Big Book of Rhyming Slang by Jonathon Green

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The only comprehensive modern survey of one of the most fascinating and appealing areas of English slang

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The Big Book of Rhyming Slang by Jonathon Green

Pointed, dry, witty and endlessly inventive, rhyming slang is held in greater popular affection than any other type of English colloquial language. The Big Book of Rhyming Slang is a dictionary of over 3000 rhyming slang words and phrases defined in Standard English, constituting the foremost collection of contemporary and historical rhyming slang ever published. Whether you're a true-blood Cockney or a wannabe Mockney, The Big Book of Rhyming Slang will tell you everything you need to know about this enduringly fascinating vernacular.
Jonathon Green is Britain's leading lexicographer of slang. His many credits include the Macmillan Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, the bestselling Cassell's Dictionary of Slang.
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ISBN 13 9780304363865
ISBN 10 0304363863
Title The Big Book of Rhyming Slang
Author Jonathon Green
Series Big Books Series
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 2002-09-12
Number of pages 480
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