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100 1 _aFarmer, John Stephen,
_d1854-1916
245 1 0 _aSlang and its analogues past and present, volume 3 [of 7]
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2024-12-10
508 _aJeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Slang and its Analogues Past and Present, Volume 3" by John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley is a historical dictionary compiled to trace and document slang and colloquial language from various social classes over a span of more than three hundred years. Written in the late 19th century, this volume offers a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of informal English language, with entries detailing the meanings, origins, and usage of diverse slang terms and their equivalents in other languages. The opening of this dictionary introduces a wide range of slang words beginning with "F" and provides detailed definitions, etymologies, and historical references. For instance, it features words like "flabbergast," which means to astound and has been cited in various literary sources since the 18th century. It also highlights unique terms such as "flimsies" referring to banknotes and "flash," which encompasses the speech and behavior of thieves. This compilation not only educates readers about the quirky and often humorous aspects of slang but also preserves the linguistic history of society's undercurrents. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: "Printed for Subscribers Only", 1890
653 _aEnglish language -- Slang -- Dictionaries
653 _aSlang -- Dictionaries
700 1 _aHenley, William Ernest,
_d1849-1903
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/slangitsanalogue01farmuoft/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74870
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