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Within this work, one will find the Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant and Vulgar Words issued in London in 1859. This 1869 edition now contains "nearly 100,000 words and phrases commonly deemed 'vulgar' but which are used by the highest and the lowest, the best, the wisest, as well as the worst and most ignorant of society." Included is a glossary of "back slang" words used by the costermongers of London and rhyming slang – a secret language of chaunters and patterers!
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6 editions- Ebook · English · 2010The slang dictionary, or, The vulgar words, street phrases, and "fast" expressions of high and low societyJ.C. Hotten, 1869 · 9781926671154
- Paperback · English · 2004The Slang Dictionary; or, The Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and 'Fast' Expressions of High and Low SocietyAdamant Media Corporation · 362 pages · 9781402147616
- Other · English · 2020Slang Dictionary; or, the Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and Fast Expressions of High and Low SocietyHardPress · 384 pages · 9780371895290
- Other · English · 2018Slang Dictionary : Or, the Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and Fast Expressions of High and Low SocietyCreative Media Partners, LLC · 9781378498637
- Other · English · 2018Slang Dictionary : Or, the Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and Fast Expressions of High and Low SocietyCreative Media Partners, LLC · 9781377866949
- Other · English · 1972Rowan and Littlefield · 382 pages · 9780874710717
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