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Tài liệu Dalzell - Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pptx
... study and understanding of s lang. In the eight editions
of The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
published between 1937 and 1984, Partridge recorded and
defined the slang and unconventional ... general and Australian slang in par-
ticular. He was assistant editor of The Macquarie Dictionary
of New Words and general editor of The Macquari...
"Mm" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pptx
... characterised
by its detailed dress sense and use of motor-scooters. Abbreviated
from ‘modernist’. Wittily defined in the 6th edition of The
Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 1967, as ‘a
teenager ... loss of manhood,
‘paralysis, and softening of the brain’. These claims were revised
with the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. Its
sphere of...
dictionary of slang and unconventional english pptx
... by Partridge and Beale
in the appendix to the 8th edition of the Dictionary of Slang and
Unconventional English and called ‘Oxford -er(s)’
UK, 1955
champion noun a completely inept and unlucky ... variant of SHIVOO AUSTRALIA, 1963
Chevy Chase noun the face. Rhyming slang, originally for the scene
of a Scottish and English battle recorded in a famous ballad of
16...
"Aa" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English potx
... editor of The Macquarie Dictionary
of New Words and general editor of The Macquarie Book of
Slang and The Macquarie Slang Dictionary.
John Loftus manages the online archive at www.hiberno
english. com. ... Dictionary of Slang
and Unc onventional English
The Concise New Partridge presents, for the first time, all the slang terms from the New Partridge
Dictiona...
"Bb" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pot
... combination of cocaine and heroin. In memory of
the
SPEEDBALL mix that killed film actor John Belushi, 1949–82 US,
1998
Belyando spruce; Belyando sprue noun marijuana from the
Belyando area of Queensland ... forces
UK,
1999
band moll noun a woman who makes herself sexually available to
the members of a rock group; a groupie AUSTRALIA, 1969
band of hope; bander noun soap. Rhyming...
"Cc" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pdf
... by Partridge and Beale
in the appendix to the 8th edition of the Dictionary of Slang and
Unconventional English and called ‘Oxford -er(s)’
UK, 1955
champion noun a completely inept and unlucky ... was often sold in Cambridge coffee houses US, 1967
coffee -and noun a light meal US, 1901
coffee -and adjective small-time, insignificant US, 1937
coffee -and- cakes noun a sma...
"Dd" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English pot
... 1956
Duchess of Fife noun a wife. Rhyming slang; often suggested as the
origin of
DUTCH (a wife) and/ or DUCHESS UK, 1961
Duchess of Teck; duchess noun a cheque. Rhyming slang, formed
from the title of ... stewed dried apricots NEW ZEALAND, 1992
dead man’s hand noun in poker, a hand with a pair of aces and a
pair of eights. Although it is the modern belief that this was the
h...
"Ee" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English ppsx
... easy. Variation of EASY AS PIE
AUSTRALIA, 1984
easy as damn it adjective very easy. Recorded by Partridge in the 1st
edition of his Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English and
still familiar. ... by Partridge in the 1st
edition of his Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English UK,
1937
easy as kiss my eye adjective very easy. Euphemistic variation o...
"Ff" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English docx
... for the support of the revolutionary overthrow of
the English government in Ireland UK, 2000
fen-phen noun a combination of fenfluramine and phentermine,
used as a diet drug and/ or central nervous ... 1929
five and dime noun in poker, a hand with a five and a ten and
three other unpaired cards in between
US, 1968
five and two noun used as a formula for the services of a...
"Gg" in Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English docx
... of DANDER UK, 2002
Gandhi’s flipflop noun used in similes as an example of extreme
dryness. Mahatma Gandhi, 1869–1948, wore sandals
UK, 1999
gandies noun underwear US, 1970
G and T noun gin and ... resemble hands clasped in a
handshake US, 1975
glad-hand verb to greet with profuse, if insincere, enthusiasm. Often
found in the context of politicians US, 1895
glad-handing adjective in...