The Slang Dictionary: Or, The Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and "fast" Expressions of High and Low Society. Many with Their Etymology, and a Few with Their History TracedJ.C. Hotten, 1864 - 305 páginas |
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The Slang Dictionary: Or, the Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and Fast ... John Camden Hotten Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
Términos y frases comunes
abbreviation allusion amongst Ancient Cant Anglo-Indian Anglo-Saxon applied BACK SLANG beat beer beggars blow boys Brummagem called Cambridge Cant language Cant term Cant words cards cheat clothes common cook his GOOSE corruption coster costermongers curious derived Dictionary Dr Johnson drink drunk edition English expression fashionable favourite FAWNEY fellow FLASH formerly French frequently German Gipsy give Greek Grose Hindoo horse Hudibras HUMBUG Irish Italian ladies Lingua Franca London means modern Old Cant Old English one's origin PANTILE patterers Paul Clifford penny person phrase pickpocket piece Pierce Egan pocket prison probably public-house pugilistic remark Rotwelsche sailors SALTEE says Scotch SCREEVE sell sense Seven Dials Shakspeare shillings showy signifies sixpence Slang term Slang words sometimes song speech sporting steal STICK street synonymous thief thieves thrash tongue tramps trick vagabonds vulgar words whilst woman YENEPS