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A Dictionary of Slang
John Camden Hotten
A Dictionary of Slang
John Camden Hotten
I give this outline of preparatory study to show the reason the task has never been undertaken before. People in the present chase after respectability don't care to turn blackguards, and exchange cards with the Whitechapel Pecker or the Sharp's-alley Chicken, for the sake of a few vulgar, although curious words; and we may rest assured that it is quite impossible to write any account of vulgar or low language, and remain seated on damask in one's own drawing room. But a fortunate circumstance attended the compiler of the present work, and he has neither been required to reside in Seven Dials, visit the treadmill, or wander over the country in the character of a vagabond or a cadger.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 20, 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9798709973336 |
Publishers | Independently Published |
Pages | 204 |
Dimensions | 127 × 203 × 12 mm · 226 g |
Language | English |
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