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Classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue

Flash lingo n. The canting or slang language A fascinating and hilarious collection of all the words and phrases that raised eyebrows in the 18th century. The original 1796 alternative dictionary of 'The Vulgar Tongue', educated readers in the correct usage of colloquialisms, slang and old English idioms. Includes those familiar entries such as 'mealy-mouthed', originally meaning over-modest, and revives classics that should never have been forgotten, such as 'apple dumplin shop' for a woman's bosom, 'nit squeeger' (a hairdresser) and 'flaybottomist' (a teacher). So, you won't be a 'Jason's.

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  • "Grose's Classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue"
  • "Dictionary of the vulgar torgue"

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  • "Flash lingo n. The canting or slang language A fascinating and hilarious collection of all the words and phrases that raised eyebrows in the 18th century. The original 1796 alternative dictionary of 'The Vulgar Tongue', educated readers in the correct usage of colloquialisms, slang and old English idioms. Includes those familiar entries such as 'mealy-mouthed', originally meaning over-modest, and revives classics that should never have been forgotten, such as 'apple dumplin shop' for a woman's bosom, 'nit squeeger' (a hairdresser) and 'flaybottomist' (a teacher). So, you won't be a 'Jason's."@en
  • "This book is a thorough guide to unsavory slang speech, popularly used by pirates."@en

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  • "Dictionaries"
  • "Dictionaries"@en
  • "Dictionnaires"
  • "Reference works"
  • "Early works"
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  • "Wörterbuch"
  • "Woordenboeken (vorm)"
  • "Electronic books"
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  • "Classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue"
  • "Classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue"@en
  • "A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue by Captain Francis Grose ; edited with a biographical and critical sketch and an extensive commentary by Eric Partridge"
  • "A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue"@en
  • "A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue"
  • "The vulgar tongue"
  • "A classical Dictionary of the vulgar tonguee"
  • "A Classical Dictionary of the vulgar Tongue"
  • "A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue : with a biographical and critical sketch and an extensive commentary"
  • "A Classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue"
  • "The vulgar tongue : buckish slang and pickpocket eloquencee"
  • "A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue, 1785"
  • "A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue, 1785"@en
  • "The vulgar tongue buckish slang and pickpocket eloquence"@en
  • "Classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue, revised and corrected, with the addition of numerous slang phrases collected from tried authorities"@en
  • "The vulgar tongue : Buckish slang and pickpocket eloquence"
  • "A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue ... Edited with a biographical and critical sketch and an extensive commentary by Eric Partridge"@en
  • "A Classical Dictionary Of the Vulgar Tongue"
  • "A classical Dictionary of the vulgar tongue"
  • "A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue : 1785"
  • "Classical Dictionary of the vulgar tongue"
  • "The vulgar tongue : buckish slang and pickpocket eloquence"@en
  • "The vulgar tongue : buckish slang and pickpocket eloquence"
  • "Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue"@en
  • "A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. : [By Francis Grose]"

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