Tom Dalzell
Author of The Slang of Sin (Lighter Side of Language)
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Quirky Berkeley, Volume 3 1 copy
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This is purely a glossary of slang, organized by years. Some sidebars group slang by topic. Although the book was interesting, I was disappointed that definitions were purely denotative and descriptive, and little to no etymological data was given.
Highly interesting dictionary. Divided into sections on Alcohol; Gambling; Drugs; Horse Racing; Sex; Deadly Sins and Also-Rans; Crime; and The Wages of Sin. Not quite how i would arange it and not everything i was expecting it to be--but don't ask me what that was--but interesting none the less.
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