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The largest dictionary of English slang: 100,000 words, 135,000 definitions, and 530,000 citations covering more than 500 years of ‘the vulgar tongue’.

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9 years ago

Our slang word of the week for this week is the verb ‘eighty-six’ — to destroy or kill. greensdictofslang.com/entry/eaw7fwy?…

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9 years ago

Wir gratulieren der Redaktion des Frühneuhochdeutschen Wörterbuches zur neuen Online-Veröffentlichung. fwb-online.de

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9 years ago

Our slang word of the week for this week is ‘blockhead’. greensdictofslang.com/entry/zeq342a?…

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9 years ago

This week’s word of the week is ‘dude’. greensdictofslang.com/entry/kx5obny?…

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9 years ago

Looks like Britain will be casting its plumpers (18C–early 20C) soon. greensdictofslang.com/entry/dux37sa

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9 years ago

Will the mugwumps (swing voters; US late 19C) decide this one? greensdictofslang.com/entry/6ckgsby

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9 years ago

This week’s word of the week is ‘hen’ — a woman, a prostitute, a mistress or a girlfriend. greensdictofslang.com/entry/2ssvuii?…

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9 years ago

Happy birthday Jonathon Green. Is 69 more significant than 70 for a slang lexicographer?

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9 years ago

This week’s word of the week is ‘Jonathan’, a 19th century word for an American, especially a New Englander. greensdictofslang.com/entry/wcq6oii?…

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9 years ago

In case you missed it last week, here’s our entry on ‘mugwump’: greensdictofslang.com/entry/6ckgsby

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9 years ago

Our April 2017 update, covering the slang of Indian English, is now live. Read about it and the new words: blog.greensdictofslang.com/news/dictionar…

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9 years ago

For international Labour Day our word of the week is ‘wobbly’ — a member of the IWW trade union. greensdictofslang.com/entry/ws7inki?…

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9 years ago

For all those taking exams this week or this month, our word of the week is ‘cram’ greensdictofslang.com/entry/j2uuhny?…

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9 years ago

Today is the 50th anniversary of the Jimi Hendrix Experience album, "Are You Experienced." The opening track, "Purple Haze," is in the The OED.

Today is the 50th anniversary of the Jimi Hendrix Experience album, "Are You Experienced." The opening track, "Purple Haze," is in the <a href="/OED/">The OED</a>.
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9 years ago

New update of Dictionary of Amer Regional English (DARE) has nine variants of "crayfish" words (+ more) dare.wisc.edu/words/quarterl…

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9 years ago

There's a 22-volume, 22,000-page #dictionary of #Urdu. And it's going online. images.dawn.com/news/1177596