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spika de Ingles"). However, in an earlier publication, the 1960 Dictionary of American Slang, written by Dr. Harold Wentworth, with Flexner as second author

a Gaelic phrase, holy cathu, meaning "holy sorrow." From the Dictionary of American Slang (1960): "Holy Buckets!" Equiv. to "Holy cats!" or "Holy Mike

"redneck culture". According to Chapman and Kipfer in their "Dictionary of American Slang", by 1975 the term had expanded in meaning beyond the poor Southerner

Dialect Society, was the project editor of the Random House Dictionary of American Slang, and is the author of The F-Word, a history of the word "fuck";

ecosystem and yuppie. Chapman also edited HarperCollins' New Dictionary of American Slang (1986), the Thesaurus of American Slang (1989), and Roget A to

June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2017. Beard, Robert. "A Historical Dictionary of American Slang - alphaDictionary.com". www.alphadictionary.com. Retrieved 23

contestant who runs best when in the lead" by that time. However the Dictionary of American Slang says it meant "the leader in a contest, election, etc." by that

for Mexican-Americans, although according to The Historical Dictionary of American Slang, the word is only "usually considered offensive". Academics say

of Astonishing Word Pairs. Metro. ISBN 978-1-78418-924-2. New Dictionary of American Slang/ edited by Robert L. Chapman. New York: Harper & Crow. c1986

Company. Retrieved 22 December 2012. Spears, Richard. "cold feet". Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions. McGraw Hill. Retrieved 22 December

ISBN 9780415212595 Lighter, Johnathan E. (1997). Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Vol. 2: H-O. Random House Reference, ISBN 9780679434641 Erdmann

Life [New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963], pp. 9-10). In their Dictionary of American Slang (1960; 2nd supplemented ed. 1975), Harold Wentworth and Stuart

placeholder, but the context in which the placeholder occurs. In their Dictionary of American Slang (1960), Stuart Berg Flexner and Harold Wentworth use the term

original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021. Lighter, J.E. (Ed.). (1997). Random House Dictionary of American Slang. New York: Random House.

(2007). "Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions: Saying "Ain't ain't in the dictionary" ain't so."". Dictionary of American Slang, cited

blank ... expression', according to the 1960 edition of The Dictionary of American Slang. Yet Thomas Kalmaku, as he was formally named, was Jordan's smart

continued the trend of drinking before dinner. The Random House Dictionary of American Slang dates "Happy hour," as a term for afternoon drinks in a bar,

2307/453362. JSTOR 453362. Harold Wentworth, and Stuart Berg Flexner, Dictionary of American Slang (1975) p. 424. "Redneck" Archived May 21, 2013, at the Wayback

Dictionary. Retrieved 24 October 2023. Lighter, J. (1994). Historical Dictionary of American Slang. Random House. Lerner, Michael (May 28, 1965). "A refreshing

White trash Spears, Richard A. (October 1, 2005). McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071461078. the

oath) sharply, vigorously, or suddenly". Wentworth and Flexner's Dictionary of American Slang gives the meaning "to speak to, recognize, or acknowledge acquaintance

(Jonathan E.); Random House (Firm) (1994). Random House historical dictionary of American slang. Internet Archive. New York: Random House. p. 584. ISBN 978-0-394-54427-4

20 February 2015. Wentworth, Harold and Stuart Berg Flexner. Dictionary of American Slang. Thomas Y. Crowell, 1967. Wentworth and Flexner define swish

American Slang since the Civil War, as documented in the Historical Dictionary of American Slang and subsequent posts on the American Dialect Society List. One

Jonathan E.; House (Firm), Random (1994). Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang: H-O. Random House. ISBN 978-0-679-43464-1. Archived from the

(Holland). Wentworth, Harold and Stuart Berg Flexner, ed. (1975). Dictionary of American Slang (2nd ed.). New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. p. 293. ISBN 0690006705

ladyfinger cookie in it. As noted in Random House’s Historical Dictionary of American Slang, the word "gedunk" soon entered military slang to refer to snack

ISBN 0-451-16554-3 Wentworth, Harold and Stuart Berg Flexner (1975). Dictionary of American Slang. Crowell, ISBN 978-0-690-00670-4 Stevens, Jennifer Anne (1990)

Missouri Compromise. Jonathan Lighter, the editor of the Historical Dictionary of American Slang, connects the terms Mason–Dixon line and Dixie via a children's

uk/bulletin_board/37/messages/570.html Phrase finder Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang. Vol. 1. New York: Random House. 1994. p. 743.

Detective. 2001-04-04. Retrieved 2008-11-12. Various (1900). The New Dictionary of American Slang. Mencken, H. L. (1936). The American Language (4th ed.). Alfred

[dead link] Lighter, Jonathan E. (1994). Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang: A-G. Vol. 1. Random House. pp. 126–27. ISBN 978-0-394-54427-4

hanging off a cliff. According to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, the term's first use in print was in 1937. Cliffhangers were

despite their higher risk of collapsing. Richard A. Spears NTC's dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions National textbook language dictionaries

2020 – via YouTube. Spears, Richard A. (2007). "High five". Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions (4th Ed). McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0071461078

verb "to sharp" archaic. Chapman, Robert L., ed. (1983). New Dictionary of American Slang. New York: Harper & Row. p. 380. – gives both positive and negative

wished to travel. Lighter, J.E. (1994), Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang A-G, vol. I, Random House, p. 375, ISBN 0-394-54427-7, n Black

thought of humorously as being far out, way out, etc."". The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition. "'Space case(s)' as terms used by people "on

Appearing first in print from 1875 in "Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang", the excerpt reads: "Gents, I could chew the rag hours on end

Retrieved April 28, 2011. Spears, Richard A. (2005). McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill. p. 425.

wished to travel. Lighter, J.E. (1994), Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang A-G, vol. I, p. 693, ISBN 0-394-54427-7, n Black E. 1. a parasitical

Retrieved 23 February 2021. Chapman, Robert L. (1995). The Macmillan Dictionary of American Slang. Macmillan. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-333-63405-9. An example of usage

E. Henley. Slang and its Analogues. 1986. Chapman, Robert L. Dictionary of American Slang. 1995. Matthews, Mitford M. A Dictionary of Americanisms. 1951

Kipfer, Barbara Ann; Chapman, Robert L. (September 4, 2007). The Dictionary of American Slang (4 ed.). HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0061176463. Retrieved January

York: 151. 1847. Lighter, J.E. (1997). Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-679-43464-X. "Henry Gardner"

archive . Lighter, Jonathan (1997). Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Vol. 2: H-O. Random House Reference. ISBN 978-0679434641. Cited

Dictionary.com. 2016. Cites the Random House Dictionary and The Dictionary of American Slang 4th ed. Raymond, Eric S.; Steele, Guy L., eds. (1996). "handwave"

[permanent dead link] Wentworth, Harold; Flexner, Stuart Berg (1967). Dictionary of American Slang. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. ISBN 0-690-23602-6. Chowderhead

Dictionary, Dictionary of American Regional English, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Yale Book of Quotations and Dictionary of Modern Proverbs. Since

ISBN 9781567505672. Lighter, J.E., ed. (1994). Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang. p. 139. ISBN 978-0394544274. B-girl: a woman employed by a bar

American Dialect Society mailing list, 2001-09-15) – cites The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang "Alien (1979)". www.filmsite.org.

Cans. ebeercans.com Jonathan Lighter, ed. (1994). Historical Dictionary of American Slang. Vol. 1, A–G. New York: Random House. p. 422. Archived from the

Dictionary". Lighter, Jonathon, (1994). The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, 708. LINGUIST List 4.705. 14 September 1993. Read, Allen W (1964)

- a dictionary". "Caña". SpanishDict. Spears R (2000). NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions. Lincolnwood, Illinois: NTC Publishing

Lighter, J. E., ed. (1994). "FUJIGMO". Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang. Vol. 1. New York: Random House. p. 844. ISBN 0-394-54427-7.

matching face mask. Robert L. Chapman & Harold Wentworth, New Dictionary of American Slang, p. 446, Harper & Row, 1986, ISBN 0-06-181157-2. Ambrose, Gavin;

Progress" Wentworth, Harold and Stuart Berg Flexner. (1967) Dictionary of American Slang. Maruzen Asian Edition. Thomas Y. Crowell Company. P. 286 Jacksonville

Dictionary with the earliest citation given as 1970. The Historical Dictionary of American Slang (1997) cited Shepard's novel, thus pushing the earliest known

Panitt (subsequently editor of TV Guide), who provided him with a dictionary of American slang, detailed maps and reference books of the American underworld

Retrieved 6 February 2020. Spears, Richard A. (2007). "Fag". Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions. Retrieved 21 December 2011. Gold

American slang since the Civil War, as documented in the Historical Dictionary of American Slang and posts on the American Dialect Society List. One possible

2000. ISBN 0-618-70172-9. Spears, Richard A. (2007). "Fag". Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions. Archived from the original on 27

of any teacher who used such works. He attempted to get the Dictionary of American Slang removed from school libraries. Rafferty has also espoused hero-worship

ISBN 0-304-36809-1 Robert L. Chapman & Harold Wentworth, New Dictionary of American Slang, page 446, Harper & Row, 1986, ISBN 0-06-181157-2. John Karl

enigma Notes Wentworth, Harold; Flexner, Stuart Berg (1960). Dictionary of American Slang. New York City: Thomas Y. Crowell. ISBN 978-0062701077. Popik

ISBN 0-304-36809-1 Robert L. Chapman & Harold Wentworth, New Dictionary of American Slang, page 446, Harper & Row, 1986, ISBN 0-06-181157-2. William Safire

(2006), p. 75 Mansfield (2006), p. 76 Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang (N.Y.: Random House, 1st ed. 1994 (ISBN 0-394-54427-7)), vol

green hand") for soldiers or marines, of uncertain origin; "Dictionary of American Slang" proposes galut, Sierra Leone creole form of Spanish galeoto

Dictionary, Dictionary of American Regional English, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Yale Book of Quotations and Dictionary of Modern Proverbs. "Podcast

Dictionary l=en&base=amslang&page=showid&id=3848 gaff off on Dictionary of American Slang geedunk Archived September 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine on

Retrieved February 20, 2013. Chapman, Robert L. (1986). New Dictionary of American Slang (3rd ed.). Harper & Row. p. 83. Irwin, Godfrey (1931). "American

an oaf; palooka". See J.E. Lighter, Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Vol. 1: H-O (Random House, New York, 1994), http://boxrec.com/media/index

Howard N. Rose's Thesaurus of Slang and Maurice Harley Weseen's Dictionary of American Slang, both published in 1934. Due to the war, Paxton missed Wallace's