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Thanks. Great stuff. Hope all is well. Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang. var ts = new Date().getTime();
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Some are merely descriptive terms while others are slang insults. A quick perusal of the list of slang from the 1940s below should illustrate the point, as would clicking over to our post on slang from the 1950s when you're done. 1940s Slang and Common Phrases. min-width: 0; .page-template-1r-sidebar-php .sidebar-container-left { right: 275px; }
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