A Dictionary of English Rhyming Slangs

The Dictionary Of Rhyming Slangs' Is A Comprehensive And Authoritative Survey Of Rhyming Slangs In The Anglophone World. With A Scope Ranging From The 1830s To The Current Decade, This Prodigious Collection Of Over 9,000 Headwords Reveals The Dialects And Diverse Forms Of Discourse Where This Engaging And Surprising Subset Of Lexis Thrives. Multiple Senses Are Listed Chronologically; Etymologies, Commentaries And Citations Support Each Usage. Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Dictionary -- Select Bibliography. Antonio Lillo And Terry Victor. Dictionary. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 1308-1358).