Research Guides
English Language Dictionaries, Corpora & Other Resources: Slang
American Slang
- NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
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- Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional EnglishPE3721 .P323 2009
- Dictionary of American SlangPE2846 .D457 2007
- Random House Historical Dictionary of American SlangPE 2846 .H57 1994
- Hatchet Jobs and Hardball: The Oxford Dictionary of American Political SlangPE3727.P6 H38 2004
Slang Dictionaries
- Green's dictionary of slangA collection of this often reviled but endlessly fascinating area of the English language, these volumes cover slang from the past five centuries right up to the present day, from all the different English-speaking countries and regions.
- Cassell's Dictionary of SlangPE3721 .G74 2005
- Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary: Complete & UnabridgedPE3601.Z5 M32 2004
- Oxford Dictionary of SlangPE3721 .O95 1998
Other Resources
- An Encyclopedia of Swearing: The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, and Ethnic Slurs in the English-Speaking WorldPE3724.O3 H84 2006