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02215aam a22003378i 4500 001 5D862CB6300611EDA406B4E81FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220909010236 008 200428s2020 cau d 000 0 eng 010 $a 2020016002 020 $a 1452184607 020 $a 9781452184609 035 $a (OCoLC)1111930595 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d KAY $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PE3721 $b .G72 2020 082 00 $a 427 $2 23 100 1 $a Grose, Francis, $d 1731?-1791, $e author. 245 12 $a A pocket dictionary of the vulgar tongue / $c by Captain Francis Grose ; edited by Steve Mockus ; illustrations by Johnny Sampson. 264 1 $a San Francisco : $b Chronicle Books, $c [2020] 300 $a 175 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 15 cm 500 $a "An abridgment of A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue." 500 $a "Originally published in 1785, the Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue was one of the first lexicons of English slang, compiled by a militia captain who collected the terms he overheard on his late-night excursions to London's slums, dockyards, and taverns. Some of the terms have found their place in common English idiom today (e.g. "birthday suit" for nakedness.) Others, not so much, which is a shame. This handy pocket-sized edition gathers the most amusing and useful terms and phrases from the dictionary and helpfully presents them to be deployed in the colorful (some might say vulgar) conversations of our modern day. Also included are topical list of words (for money, drunkenness, the amorous congress, male and female naughty bits . . .) and many spot illustrations. Portable and powerful, it is just the thing for handling an ADDLE-PATE in want of a NOPE to his BLIND CUPID"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a English language $x Slang $v Early works to 1800. $v Early works to 1800. 700 1 $a Mockus, Steve, $e editor. 700 1 $a Sampson, Johnny, $e illustrator. 700 12 $a Grose, Francis, $d 1731?-1791. $t Classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue. 941 $a 1 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909062028.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5D862CB6300611EDA406B4E81FECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b KAYInitiate Another SILO Locator Search