Historical Dictionary of American Slang

mollusque commented on the word Historical Dictionary of American Slang

By J. E. Lighter, 1994-1997. Full title: Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang. The first two volumes are excellent, but the work seemed dead in the water when Random House abandoned it. Fortunately, Oxford University Press has decided to continue the work. HDAS also contains dincher (see my comment under Dictionary of American Regional English).

January 21, 2010