He lives in Berkeley, California, with his family. He served as senior editor of The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (Routledge, 2006). He is the author of Flappers to Rappers: American Youth Slang (1996) and The Slang of Sin (1998), both of which were alternate selections for the Book of the Month Club. Tom Dalzell is recognized as a leading expert on American slang. This informative, entertaining and sometimes shocking dictionary is an unbeatable resource for all language aficionados out there. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided.
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The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer lively examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups.
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