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Livres anciens et modernes

Mackie, Clare, Clare Mackie

Bingo Boys And Poodle Fakers - A Curious Compendium Of Historical Slang Collected From The Best Authorities

Folio Society, 2007

21,00 €

Kalamos Books

(STREETSVILLE, Canada)

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Détails

Année
2007
Lieu d'édition
London
Auteur
Mackie, Clare
Éditeurs
Folio Society
Edition
First Thus
Thème
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DIALECTS SLANG
Description
No Jacket
Illustrateur
Clare Mackie
Description
H
Jaquette
Non
Etat de conservation
Comme neuf
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Dédicacée
Non
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

Attaboys, Gorgers, Night-Hawks and Widos, the street argot of the past is every bit as colourful and irreverent as todays hip hop and bling. Slang has always aroused strong opinions, but whether you agree with Alan Bennett that there is something suspect about those in the vanguard of slang or with John Galsworthy that it is vigorous and apt, this fascinating new compendium unveils a wealth of information about the fads and peccadilloes of bygone days. What does it say, for instance, about the English that they once had over 100 terms for gin, including Stark Naked, Stinkious, and Wind? Always inventive, frequently hilarious and occasionally utterly outrageous slang is an exuberant celebration of the comic possibilities of everyday life. From Monday Mice to Marriage Music, Wiffle-Woffles to Bummaree, dip into the pages of Bingo Boys and Poodle-Fakers and discover the rough and rumbustious delights of Shakespeare's man of fire-new words, fashions own knight: the ever-changing underworld of the English language.117p. illus. decorated end papers 117p.flyer laid in