The slang dictionary

by John Camden Hotten

Read The slang dictionary by John Camden Hotten online, free: 14 chapters, public domain, on Papyras.

Start reading

Contents

1. Preface
2. The History of Cant, or the Secret Language of Vagabonds
3. Account of the Hieroglyphics Used by Vagabonds
4. A Short History of Slang, or the Vulgar Language of Fast Life
5. The Slang Dictionary (part 1)
6. The Slang Dictionary (part 2)
7. The Slang Dictionary (part 3)
8. Some Account of the Back Slang
9. Glossary of the Back Slang
10. Some Account of the Rhyming Slang
11. Glossary of the Rhyming Slang
12. Centre Slang
13. The Bibliography of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Language: A List of the Books Consulted in Compiling This Work
14. Dictionaries

More books on Papyras