Eric Partridge

Eric Honeywood Partridge (6 February 1894 – 1 June 1979) was a New Zealand–British lexicographer of the English language, particularly of its slang. His writing career was interrupted only by his service in the Army Education Corps and the RAF correspondence department during World War II. Provided by Wikipedia
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    A dictionary of the underworld British & American, being the vocabularies of crooks, criminals, racketeers, beggars and tramps, convicts, the commercial underworld, the drug traffic, the white slave traffic, spivs /

    A dictionary of the underworld British & American, being the vocabularies of crooks, criminals, racketeers, beggars and tramps, convicts, the commercial underworld, the drug traffi... by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1950
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    A dictionary of the underworld : British & American, being the vocabularies of crooks, criminals, racketeers, beggars and tramps, convicts, the commercial underworld, the drug traffic, the white slave traffic, spivs.

    A dictionary of the underworld : British & American, being the vocabularies of crooks, criminals, racketeers, beggars and tramps, convicts, the commercial underworld, the drug traf... by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1949
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    A dictionary of the underworld : British & American, being the vocabularies of crooks, criminals, racketeers, beggars and tramps, convicts, the commercial underworld, the drug traffic, the white slave traffic, spivs.

    A dictionary of the underworld : British & American, being the vocabularies of crooks, criminals, racketeers, beggars and tramps, convicts, the commercial underworld, the drug traf... by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1961
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    A dictionary of clichés.

    A dictionary of clichés. by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1966
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    A dictionary of slang and unconventional English : colloquialisms and catch-phrases, solecisms and catachreses, nicknames, vulgarisms, and such Americanisms as have been naturalized.

    A dictionary of slang and unconventional English : colloquialisms and catch-phrases, solecisms and catachreses, nicknames, vulgarisms, and such Americanisms as have been naturalize... by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1970
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    Usage and abusage : a guide to good English /

    Usage and abusage : a guide to good English / by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1995
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    Slang to-day and yesterday : with a short historical sketch and vocabularies of English, American, and Australian slang.

    Slang to-day and yesterday : with a short historical sketch and vocabularies of English, American, and Australian slang. by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1970
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    The shaggy dog story : its origin, development and nature (with a few seemly examples) /

    The shaggy dog story : its origin, development and nature (with a few seemly examples) / by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1970
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    A charm of words : essays and papers on language.

    A charm of words : essays and papers on language. by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1961
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    British and American English since 1900 /

    British and American English since 1900 / by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1968
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    Shakespeare's bawdy : a literary & psychological essay and a comprehensive glossary.

    Shakespeare's bawdy : a literary & psychological essay and a comprehensive glossary. by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1968
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    Slang to-day and yesterday : with a short historical sketch and vocabularies of English, American, and Australian slang /

    Slang to-day and yesterday : with a short historical sketch and vocabularies of English, American, and Australian slang / by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1934
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    Name into word : proper names that have become common property; a discursive dictionary /

    Name into word : proper names that have become common property; a discursive dictionary / by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1950
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    Name this child : a dictionary of modern British and American given or Christian names.

    Name this child : a dictionary of modern British and American given or Christian names. by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1953
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    The gentle art of lexicography as pursued and experienced by an addict.

    The gentle art of lexicography as pursued and experienced by an addict. by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1963
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    Slang to-day and yesterday, with a short historical sketch and vocabularies of English, American, and Australian slang.

    Slang to-day and yesterday, with a short historical sketch and vocabularies of English, American, and Australian slang. by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1970
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    Origins : a short etymological dictionary of modern English.

    Origins : a short etymological dictionary of modern English. by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1959
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    Shakespeare's bawdy /

    Shakespeare's bawdy / by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 2001
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    Name into word : proper names that have become common property; a discursive dictionary /

    Name into word : proper names that have become common property; a discursive dictionary / by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

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    Usage and abusage : a guide to good English.

    Usage and abusage : a guide to good English. by Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979

    Published 1948
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