Historical Dictionary of American Slang
LC Class | PE 2846 .H57 1994 | |
The Historical Dictionary of American Slang, often abbreviated HDAS, is a
ISBN 978-0-679-43464-1
for Volume 2.
Background
When Random House discontinued publication,
ISBN 978-0-19-517418-2, and Volume 4, S [Part 2] โ Z.[1]
As of 2020, however, those volumes have not yet been published.
Each entry includes representative quotations, including the earliest quotation using the word. HDAS is edited by Jonathan E. Lighter of the University of Tennessee. It is sometimes compared to Green's Dictionary of Slang, which takes a generally similar approach but is not focused specifically on American slang.
The HDAS is not to be confused with the DAS, the Dictionary of American Slang (1975).[2][3]
References
- ^ "Historical Dictionary of American Slang: Project History". Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ISBN 9780690006704. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ^ "Dictionaries and Works Cited: Dictionary of Newfoundland English". Heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-28.