Vulgar tongues : an alternative history of English slang

Décharné, Max2018

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Witty, energetic and informative, 'Vulgar Tongues' traces the many routes of slang, beginning with the thieves and prostitutes of Elizabethan London and ending with the present day, where the centuries-old terms rap and hip-hop still survive, though their meanings have changed. On the way we will meet Dr. Johnson, World War II flying aces, pickpockets, schoolchildren, hardboiled private eyes, carnival geeks and the many eccentric characters who have tried to record slang throughout its checkered past. If you're curious about flapdragons and ale passion, the changing meanings of punk and geek, or how fly originated on the streets of 18th century London and square in Masonic lodges, this is the book for you.