He lives in Berkeley, California, with his family. He served as senior editor of The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (Routledge, 2006). He is the author of Flappers to Rappers: American Youth Slang (1996) and The Slang of Sin (1998), both of which were alternate selections for the Book of the Month Club. Tom Dalzell is recognized as a leading expert on American slang. This informative, entertaining and sometimes shocking dictionary is an unbeatable resource for all language aficionados out there. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer lively examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. I's the first English dictionary of slang.The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English Praise for The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English “This dictionary informs, but it also entertains” – Booklist “This dictionary is huge fun.” – The Times Literary Supplement “ … no term is excluded because it might be considered offensive as a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual, or any kind of slur …” – Against the Grain “ … the editors have succeeded in … observing high standards of lexicography while producing an accessible work.” – Choice “ … you can dip in just about anywhere and enjoy the exuberant, endless display of human inventiveness with language.” – BOOKFORUM The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English offers the ultimate record of modern, post-WW2 American slang.
A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew, in its several tribes, of Gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, &c., with an addition of some proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c., by B.Grose's classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue, revised by Pierce Egan (1823).
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