1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue;: A dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence by Francis Grose

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue;: A dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence

Francis Grose

324 pages • first pub 1811 (editions)

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The Georgian "Profanisaurus". From the 1790s to the 1820s, numerous editions of the Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue were published. Looking at the slang and vernacular language of the time, this dictionary pre-dated Roger Mellie's best-selling Pro...

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