Book Description
The original 1796 alternative dictionary of ' The Vulgar Tongue': educating readers in the correct usage of colloquialisms, slang and old English idioms.
Includes those familiar entries such as mealy-mouthed, originally meaning over-modest, and revives classics that should never have been forgotten, such as apple dumplin shop for a woman’s bosom, nit squeeger (a hairdresser) and flaybottomist (a teacher).
So, you won't be a Jason's Fleece if you buy this book. In fact, take full advantage of The Vulgar Tongue and you'll be much less of a nigmenog. No true aspiring vulgarite should leave home without it.
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Flash lingo n. the canting or slang language
