Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 2570 Grose, Francis 1791 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Reprint of the author's Lexicon balatronicum; a dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence (and now considerably altered and enlarged, with the modern changes and improvements, by a member of the whip club.) Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue" by Francis Grose is a lexicon of slang and colloquial expressions compiled in the early 19th century. The book provides an extensive collection of terms used by various social classes, particularly focusing on the jargon of the lower orders of society, including thieves, pickpockets, and bawds, as well as terms from university slang. The work aims to document and make comprehensible the colorful and often bawdy language that characterized the period. At the start of this dictionary, we are introduced to the premise that Captain Grose’s original work has been revised and expanded with modern additions to better reflect the changing vernacular. The preface discusses the need for understanding the unique slang used by different social groups, emphasizing that the wealthy and fashionable were developing their own vulgarisms. Grose argues for the moral significance of understanding these terms, suggesting that the dictionary will help mitigate the influence of vulgar language in wider society, particularly among women. The opening also includes examples of terms from the dictionary, illustrating a diverse array of entries ranging from playful to risqué, showcasing the vibrant linguistic fabric of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries PE Text Reference Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Language & Communication Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 687683 2025-10-03T04:12:56.407166 text/html 687504 2025-01-09T19:15:32.058333 text/html 331506 2025-10-03T04:13:08.894564 application/epub+zip 340339 2025-10-03T04:12:59.832635 application/epub+zip 312907 2025-10-03T04:12:58.497127 application/epub+zip 587204 2025-10-03T04:13:14.908573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544593 2025-10-03T04:13:07.948558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514627 2022-09-03T07:16:38.875661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511992 2025-10-03T04:12:55.794149 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 511953 2020-12-28T20:41:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17865 2025-10-03T04:13:15.051531 application/rdf+xml 15052 2025-10-03T04:12:59.005174 image/jpeg 3491 2025-10-03T04:12:58.750114 image/jpeg 211462 2020-12-28T20:41:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 327300 2025-10-03T04:12:56.453131 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia