Project Gutenberg 2024-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 1275 Farmer, John Stephen 1854 1916 Farmer, J. S. (John Stephen) Farmer, John S. Henley, William Ernest 1849 1903 Henley, W. E. (William Ernest) Slang and its analogues past and present, volume 3 (of 7) : $b A dictionary, historical and comparative, of the heterodox speech of all classes of society for more than three hundred years. With synonyms in English, French, German, Italian, etc. $a[London] :$b"Printed for Subscribers Only", $c1890, pubdate 1904. Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Slang and its Analogues Past and Present, Volume 3" by John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley is a historical dictionary compiled to trace and document slang and colloquial language from various social classes over a span of more than three hundred years. Written in the late 19th century, this volume offers a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of informal English language, with entries detailing the meanings, origins, and usage of diverse slang terms and their equivalents in other languages. The opening of this dictionary introduces a wide range of slang words beginning with "F" and provides detailed definitions, etymologies, and historical references. For instance, it features words like "flabbergast," which means to astound and has been cited in various literary sources since the 18th century. It also highlights unique terms such as "flimsies" referring to banknotes and "flash," which encompasses the speech and behavior of thieves. This compilation not only educates readers about the quirky and often humorous aspects of slang but also preserves the linguistic history of society's undercurrents. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/slangitsanalogue01farmuoft/page/n7/mode/2up 20200808075620farmer 1890 GB Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries Slang -- Dictionaries PE Text Category: History - Other Category: Language & Communication Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 2039794 2025-06-29T13:02:16.555936 text/html 2002471 2024-12-10T18:44:30 text/html 1371573 2025-06-29T13:03:07.096677 application/epub+zip 1405631 2025-06-29T13:02:24.397904 application/epub+zip 716405 2025-06-29T13:02:20.025899 application/epub+zip 2821259 2025-06-29T13:03:28.835590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2794158 2025-06-29T13:03:03.207699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1311739 2025-06-29T13:02:04.814028 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1291435 2024-12-10T18:44:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17043 2025-06-29T13:03:29.478594 application/rdf+xml 19352 2025-06-29T13:02:20.545915 image/jpeg 3013 2025-06-29T13:02:20.290929 image/jpeg 1294277 2025-06-29T13:02:16.711950 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 en.wikipedia