Mark,
I have the dictionary "American Slang" by Robert L. Chapman,
published by Harper Perennial, approx 500 pages, trade
paperback format, 1996 edition. Its an Abridged from "The New
Dictionary of American Slang", but I find it handy, quick and
generally sufficiant for a daily use... and it gives dating
or periods for most of the entries. For instance: fuck, as a
verbal form, is said dating from the 1200s!
For detailed and more complete datings you have to go for
historical dictionaries, I think.
Hope this helps.
E. Borgers HARD-BOILED MYSTERIES http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6384
Mark Sullivan
>I heard someone commenting on all of the "dirty
words" on Deadwood. He
>wasn't disapproving, actually said he found them
amusing, but claimed
>they were not historically accurate for the
1870s.
>.../...
>Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had a slang
dictionary that might
>gives dates for when these words entered the
language.
>
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