Chambers Slang Dictionary 0550105638, 9780550105639

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CHAMBERS An imprint of Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd 7 Hopetoun Crescent, Edinburgh, EH7 4AY Chambers Harrap is an Hachette UK company © Jonathon Green 2008 Chambers® is a registered trademark of Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd First published by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd 2008 Paperback edition published 2009 Folio edition published 2009 The right of Jonathon Green to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. Database right Jonathon Green. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, at the address above. You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978 0550 10563 9 ISBN 978 0550 10678 0 (Folio edition) 10 9 8 76 5 43 2 1 We have made every effort to mark as such all words which we believe to be trademarks. We should also like to make it clear that the presence of a word in the dictionary, whether marked or unmarked, in no way affects its legal status as a trademark. Every reasonable effort has been made by the author and the publishers to trace the eopyright holders of material quoted in this book. Any errors or omissions should be notified in writing to the publishers, who will endeavour to rectify the situation for any reprints and future editions. www.chambers.co.uk

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